KARACHI MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, KARACHI vs THB KARACHI PARSI CO — 1970 PLD 216

Citation: 1970 PLD 216

Court: Sindh High Court

Year: 1969

Decision Date: 1969-12-31

Parties: KARACHI MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, KARACHI vs THB KARACHI PARSI CO JUDGMENT

Headnotes

Case cited as PLD 1970 Karachi 216

Judgment Text

Court Name: Sindh High Court Judge(s): Qadeer-ud-Din Ahmad, Durab Patel Title:KARACHI MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, KARACHI vs THB KARACHI PARSI CO JUDGMENT Reported As: PLD 1970 Karachi 216 Result: N/A Judgment JUDGMENT DORAB PATEL, J.----This is a Letters Patent Appeal against the judgment of a learned Single Judge of this Court dated the 17th May 1966, by which he decreed the respondent's claim. 2. The facts material to this appeal are as follows The respondent is a Co-operative Housing Society and the area of the said Society formerly fell within the limits of Karachi Cantonment and not within the area of the K. M. C, therefore the Said Society had to make its own arrangements for street lighting and street sweeping. Accordingly, it had made all arrangements with the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation for street lighting, and used to pay the K. M. C. For sweeping the streets. By a notification of the Chief Commissioner of Karachi dated the 11th October 1952, the area of the Karachi Municipal Corporation was extended so as to include the area of the said Society. It is common ground between the parties that on the one hand the appellant became entitled to collect Municipal taxes in respect of the properties situated within the limits of the said Society after the said Notification, and. On the other hand became liable to provide street lighting and street sweeping. Despite the said Notification, however, the appellant took no steps for many years either to recover Muni--cipal…

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