# Allahabad High Court Bars Land-Revenue Recovery of Municipal Rent 2026-08-07T01:56:11+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Allahabad High Court has ruled that a Nagar Palika cannot recover unpaid rent from a tenant as arrears of land revenue. LiveLaw reports that the court said Section 173-A of the Uttar Pradesh Municipalities Act, 1916 applies to taxes, not contractual rent. It also rejected reliance on the Uttar Pradesh Public Moneys (Recovery of Dues) Act, 1972, saying the law did not cover a tenant’s rent dues to a municipal body. The case involved a shop in Rampur allotted in 1998, though possession was given only in 2006. The Nagar Palika demanded Rs. 1,07,800 for an earlier period and issued a recovery citation. The court quashed it, while allowing the municipality to pursue recovery through a civil suit or another lawful method, subject to limitation. ## Coverage - livelaw.in Tags: Allahabad High Court, land revenue, municipal bodies, rent dues, Uttar Pradesh Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/allahabad-high-court-bars-land-revenue-recovery-of-municipal-rent/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/allahabad-high-court-bars-land-revenue-recovery-of-municipal-rent/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.