Bombay High Court
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“We have seen the rise in slums and illegal constructions in the State of Maharashtra over a period of time and no action has been taken to raze them. It is this inaction by the state authorities that fuels the desires of the persons like petitioners.”

Bombay High Court
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It is reasonable to infer that petitioner has already passed on the burden of octroi duties to its consumers as it has neither pleaded nor established that it has not passed on the burden of the alleged excess octroi collected by the Bombay Municipal Corporation to its consumers.

Bombay High Court
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The Court said that in the absence of any authority to forfeit the sum deposited in the application or agreement between the petitioner and the respondent, or any statutory provision or circular, renders the respondents disentitled to withhold the amount deposited with them.