Suit R.C.S. No. 26 of 2021 has been filed challenging the
notice dated 21.06.2021. By this notice a demand has been
raised by the Municipal Corporation for a sum of Rs. 7,57,203/-
seeking reimbursement of expenses incurred in cleaning the
nallah on the basis that it was obligation of the petitioner to
clean the nala, and as the obligation was not complied by the
petitioner, the said work was undertaken by the Municipal
Corporation.{Para 6}
7. It is clear that although one of grounds of challenge is to
the obligation of the Municipal Corporation by relying upon the
provisions of the Corporation Act, what has been challenged in
effect is a demand notice which has been issued by the Municipal
Corporation seeking to recover the amount. In my view, the
submissions raised by the learned counsel for the petitioner as
regards the authority of the corporation and on the lease deed
are in fact grounds in support of the challenge to the demand
notice. The subject matter of the suit has been valued at Rs.
1,000/- on the ground that the petitioner is claiming declaration
and the notice is not susceptible to the monetary valuation and
as such has been valued under Section 6(iv)(a) of the
Maharashtra Court Fees Act. In my view since the demand
notice which is under challenge seeks to recover a monetary
component, it cannot be said that notice is not susceptible to
monetary valuation as submitted.
10. In my view, the Petitioner seeks adjudication of demand
notice seeking to recover a sum of Rs. 7,57,203/ which is capable
of monetary valuation and hence the impugned order directing
to value the suit as per the provisions of Section 6(iv)(a) of the
Maharashtra Court Fees Act is proper and deserves no
interference at the hands of this Court.
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
BENCH AT AURANGABAD
WRIT PETITION NO. 3692 OF 2022
The Aurangabad Jilha Chemists and Druggists Association Vs
The Municipal Corporation, Aurangabad
CORAM : SHARMILA U. DESHMUKH, J.
DATE : 16TH JANUARY, 2023.
Citation: 2023 Lawweb (Bom HC ) 13.
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