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Kharghar Co-op. Housing Societies Federation Ltd Vs Municipal Commissioner (Bombay High Court)
Bombay High Court in the matter of property tax didn’t entertain the petition as effective and effacious remedy of filing an appeal under section 406 of the MMC Act available with the petitioner.
Facts- Petitioner No.1 claims to be a federation of co-operative housing societies constituted for welfare of the residents of Kharghar Node which is an area in Navi Mumbai.
This petition concerns levy of municipal taxes in relation to only one area of the PMC called Kharghar Node. The infrastructure of the Kharghar Node was developed and maintained by the City Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) which was constituted as a “New Town Development Authority”, for the area constituting the twin city, Navi Mumbai.
The challenge as mounted in this petition is quite peculiar, namely to the property tax bills, issued by the PMC to the co-operative societies who are stated to be the members of petitioner No.1. As noted above, the entire exercise relating to the assessment in question from the date the PMC was constituted, has culminated into the assessment and levy of the property taxes and the bills in question being issued.
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