Kolkata Court November 1905 Judgments

Abdul Samad Vs. Corporation of Calcutta

Court: Kolkata

Reported in: (1906)ILR33Cal287

Woodroffe and Mookerjee, JJ.1. The facts of this case are briefly these: On the 10th of January 1902 the petitioner obtained from the Corporation of Calcutta a sanction for an additional building in respect of premises Nos. 10 and 11 Damzen's Lane. Thereafter he commenced to make additions to these premises, but, as is admitted, he to a certain extent deviated from the sanctioned plan. The building, with such deviations, was completed in the month of August 1902. After that date the Municipal assessment of No. 10 Damzen's Lane, which had previously been a bustee, was raised from Rs. 381 to a sum of Rs. 2,700, which was on the petitioner's objection reduced by the Chairman of the Municipality to a sum of Rs. 2,187 : and the assessment of the premises No. 11 was raised from Rs. 1,080 to Rs. 1,564, the assessment having been increased in consequence of the improvements, additions and alterations which were made in respect of the premises.2. Amongst the additions so made was a cooking-shed...