Vadodara: Even as residents of spaces that have been incorporated in the limits of Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) proceed to raise their voice over unavailability of basic amenities like, water, drainage and streetlight amongst others, the civic body used to be recently rapped by way of an area court for issuing tax bills in spite of absence of those amenities in an area which lies in the center of town.
Dinesh Bhagwanji, who runs shares trading trade from a store in Payal Society in Sayajigunj, used to be issued tax bills in the 1990s for the shop. Bhagwanji’s store used to be now not equipped water and drainage connections, garbage assortment amenities and because of absence of streetlights, the world looked ghostly throughout night hours. Bhagwanji even instructed the court that the world could now not increase as a result of within sight slums of Parshuram Bhatta and Vishwamitri River and its ravines.
Besides the lack of basic facilities, the civic body had issued higher tax bills to Bhagwanji. He made representations in regards to the bills following which VMC officers used to settle the problem by way of asking him to pay the amount as per the evaluation. But in the next bill, the civic body used to carry ahead the amount and issue higher tax bills. Bhagwanji’s lawyer Anil Lalcheta said that after making 3 to 4 representations in regards to the higher tax bill and lack of amenities, they filed a municipal attraction in the civil court.
Lalcheta said that the VMC used to call for water charges in the bill without offering water connection. “The officers used to tell my shopper that because he carries water from home to office and drinks in Vadodara city. Therefore, he should pay water charges. Demanding such tax amounts used to be nothing but open loot,” he added.
The court of main senior civil pass judgement on J G Vadodaria upheld Bhagwanji’s proceedings for the reason that corporation has now not equipped any explanation or proof to disprove his claims. All the tax bills that have been issued by way of VMC have been cancelled by way of the court which additionally ordered that VMC should concentrate to illustration of Bhagwanji and take a choice on it.
Dinesh Bhagwanji, who runs shares trading trade from a store in Payal Society in Sayajigunj, used to be issued tax bills in the 1990s for the shop. Bhagwanji’s store used to be now not equipped water and drainage connections, garbage assortment amenities and because of absence of streetlights, the world looked ghostly throughout night hours. Bhagwanji even instructed the court that the world could now not increase as a result of within sight slums of Parshuram Bhatta and Vishwamitri River and its ravines.
Besides the lack of basic facilities, the civic body had issued higher tax bills to Bhagwanji. He made representations in regards to the bills following which VMC officers used to settle the problem by way of asking him to pay the amount as per the evaluation. But in the next bill, the civic body used to carry ahead the amount and issue higher tax bills. Bhagwanji’s lawyer Anil Lalcheta said that after making 3 to 4 representations in regards to the higher tax bill and lack of amenities, they filed a municipal attraction in the civil court.
Lalcheta said that the VMC used to call for water charges in the bill without offering water connection. “The officers used to tell my shopper that because he carries water from home to office and drinks in Vadodara city. Therefore, he should pay water charges. Demanding such tax amounts used to be nothing but open loot,” he added.
The court of main senior civil pass judgement on J G Vadodaria upheld Bhagwanji’s proceedings for the reason that corporation has now not equipped any explanation or proof to disprove his claims. All the tax bills that have been issued by way of VMC have been cancelled by way of the court which additionally ordered that VMC should concentrate to illustration of Bhagwanji and take a choice on it.
No basic facility, but VMC issues tax bill
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November 29, 2018
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