The Supreme Court of India has allowed the appeals filed by the Akola Municipal Corporation, setting aside the judgment of the Bombay High Court (Nagpur Bench) which had quashed the Corporation’s decision to revise property tax rates. The Bench, comprising Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta, held that the High Court exceeded its jurisdiction
Writ Jurisdiction in PIL Cannot be Used to Question Economic Policy; Interference Justified Only in Case of Dereliction of Constitutional Obligations: SC
