Calcutta HC Quashes Property Tax Hike as Enhanced Valuation was Without Statutory Procedure

Popat and Kotecha Property and Anr. Vs Kolkata Municipal Corporation and Ors. (Calcutta High Court) The writ petition challenged the enhancement of the Annual Valuation of a property by the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC), consequential supplementary property tax demands, and related entries displayed on the Corporation’s official website. The petitioners also challenged the order of the Hearing Officer dated 24 December 2019, the Rate Cards issued pursuant thereto, and supplementary bills, while seeking refund of property tax allegedly collected on the basis of an illegal enhancemen...