Gwalior Municipal Corporation can charge mutation applicants for public notice publication

Ram Bharose Sharma Vs State of M.P. & Ors. (Madhya Pradesh High Court) The Madhya Pradesh High Court, in a petition filed by Ram Bharose Sharma as Pro Bono Publico, has upheld resolutions passed by the Administrator of Gwalior Municipal Corporation that require property owners/applicants to pay Rs. 5,000/- as publication charges for mutation notices. The petitioner had sought to quash these resolutions, arguing that the Municipal Corporation Act, 1956, does not contemplate such a mechanism or empower the Corporation to charge mutation fees. The petitioner contended that Section 167 of the ...