https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=193665 The court upheld the validity of Section 169 under the City of Bombay Municipal Act, 1888, ruling that the Legislature had the competence to confer taxation powers on local authorities for self-government purposes. It found no violation of Article 14 in the Standing Committee's decision-making process for water charges. The court determined that the delegation of legislative function to the Standing Committee was lawful, and the resolution directing water charge measurements was valid. Additionally, it held that there was no double taxation issue, notice to petitioners was not required, and coercive measures for tax recovery were available under Section 169. The petition was dismissed, and costs were awarded against the petitioners. en-us Wed, 28 Jul 1954 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 30 Nov 2017 10:02:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=193665 The court upheld the validity of Section 169 under the City of Bombay Municipal Act, 1888, ruling that the Legislature had the competence to confer taxation powers on local authorities for self-government purposes. It found no violation of Article 14 in the Standing Committee's decision-making process for water charges. The court determined that the delegation of legislative function to the Standing Committee was lawful, and the resolution directing water charge measurements was valid. Additionally, it held that there was no double taxation issue, notice to petitioners was not required, and coercive measures for tax recovery were available under Section 169. The petition was dismissed, and costs were awarded against the petitioners. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 28 Jul 1954 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=193665