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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
SHREE CHANDRASHEKHAR, CJ., GAUTAM A.ANKHAD
Rushabh Outdoors, Thane – Appellant
Versus
State of Maharashtra – Respondent
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| 1. petitioners challenge s.479(2) and fee hikes as arbitrary. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. respondents raise laches, res judicata; justify fee increases. (Para 3) |
| 3. delegation requires guidance; art.243x is enabling provision. (Para 4 , 5) |
| 4. no laches or res judicata in constitutional challenges. (Para 6) |
| 5. s.479(2) empowers commissioner to fix fees. (Para 7 , 8) |
| 6. delegation valid with policy guidance; no limits needed for fees. (Para 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15) |
| 7. license fees regulatory; reasonable service correlation suffices. (Para 16 , 17) |
| 8. regulations and guidelines provide fee fixation procedure. (Para 18 , 19 , 20) |
| 9. s.479(2) constitutional; corporation sanction ensures check. (Para 21 , 22) |
| 10. writ petition dismissed. (Para 23) |
JUDGMENT :
Shree Chandrashekhar, C.J.
M/s. Rushabh Outdoors which is a partnership firm and represented through its partners, namely, Navnit Haria and Zaverben Liladhar Haria is joined by the proprietress of M/s. Synnovation, namely, Vandana Borse in laying a challenge to sub-section (2) of section 479 of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, 1888, [MMC Act]. The petitioners are seeking a declaration that sub-section (2) of section 479 of the M
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