Bombay High Court Allows Auction Purchasers' Challenge to Property Tax Demand — Municipal Corporation Cannot Recover Pre-Auction Arrears from Auction Purchaser Under Section 208B of Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, 1888. The court held that auction purchasers who bought property through a court-ordered auction conducted by the Official Liquidator are not liable for property tax arrears that accrued prior to the auction.
21 Nov 2006The petitioners, auction purchasers of a property formerly owned by Jayanti Business Machines Ltd. (in liquidation), challenged a demand by the Munici...




