Bihar Municipal Act, 2007

The case concerned the Bihar Municipal Act, 2007 and whether members of the Empowered Standing Committee (ESC) nominated by a Mayor must vacate when a new Mayor is elected after a no‑confidence motion. The appellant, newly elected Mayor Afjal Imam, sought to nominate his own seven councillors to the ESC, but the Distri…

The Patna Municipal Corporation (PMC) sought to recover payments from advertising agencies for hoardings, asserting a tax/fee/royalty demand. The agencies challenged the demand, arguing that it was a tax levied without legislative authority under Article 265 of the Constitution. The Supreme Court examined whether the c…

The appellant, elected Mayor of a municipal corporation under the Bihar Municipal Act, 2007, nominated seven municipal councillors to the Empowered Standing Committee. The dispute centered on whether the mayor and the committee members could exercise all powers of the mayor, and how Section 27 of the Act should be inte…