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Madhya Pradesh Municipalities Act, 1961

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POONAMversusDULE SINGH & ORS.

2025 INSC 1284Dismissed

The petitioner, Poonam, was convicted under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 and failed to disclose this conviction in the affidavit required by Rule 24‑A of the Madhya Pradesh Nagar Palika Nirvachan Niyam, 1994 when filing her nomination for councillor. The trial court declared …

SOUTH EASTERN COALFIELDS LTDversusSTATE OF MADHYA PRADESH & ORS

2023 INSC 865Dismissed

South Eastern Coalfields Ltd, which operates coal mines in Madhya Pradesh, challenged the levy of a terminal tax by the municipal council on the basis that municipal statutes cannot apply to Scheduled Areas. The company argued that Article 243ZC of the Constitution excludes Part IXA (municipalities) …

SURESH MAHAJANversusSTATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND ANR.

2022 INSC 552Directions issued

The petition challenged the constitutionality of certain provisions of the Madhya Pradesh Municipal Act, 1956, the Madhya Pradesh Panchayat Raj Avam Gram Swaraj Adhiniyam, 1993 and the Madhya Pradesh Municipalities Act, 1961, alleging they unduly restricted the State Election Commission’s power to …

NAGAR PALIKA PARISHAD MIHONA AND ANR.versusMADHYA PRADESH MUNICIPALITIES ACT, 1961

2014 INSC 263Appeal(s) allowed

The Nagar Palika Parishad, Mihona issued notices under the Madhya Pradesh Municipalities Act, 1961 to Ramnath for encroaching on a public road. Ramnath filed a suit seeking declaration of title over the land and a permanent injunction, claiming ancestral ownership. The trial court and two appellate …

NAGAR PANCHAYAT, KURWAI & ANR.versusMAHESH KUMAR SINGHAL AND ORS.

2013 INSC 591Appeal(s) allowed

The Kurwai Nagar Panchayat constructed a bus stand on its own land and, invoking powers under the Madhya Pradesh Municipalities Act, imposed a parking fee of Rs 20 per day or Rs 600 per month on vehicle owners. The fee was challenged through a writ petition, which the High Court dismissed, but a …

SHARDA KAILASH MITIALversusSTATE OF M.P. & ORS.

2010 INSC 35Appeal(s) allowed

The appellant, elected President of Nagar Palika Zora, was served a show‑cause notice and removed by the State Government under Section 41‑A of the Madhya Pradesh Municipalities Act, 1961 on allegations of financial loss, alteration of minutes and hasty appointment of a Chief Municipal Officer. The …

ASSOCIATED CEMENT COMPANIES LTD.versusSTATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND ANR.

2005 INSC 181Dismissed

Associated Cement Companies Ltd. manufactures cement at Kymore and was levied a terminal export tax of 0.50% on cement by the Kymore Municipal Council under a 1991 notification. The State Government later issued a circular on 15 December 1995 prescribing a uniform rate of 0.20% for cement across …

MUNICIPAL COUNCIL, KHURAIversusKRISHI UPAJ MANDI SAMITI, KHURAI AND ORS.

1998 INSC 292Dismissed

The Municipal Council of Khurai received a 7‑acre parcel of land (Khasra No. 412/2) as a gift in 1912 to establish a grain market. The Council later transferred the land to the Krishi Upaj Mandi Samiti (Market Committee) under the Madhya Pradesh Agricultural Produce Markets Act, 1960, and claimed …

MUNICIPAL COUNCIL HATTAversusBHAGAT SINGH AND ORS.

1998 INSC 69Appeal(s) allowed

The Moharrirs/peons of Municipal Council Hatta filed an application under Section 22 of the Minimum Wages Act, 1948 seeking overtime pay for four extra hours worked daily during February‑March 1982‑83. The Labour Court allowed the application, but the High Court dismissed the Municipal Council's …

CANTONMENT BOARD, MHOW AND ANR.versusM.P. STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPN.

1997 INSC 401Appeal(s) allowed

The Cantonment Boards of Saugor, Mhow and Jabalpur imposed an entry tax on motor vehicles under Section 60 of the Cantonments Act, 1924. The Madhya Pradesh High Court struck down the tax, holding that Section 6 of the Madhya Pradesh Motor Vehicles Taxation Act, 1947 barred any local authority from …

RADHAKISAN RATHIversusADDITIONAL COLLECTOR, DURG AND ORS.

1995 INSC 279Dismissed

The appellants, owners of cinema theatres located within municipal or corporation limits in Madhya Pradesh, challenged the imposition of a theatre tax by Janapada Panchayats under the Madhya Pradesh Panchayats Act, 1962, arguing that they already paid cinema tax under the Municipalities Act, 1961 or …

MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, JABALPURversusKRISHI UPAJ MANDI SAMITI AND ANR.

1990 INSC 17Appeal(s) allowed

The Jabalpur Municipal Corporation levied property, sanitation, water, electricity and development taxes on buildings within a market (Mandi) administered by the Krishi Upaj Mandi Samiti, which claimed the corporation lacked jurisdiction. The corporation commenced recovery proceedings; the Samiti …

MUNICIPAL COUNCIL DAMOHversusVRAJ LAL MANILAL & CO. & OTHERS

1982 INSC 25Dismissed

The respondents, manufacturers of bidis, imported tobacco and other raw materials into Damoh municipality, paid octroi duty, used the materials to manufacture bidis and exported the finished products. They claimed a refund of the octroi under Rule 27(b) of the Octroi Rules, which provides a refund …

WESTERN COALFIELDS LTD.versusSPECIAL AREA DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, KORBA AND ANR.

1981 INSC 194Dismissed

The Special Area Development Authority (SADA) of Korba, created under the Madhya Pradesh Nagar Tatha Gram Nivesh Adhiniyam, 1973, levied property tax on Western Coalfields Ltd., Bharat Aluminium Co. Ltd. and other government‑owned companies, despite an agreement that SADA would not tax them and …

MUNICIPAL COUNCIL, RATLAMversusSHRI VARDHICHAND & ORS.

1980 INSC 138Dismissed

Residents of Ratlam filed a complaint under s.133 of the Criminal Procedure Code alleging that the Municipal Council had failed to provide sanitary facilities, construct drainage, and stop industrial discharge, creating a public nuisance. The Sub‑Divisional Magistrate ordered the municipality to …

STTE OF MADHYA PRADESHversusSHANKER LAL & ORS.

1980 INSC 5Dismissed

Six lecturers and teachers employed by the Municipal Council of Sagar were transferred by the State Government to schools under another municipal council under the power granted by section 94(7) of the Madhya Pradesh Municipalities Act, 1961. They challenged the transfers, arguing that the statute …