Idea Cellular Ltd. vs. Pune Municipal Coporation

S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

Petition(s) for Special Leave to Appeal (C) No(s). 12563/2016

(Arising out of impugned final judgment and order dated 28/03/2016 in CWP No. 9144/2015 passed by the High Court of Bombay)

GTL INFRASTRUCTURE LTD AND ANR Petitioner(s)

VERSUS

STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS Respondent(s)

(With appln. (s) for exemption from filing c/c of the impugned judgment, exemption from filing O.T., permission to file additional documents, interim relief and office report)

Date : 06/05/2016 This petition was called on for hearing today.

CORAM :

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RANJAN GOGOI HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PRAFULLA C. PANT

For Petitioner(s) Mr. Jayant Bhushan, Sr. Adv. Mr. Sandeep Deshmukh, Adv. Mr. Nar Hari Singh,Adv.

For Respondent(s)

UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following O R D E R

Applications for exemption from filing official translation and from filing certified copy

of the judgment are allowed.

Issue notice.

Tag with S.L.P.(C) No.6149 of 2015.

In the meantime, it is clarified that, as an interim measure, the respondents may determine the tax on the mobile towers under the Maharashtra

ITEM NO.42 COURT NO.7 SECTION IIIA

Municipal Corporation Act, 1949 and raise demand on the petitioners. However, such demand shall not be enforced against the petitioner during the pendency of the special leave petition.

Issue notice on the prayer for de-sealing of the property, i.e. Mobile Tower site located at Gut. No.332, Hissa No.1A/1, Ambika Nagar, Indapur, TalukaIndapur, District Pune, Maharashtra, returnable in four weeks.

(Neetu Khajuria) Sr.P.A.

(Asha Soni) Court Master