Bihar and Orissa Municipal Act, 1922

The State of Bihar (later Jharkhand) granted Tata Steel 350 acres of land in 1969 (Grant‑I) for a 99‑year lease, requiring use of the land for a specified industrial purpose within one year. Tata Steel utilized about 200 acres for its alloy and steel plants. In 1973 the State transferred 1,266 acres to the Bihar Indust…

The appellants owned several parti lands on which they constructed godowns and let them to the Food Corporation of India. The Bhagalpur Municipal Corporation revalued the holdings under Section 107 of the Bihar and Orissa Municipal Act, 1922, increasing the letting value from Rs.2 to Rs.10 per holding and issued demand…