Property-tax assessment disputed — over-assessment, denied refund, disputed exemption.

• RTI Act, 2005 §6, §7(1), §4.
• State Municipal Acts — assessment + appeal procedure.
• 74th Constitutional Amendment — ULB taxation powers.

To:
The Public Information Officer (PIO),
[Office name + address].

Subject: RTI under §6 — Property Tax query

Sir/Madam,

Under the RTI Act, 2005, kindly provide:
1. Property-tax assessment record for property [ADDRESS], assessment No. [NUMBER]
   for FY [YEAR-YEAR] to FY [YEAR-YEAR].
2. Basis of assessment — built-up area, usage, rate slab applied.
3. Status of appeal / objection No. [NUMBER] dated [DATE].
4. Refund / waiver application status.
5. Action-taken report.
Rs. 10 IPO enclosed.

Yours faithfully,
[Name]
[Address + phone + email]
[Date]

• Day 31 First Appeal.
• Day 76 Second Appeal to SIC.
• Parallel ULB Tax Tribunal; civil suit on assessment.

• Various SIC orders on ULB property-tax — Assessment records disclosable.
• Bombay HC v. BMC slum records (2021) — ULB records disclosable.

• Forgetting assessment number.
• Filing during pending appeal — may be deferred.

Yes — within ULB tax appeal window. RTI is the foundation.

• Municipal complaint RTI
• Land records RTI
• File RTI online — 12 steps
• RTI — 25 questions answered

• RTI Act, 2005 — full text.
• Citation chain in body.
• Citizen Charter of the relevant authority.
• Case-law database at /cases/search.

Last reviewed: 23 April 2026.