M/S M.K.PALIA & SONS PVT.LTD. vs MUMBAI MUNICIPAL CORP.

The Supreme Court addressed the challenge to the rateable value fixed by the Mumbai Municipal Corporation under the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, 1888, specifically Sections 156 and 162. The Court held that the appellant's complaint regarding the rateable value, filed 23 years after its fixation, was not maintainable as the other lessees had already complied with the assessment. The Court affirmed the High Court's decision, emphasizing the importance of timely objections to municipal assessments.