नगर समिति, पटियाला बनाम मॉडल टाउन निवासी संघ
| Citation | (2007) 8 SCC 669 |
| Court | Supreme Court of India |
| Date | 29 August 2007 |
| Year | 2007 |
| Bench | S.B. Sinha, Markandey Katju JJ. |
| Acts/Articles | Punjab Municipal Act, Article 21, Article 226 |
| Category | Constitutional Law, Haryana-Specific |
Key Principle Established
Municipal bodies have a statutory duty to provide basic civic services. Failure to provide water supply, sanitation, and roads is actionable. Citizens can enforce municipal obligations through writ petitions.
Residents of a locality challenged the failure of the Municipal Committee to provide basic civic amenities including water supply, sanitation, and road maintenance despite collecting municipal taxes.
The Court held that municipal bodies have a statutory duty to provide basic civic services to residents from whom they collect taxes. Failure to provide water supply, drainage, sanitation, and road maintenance is a violation of the municipal statute and can also be characterized as violation of Article 21 (right to life with dignity). Citizens can enforce these obligations through writ petitions.
This judgment empowers residents of municipalities and municipal corporations in Haryana and Punjab to demand basic civic services through legal proceedings. It is frequently invoked against negligent municipal bodies.
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