Permanent Mission of India v. City of New York

Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations v. City of New York
Argued April 24, 2007
Decided June 14, 2007
Full case nameThe Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations et al. v. City of New York
Docket no.06-134
Citations551 U.S. 193 (more)
127 S. Ct. 2352; 168 L. Ed. 2d 85
Case history
PriorRuling in favor of the City upheld by the Second Circuit, 446 F.3d 365 (2d Cir. 2006); cert. granted, 549 U.S. ___ (2007)
Holding
The Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act does not preclude federal courts from hearing suits brought to enforce tax liens.
Court membership
Chief Justice
John Roberts
Associate Justices
John P. Stevens · Antonin Scalia
Anthony Kennedy · David Souter
Clarence Thomas · Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Stephen Breyer · Samuel Alito
Case opinions
MajorityThomas, joined by Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg, Alito
DissentStevens, joined by Breyer
Laws applied
28 U.S.C. § 1602

Permanent Mission of India v. City of New York, 551 U.S. 193 (2007), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court construed the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act to allow a federal court to hear a lawsuit brought by the City of New York to recover unpaid property taxes levied against India and Mongolia, both of which own real estate in New York.