No implication of right to property by having property tax assessment receipts

Ashwini Arvind Shirgave Vs Divisional Commissioner (Bombay High Court) Conclusion: Receipts for property tax assessment did not necessarily indicate ownership rights to the property. Moreover, there was no encroachment by assessee or assessee’s  husband and there existed no record of continued occupation of the property and the allegations had been levied by the brother of the assessee’s father in law who had made a concerted effort to ensure that assessee did not continue as the Sarpanch of the Grampanchayat. Held: Assessee was elected as Sarpanch of Gram Panchayat. The respondent No...