FOOD CORPORATION OF INDIA THROUGH ITS DIST. MANAGER vs MUNICIPAL CORPORATION BILASPUR — C.A. No. 7514 - 7515/2010

Case Summary: FCI v. Municipal Corporation Bilaspur Outcome: The Supreme Court allowed FCI's appeals and directed that Municipal Corporation Bilaspur cannot levy property tax on 64,666.75 sq.ft. of land occupied by Godowns 1 and 2, which are Union of India property, invoking Article 285 of the Constitution. Any tax already levied must be adjusted against future liability. Next Steps: FCI may submit records for any other Union-owned parcels facing tax levy, and the Municipal Corporation must examine such cases within eight weeks following the cited precedent. The appeals were disposed of on October 13, 2022. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.