Case Law Analysis
|Bombay High Court
Section 479(2) MMC Act | Delegation of License Fee Fixing Power Valid if Policy Guidelines Exist : Bombay HC Upholds Constitutional Validity
Bombay High Court ruled that Section 479(2) of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, which delegates license fee-fixing power to the Commissioner, is constitutional under Article 14 when guided by detailed policy frameworks and municipal oversight. The judgment clarifies that such delegation is not arbitrary, impacting municipal corporations and advertisers relying on outdoor publicity licenses.