A.P.8ANKERS& PAWN BROKERS ASOCN. vs MUNICIPAL CORPN. OF HYDERABAD — C.A. No. 1691/2001

Case under Section XIV-A. Status: Disposed.

Disposed

CNR: SCIN010036681999

Filing Date

27-Feb-1999

Registration No

C.A. No. 1691/2001

Diary Number

3668/1999

Order Date

02-Mar-2001

Document Type

Judgment - of Main Case

Disposal Type

Dismissed

Last updated 01-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Section XIV-A

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.A.P.8ANKERS& PAWN BROKERS ASOCN.

    Adv. A. SUBBA RAO (Dead / Retired / Elevated)

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.MUNICIPAL CORPN. OF HYDERABAD

    Adv. S.. UDAYA KUMAR SAGAR

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 02-Mar-2001

    Judgment - of Main CaseView PDF

  3. 02-Mar-2001

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  4. 23-Jan-2001

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  5. 27-Feb-1999

    Case filed

    Registration No. C.A. No. 1691/2001

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casestatus.in Summary

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal by A.P. Bankers & Pawn Brokers Association, setting aside the High Court's judgment that upheld Hyderabad Municipal Corporation's licensing notification under Section 521 of the Municipal Act. The Court held that while the Commissioner may notify trades as requiring licenses, any such license must impose enforceable terms and conditions; since no actual conditions were imposed on money lenders and pawn brokers (only fee receipts were issued), the licensing requirement was an unauthorized useless formality unsupported by Section 521. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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