MGR INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION AND ANR. versus STATE OF U.P. AND ORS.

MGR INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION AND ANR. versus STATE OF U.P. AND ORS.

Exemption under Section 12-A of the U.P. Industrial Area Development Act, 1976 for exclusion from Panchayat jurisdiction and taxation is valid only when a notification is issued under the proviso to Article 243-Q(1) of the Constitution. Mere declaration of industrial development area is not sufficient; absence of...

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Parties
Appellant: MGR Industries Association; Respondent: State of U.P.; Respondent: Zila Panchayat, Hapur; Respondent: U.P. State Industrial Development Corporation
Jurisdiction
India
Judgment Date
03 February 2017
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Appeal From High Court Judgment
Outcome
Appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
Municipalities, Industrial Township, Taxation by Local Authorities, Notification Requirement, Exclusion of Industrial Areas From Panchayat Jurisdiction
Constitutional Law Local Government Law Taxation Law Municipalities Industrial Township Taxation by Local Authorities Notification Requirement Exclusion of Industrial Areas From Panchayat Jurisdiction

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Parties

MGR Industries Association

Appellant

State of U.P.

Respondent

Zila Panchayat, Hapur

Respondent

U.P. State Industrial Development Corporation

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal / Appeal From High Court Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether mere declaration of an area as an industrial development area under U.P. Industrial Area Development Act, 1976 is sufficient to treat it as an industrial township and thereby exclude it from Zila Panchayat taxation under Uttar Pradesh Kshetra Panchayat and Zila Panchayat Adhiniyam, 1961.
  2. 2 Whether the absence of a notification under proviso to Article 243-Q(1) of the Constitution precludes exemption from taxation by local authorities for industrial development areas.

Ratio Decidendi

Exemption under Section 12-A of the U.P. Industrial Area Development Act, 1976 for exclusion from Panchayat jurisdiction and taxation is valid only when a notification is issued under the proviso to Article 243-Q(1) of the Constitution. Mere declaration of industrial development area is not sufficient; absence of such notification means Zila Panchayat has authority to levy tax.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed

Orders

  • No relief granted to appellants.
  • Tax levied by Zila Panchayat upheld.