Bombay High Court Quashes Executive Fiat in Municipal Council Merger Case — Unilateral Government Order Without Hearing Affected Councils Violates Principles of Natural Justice. The Court held that the power to merge municipal councils under Section 7 of the Maharashtra Municipal Councils, Nagar Panchayats and Industrial Townships Act, 1965 cannot be exercised without affording a reasonable opportunity of hearing to the affected municipal councils.
9 Aug 2010The judgment concerns two writ petitions filed by Gopal Asaram Sharma and others challenging an executive fiat issued by the Deputy Secretary, Urban D...




