Case Law Details
Selvel Media Services Private Ltd. Vs Municipal of the City of Ahmadabad (Gujarat High Court)
Issues- By this petition under the Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner has challenged the Resolution no.928 dated 28th November 2018 and the Resolution dated 24th December 2018 passed by the Standing Committee of the respondent – Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (for short “the AMC”) approving the revised rates of license fees for the advertising hoardings in private properties.
The petitioner has also sought declaration that after the introduction of the Goods and Service Tax (for short “the GST”) with effect from 1st July 2017 in light of the 101st Amendment of the Constitution, the respondent Corporation cannot collect any tax on advertisement hoardings in the private properties and consequently cannot collect any license fees in garb of tax for the advertisement hoardings in the private properties.
The petitioner has also challenged the constitutional validity of the Section 386(2) of the Gujarat Provincial Municipal Corporation Act, 1949 (for short “the GPMC Act”) and sought declaration that the said provision is ultra vires to the Article 243X of the Constitution of India.
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