Mumbai, Dec 10: The municipal body entrusted with Mumbai’s vast finances “should take decisions at lightning speed in revenue matters, not at the pace at which bureaucracy pushes files”, observed the Bombay High Court on Wednesday.

The court criticised the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), the country’s richest civic body, for an “unacceptable and inexplicable” delay of 1,526 days in filing an appeal in a crucial revenue matter, while dismissing the same.

Case relates to rateable value of Ashirwad Shelters Pvt Ltd property

Justice Jitendra Jain was hearing a plea relating to the determination of the rateable value of a property owned by Ashirwad Shelters Pvt Ltd, which directly determines the property tax payable to the BMC.

The Small Causes Court, on May 2, 2016, restored the

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