G N VERMA Vs. GENERAL MANAGER JAL SANSTHAN

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The prayer of the petitioner is to command Respondent No. 1 to withdraw its water connection forthwith and to submit past bills for adjudication to some Tribunals as required under the law.

(2.) Shortly put his case is that since the date of his purchase of the premises No. 17/5 (New) 5 (Old), Auckland Road, Allahabad he has been continuously paying house tax and water taxes respectively in regard thereto; he received a bill of Rs.2483.54P. (appending its copy as Annexure-1) in respect of excess water charge on the ground that the meter is defective, on receipt of which he sent a reply dated 19.11.1984 (appending its copy as Annexure-2) which was received in the officer of Respondent No. 1 on 29.11.1984 stating, inter alia, that the meter is not working and no charges for excess water was ever made since 1971, the year from which he has been living and pray that the dispute be referred under Section 30 of the Uttar Pradesh Water Supply and Sewerage Act, 1975 to the Nigam (Tribunal) of the Jal Sansthan but no action has been taken, he has also given some more illustrations in regard to subsequent bills and his reply thereto.

(3.) Yesterday, we had passed the following order:-