https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=306956 The Bihar Municipal Corporations Act, 1978 was read as permitting constitution of a municipal corporation by notification where the statutory population condition is satisfied by including adjoining areas that have acquired urban character. The Court treated the inclusion of suburban and Gram Panchayat areas as valid on the materials showing urban development, and held that the Corporation Act operated independently of Panchayat alteration procedures. It further held that no prior notice or hearing was implied for initial constitution of the corporation, Article 21 was not engaged, Article 14 was not breached, and the challenge of mala fides failed for lack of evidence. The notification was upheld as intra vires and not arbitrary. en-us Tue, 01 Sep 1981 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 09 Mar 2023 14:50:40 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=306956 The Bihar Municipal Corporations Act, 1978 was read as permitting constitution of a municipal corporation by notification where the statutory population condition is satisfied by including adjoining areas that have acquired urban character. The Court treated the inclusion of suburban and Gram Panchayat areas as valid on the materials showing urban development, and held that the Corporation Act operated independently of Panchayat alteration procedures. It further held that no prior notice or hearing was implied for initial constitution of the corporation, Article 21 was not engaged, Article 14 was not breached, and the challenge of mala fides failed for lack of evidence. The notification was upheld as intra vires and not arbitrary. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 01 Sep 1981 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=306956