IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 462 OF 2006 WRIT PETITION NO. 462 OF 2006 WRIT PETITION NO. 462 OF 2006 Godavali Gram Panchayat, Satara through its Sarpanch Tukaram B.Malusare & Anr. ...Petitioners. V/s. Panchagani Municipal Council, Satara. ...Respondents Shri Vipin Kamadi i/b. Smt.P. Kakade for Petitioners. Shri P.I. Khemani, AGP for Respondent No.2. Shri P.B. Shah for Respondent No.1. CORAM : V.G. PALSHIKAR & CORAM : V.G. PALSHIKAR & CORAM : V.G. PALSHIKAR & V.M. KANADE, JJ. V.M. KANADE, JJ. V.M. KANADE, JJ. DATED : JUNE 14, 2006 DATED : JUNE 14, 2006 DATED : JUNE 14, 2006 P.C. :- P.C. :- P.C. :- . By this petition, the petitioner has challenged the notices issued to the petitioner demanding payment of taxes. The challenge is basically on the ground that the places on which the taxes is sought to be recovered are in the gram panchayat area and not in the municipal council area and therefore, the municipality has no authority in law to levy such taxes. . The Government has factually taken a decision on 4th May, 1999 specifically holding that these villages the petitioner village being one of it do form part of - 2 - the territorial limits of Panchagani Giristhan Nagar Parishad. In the face of the said order, the challenge to the demand notices is baseless. Hence, petition rejected. (V.G. PALSHIKAR, J.) (V.G. PALSHIKAR, J.) (V.G. PALSHIKAR, J.) (V.M. KANADE, J.) (V.M. KANADE, J.) (V.M. KANADE, J.)