The Small Causes Court Hyderabad criticized the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation for failing to follow due procedure in a property tax assessment case, directing municipal officials to strictly comply with statutory requirements before issuing or finalizing tax demands.
High Court of Karnataka directed Tumakuru City Corporation to decide a pending plea on excess property tax adjustment, ruling that writ proceedings alone cannot justify administrative inaction. Justice Suraj Govindaraj stressed that authorities must perform statutory duties unless restrained by a valid judicial stay order.