Gujarat Panchayats Act, 1993

The Supreme Court heard two civil appeals and a writ petition concerning the Gujarat Provincial Municipal Corporation Act, 1949 and related rules on ward delimitation and reservation. The petitioners challenged the constitutionality of sections 5(3)(iii)(a) and 29A of the Act, Rules 4 and 5 of the 1994 Bombay Municipal…

The Supreme Court examined whether Gujarat's municipal tax provisions could levy a tax on mobile telephone towers. The petitioners (Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation) argued that mobile towers are not "land or building" under Entry 49 of List II of the Seventh Schedule, rendering the tax ultra‑violet. The Court interpret…

The case concerned a workman who was dismissed by the Nava Naroda Gram Panchayat and later entered into a compromise with the Sarpanch for reinstatement and back wages. The Labour Court upheld the compromise, but the Gram Panchayat and Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation challenged its validity, arguing that the Sarpanch l…