It was alleged that the appellant had, on 17 3 1967, at 4,30 p.m., in Rameshwar Nagar, obstructed Sarvshri Rattan Singh, Maharaj Singh and Raghbir Singh, Section Inspectors, and Dunger, a Peon of the Delhi Municipal Corporation, when they went to seize a buffalo belonging to the appellant in the discharge of their duty to, realise the milk tax from him, and struck Rattan Singh on the numbere with the result that it bled and was also fractured.
An order of the Commissioner dated 22 7 1959 under Section 491 of the Act, delegating the Commissioners powers to Inspectors of the Corporation, set that question, at rest.
An attempt was also made to argue that the Inspectors who went to realise the milk tax by seizing the buffalo were number duly empowered ,by the Commissioner to do so.
Appeal by Special leave from the judgment and order dated the 12th November, 1969 of the Delhi High Court at New Delhi in Criminal Appeal No.
153.75 as arrears of milk tax together with Rs.
199 of 910.
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Criminal Appeal No.
The appellant has companye to this Court by ,grant of special leave.
Harbans Singh, for the appellant.
Govind Das, for the respondent.
The Main companytention on behalf of the appellant is that the attempt to realize Rs.
103 of 1968.
