JAYANTBHAI MANUBHAI PATEL AND OTHERS vs ARUN SUBODHBHAI MEHTA AND OTHERS

The Supreme Court held that the Mayor of a Municipal Corporation has the authority to cancel a notice and postpone a meeting convened by him prior to its commencement, as per Section 453 of the Bombay Provincial Municipal Corporations Act, 1949 and Section 21 of the Bombay General Clauses Act, 1904. The Court distinguished the present case from Chandrakant Khaire v. Dr. Shantaram Kale, emphasizing that the Mayor's discretion to postpone is valid when exercised appropriately. The Court ultimately upheld the decision of the Single Judge, affirming the Mayor's power to postpone the meeting.