Bombay High Court
MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF GREATER MUMBAI AND ANR.versusKOHINOOR CONSULTANTS PVT.LTD.
- Decided
- Disposal
- Disposed Off
- Bench
- RAJESH S PATIL
Holding
The court allowed the withdrawal of the first appeals and ordered them to stand disposed.
Summary
The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai filed First Appeals No. 1286/2006 and 1289/2006 challenging property tax assessments against Kohinoor Consultants Pvt. Ltd. and Manmohan Singh Narnam Singh Bedi respectively. Subsequent to filing the appeals, the Corporation re‑assessed the same properties and submitted a complaint regarding the reassessment, which is pending before the authorities. On this basis, counsel for the Corporation informed the Court that the appeals had become infructuous. The Court considered whether the appeals could be withdrawn after the re‑assessment. It held that the appeals may be withdrawn and ordered them to stand disposed. Consequently, the appeals were allowed to be withdrawn and the matters were disposed of by the Court.
Issues considered
- Whether the first appeals become infructuous and may be withdrawn following a re‑assessment of property taxes by the Municipal Corporation
Subjects
- property tax
- reassessment
- withdrawal of appeal
- municipal corporation
- civil appellate jurisdiction
Judgment
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Digitally
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
signed by
KANCHAN
KANCHAN VINOD
MAYEKAR
VINOD
MAYEKAR Date:
2026.07.04
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
15:10:34
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FIRST APPEAL NO. 1286/2006
MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF
GREATER MUMBAI AND ANR. ….. APPELLANT
VS
KOHINOOR CONSULTANTS PVT. LTD ….. RESPONDENT
ALONGWITH
FIRST APPEAL NO. 1289/2006
MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF
GREATER MUMBAI AND ANR. ….. APPELLANT
VS
MANMOHAN SINGH NARNAM SINGH BEDI ….. RESPONDENT
Adv. Pallavi Khale i/b. Adv. Komal Punjabi for the Appellant - BMC.
Adv. R. M. Nakhawa i/b. Adv. Vasant Dhawan for the Respondents.
Smt. Riddhi Pawaskar, Officer, A A & C ‘A’ Ward present.
Mr.Sudhir Gurav, Officer, A A & C ‘C’ Ward present.
Mr.Deep S. Bharati, A A & C ‘F/N’ Ward present.
CORAM : RAJESH S. PATIL, J.
DATE : 2 JULY, 2026
P.C. :-
1) Ms. Khale, learned Counsel appearing for the Corporation
on instructions from the Officers of the Corporation submits that the
aforesaid First Appeals filed by the Municipal Corporation have
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become infructuous in view of the re-assessment of the property taxes
done by the Municipal Corporation and therefore, assesses have filed a
complaint and the same is pending for hearing.
2) In view of the statement made by Ms.Khale, on
instructions from the Officers of the Municipal Corporation, the
following two First Appeals :-
(i) First Appeal No. 1286 of 2006
(ii) First Appeal No. 1289 of 2006
are allowed to be withdrawn and stand disposed of.
[RAJESH S. PATIL, J.]
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