{"id":138965,"date":"2009-03-24T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-03-23T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/the-chief-postmaster-general-vs-bangalore-water-supply-and-on-24-march-2009"},"modified":"2018-10-31T19:52:25","modified_gmt":"2018-10-31T14:22:25","slug":"the-chief-postmaster-general-vs-bangalore-water-supply-and-on-24-march-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/the-chief-postmaster-general-vs-bangalore-water-supply-and-on-24-march-2009","title":{"rendered":"The Chief Postmaster General vs Bangalore Water Supply And … on 24 March, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n
The Chief Postmaster General vs Bangalore Water Supply And … on 24 March, 2009<\/div>\n
Author: N.K.Patil<\/div>\n
 \u00bb  sT\u00a7;\":\u00ab~s PRAKASH SHEET? , ADVOCATE 3\n' \" -4-  BANGALORE WATER supprr\n\nP33 Tiifj EZIGIE COLTRT 0? KARNATAICA AT EA!'-%i}ALORI\u00a7 W.P.}\u20ac0.44} OF 330'?\nAND W.P.No.39?\":' of 2006\nE\n\n{N THE HIGH COURT OF KARNAYAKA AT BANGALORE\n\npawn mxs ms 24\"\" EVA? or RIARCI-I \n\nserene \u00e9 kk  \nma HON'8LE MR. JUSTICE N.K.PAT_I_L:\"-.::.  \" A\n\nWRI1 pmmox Hg\ufb01\ufb01i 03 gm'?   \n\nP'E'1\"!'I'ION mo.s9W.or  \n(GH-  % \n\nWRIT PETITIOH   \nBETWEER: TA  \n\n1 THE .:v:s:e:;N.   \n\n:4c;=.2, 4: PHASE, 10s';I,F\u00a3-.\u00a3E?RQAQ .\nas&<;::1:?s*m.cs\u00a3\u00ab;'V.'*--__ = _   * -\nBANGALORE--B05v   '\n\n3 sewo\u00e9  Mksf\u00e9a " \nE\ufb01LiSAVANAG_UD\u00a3,VVK;R.ROAD\n,, 4;\u00a7ANeAa_oRE.am44 ,\n\n\u00ab"4 . V V" '%":.aAr\u00a5;\u00a7GE'%< Mme. MOTOR sesavaca\n\n * .1? 3.: MOTORE, No.3\n MzL_L_E-3sR<;':sG,. BANGALORE\n\n5: " A ";s.E:~z:c\u00a7Fa'\u00a7's:J\u00a535'ERIm"Er4DA:4T OFFICE\n"-:~:o.34,z\u00bb2usEum ROAD\nEi.\u00ab.%NGALORE--025\n"  PETITIONER$\n\nAND SEWERAGE BOARD\nii FLOOR, CAUVERY BHAVAN\n\n;\u00a7.\u00a3'<\u00e9 Ti\ufb01i Hiii\ufb02 ij(_}UR'i' GE' K1'iRNA'l'Al{.A 23$!" BANGALORE W.P.N0.44i OF Zilil'?\nAND W.?.N0.8977 f200-6 _\n\n\n\nEx} T1313 IIIGEE COLRT G13' \u00a5{ARI'~3ATAIiA AT 3lA3'\u20acGALORE W.P.No.441 {BF 23$?\nAND W'?.N\u00a3}.897\"7 of 2006\n4\n\nissued by the \ufb01wird respondeni and Annexg:s?\u00e9\"'\u00bbT.f\n\nNo\ufb01\ufb01cation dated 15* Aprii 1997 issued  _\n\nrwponderm   \n\nPe\ufb01tioner in Writ Petition  \n\nsought for ceiling the  uftin\u00a7tatg[y \u00a7\u00a7'=\u20ac;s\u00a71i%e.~d*';in %\n\nnaming arder Annexurgs    the\nrespondents and to   - A, dated<\/pre>\n
213* March
\nO6,   2006 passed by
\nthe   No\ufb01ficatian<\/p>\n
dated 18*  199?’1:5;Ms;isfwsss\/cAo[RyAo[R]:s72t97–<\/p>\n
  93 isguedF%by themi resp\u00e9haem.\n<\/p>\n
   _vE”‘;!5\u00a7f\u00e94″petitieners herein are Central Government<\/p>\n
‘Their grievance in thase petitions is that<\/p>\n
 V the  — Bangaiore Water Supply and Sewerage<\/p>\n
‘  ‘”..E?,\u00bbs:\u00a5\u00e9:*d\u00ab..'(h\u00a7reinafter raferred tea as ‘BWSSB’ far short) has<\/p>\n
  __1_”V”.*gi\\iua-n water and sanitary connetztita’ in tea the premtm of<\/p>\n
Igthe petitioners and \ufb01ney have been paying we chargm<\/p>\n
Z\/”______”_W’,,,.m………\n<\/p>\n
ib\u00e9 “l}\u00a3}:l %i\u00a7(3’H C{}UR.\u00b0i’\u20ac.}}\u00b0’ KARNA’l’AKA AT EANGALURE W.}’.Ne.4×31 UP’ 20\u00a2}?
\nAND W.P.No.89?? of 2906<\/p>\n
AND W.?.NG.8??? of ZGO6
\n6<\/span><\/p>\n
connections and supplementing water suppiy tfwrrms h<\/p>\n
Bare Welizgs Rs-185l- per month per HP. of  <\/p>\n
Being aggrieved by the said demand not\u00e9ca\ufb01t  <\/p>\n
the ground that the same 321:;\n<\/p>\n
that, petitionars are net iiab}e\u00bbtc~.._pay ‘\ufb01x;-\u00e9’<\/p>\n
Centrai Gavemment Ofganiza_ii_\u00a7\u00a7\u00a7$_ 1a_Vt_j:c:i’1.:*1x::V’f’\u00a7::A\u00a7a\u00bb:f1A’j\ufb01}11ae:rc;iai
\nestabiishments, and hva”~’r;..’\u00a7 T  from paying
\nsuch service ‘V s:_’.ff’i3_fge:3″   BWSSB,
\npetitioners 3:-ari\u00e9g   their
\ngrievances\u00bb.   A’  petitions seeking
\napprapri\u00a5:\u00e9\u00a3e”\n<\/p>\n
_ \u00a5 ha~g eh.ea \u00a5:i\u00bb’ V’i\u00e9;3rned counsei appearing for<\/p>\n
 ‘peti’\u00a3i;~:$}E’ae:f$ and l\u00e9\u00e9r\ufb01\u00e9ti standing ccunsei appearing fer<\/p>\n
 ..__v’Aff\u00e9r careful evaiuatican of the entire material<\/p>\n
gyaazabzek\u00e9n record, it is net in dispute that, the Chief<\/p>\n
 Offmer (Revenue) of the BWSSB has mum ma<\/p>\n
“–\u00ab VV’N’\u00e9\u00a7ifica\ufb01on dated 13* Am: 1 bearing No.BWSSBiCAOl<\/p>\n
‘__*_\u00ab_w__M_M..M..\n<\/p>\n
3N ‘1’I’\u00a7.!:I tii\u00e9ifi. \u20ac_f{)Ui{‘l'()\u00a7*’ K,AKN1-‘*\u00a31’Al<i}% AS!' \u00a7:\u00a7AN{}AL(}!{E W.P.N\u00a23.44] 01\u00b0' 233?
\nAND W.P.N0.897"? 035' 2056<\/p>\n
ER? TIHT. HIGH C{}URT Q17 KARRATAKA AT IEAEJCKALORIE Vv'NP.N0.4-11 OF 2997
\n5ND W.P._No.3'3 'E'? if 2006<\/p>\n
(R)1AO(R)\/572\/199?-98 in the iight of the approvai given<\/p>\n
by the Board dated 27*" November 1996,<\/p>\n
Government Order dated 12"' February <\/p>\n
Notification dated 29*" February 5997 pL;_!'.",:':'\u00bb*i.~.-'34.l:'I.::t'~.=.'-x:i "\u00a7V!\u00a7 gm \u00abA. <\/p>\n
Karnataka Gazette dated 13"' :'Ma:;:h 5  <\/p>\n
exercising the pewter cenferrez\ufb01ixjdec;ASt\u00a7\u00a7::i$ab|\u00a2\u00e9.'(s3*\u00e9l\u00a7f’Ais~;V Vgrwpmt<\/p>\n
sf Hateis and Commervcii\u00e9g By no stretch
\nef ilimaginatiorj, . ‘\u00a7?ir\u00a7  geing Central
\nGovernmen\ufb01  under the said
\ncategory ” }\u00a7f-   Cic\u00a7’\u00e9fi3r11$rcial estabiishments.
\nFurther   fhat, during the ceurse of<\/p>\n
subm\u00e9gsieAn,L”””\u00a7e\u00a7;rn\u00e9d Ak\ufb01ziijnsel appearing fer BWSSB<\/p>\n
   ohv%\ufb01*i&e preposai Icommunicatiaora dated<\/p>\n
Is*~”;\u00a7**”-‘%Se;3\u00a7\u00ab%zrx\u00a7Mt4s;;~V.\u00ab;997 from the awssa two the Principal<\/p>\n
 _ Secfetaryi’ -V  Government, Urban Devebpment<\/p>\n
 On perusai of the said demi-afficial \u00a5et’ter<\/p>\n
3 \u00a7t’\u00a7\u00a3i  amid be seen that us where in \ufb02ue said prapmai<\/p>\n
 is mentioned that the aw S8 is entitled ta sweet the<\/p>\n
\/<\/p>\n
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\nA\u00a7'$I3 \\?s'.P.?~\u00a7G.89':"? e\u00bbf2{?G6<\/p>\n
E123 "HIKE Ii\u00a7G}i C.C'iURT GI? Kg'%R.NATAKA AT  W.P.No.44I O? 2097
\nAND "s\u00a5.?,__b_\u00a7_v:_1=._89'E'? of 3366
\n9<\/span><\/p>\n
5% =.# <\/p>\n
charges. It is pertinent to note…tf)et, men ” 2<\/p>\n
authority of the BWSSB, witheLrt;”:.pr{:i’_;3e:\u00a7’ <\/p>\n
mind and witneut authority\u00bb  en’ .f;he  <\/p>\n
Sf_No.(vii) of the zxsoti\ufb01t-:5:-intn*t_d;:.2\u00a7\u00a25neet%*ie5\u00a7’tApri: 1997 and
\namended Reguletigm i(C?)”,’  the sanitary<\/p>\n
charges in   tt\ufb01e said Si.Nc\u00bb.(vi\u00a7}
\nef the   ciear that it pertains
\nto enty v:Hefe_is  Establishments. In the
\nwee en tteitdfi’  t\u00e9e\ufb01tieners are neither hotels ner<\/p>\n
 “een1’\u00e9n\u00e9r::\u00e9ei ‘vesteieiieh\ufb01ients and are Cermai Gevernment<\/p>\n
‘1eet\u00a3&i;ti\u00a7$\u00a7nntevnt$;:v:]~~Tinerefore, the said eehedute of charges<\/p>\n
2  _ at $}:\u00ab4Ne._(v\u00a3i)v%’\u20ac.*aiTnnot be made appiicable to the petitioners<\/p>\n
\ufb01erein s\ufb01ttwout making stxitebie amendments in the<\/p>\n
tengvan: Reguietion at the awssa Therefore, 1 am of<\/p>\n
  considered v\u00e9ew that, at :11}: etretnh at imagination;<\/p>\n
EN T\ufb02fi man CL\u00a7L\u00a7KT :2:-‘ KAR3~iA’!’AJ(..1\u00a7 Ail’ }:iA5\\E(\u00e9AL(}Rt; w.;>.m.4a1 0:\u00bb 299?
\nmen W.PNc::.39′?”? c-f’2\u20ac}f)\u00a33<\/p>\n
 of ” V<\/p>\n
 _  2A1~’=:% March 2905, 15″‘ December 2005 and<\/p>\n
as mi: me:;:: cam? :32: \u00a7\u00a7%\u00a7$\u00a3 ? 0m W.PN<:\u00bb.44i on ma':
\n1%)
\nthe impugne\u00e9 demand rmticasibi\ufb01s issued by awss3,ge
\nfar as it reiates to claiming the sanitary charges "
\nof the bare weiis, cannot be sustained Ft\ufb01g _
\nsame are iiabie to be set aside.   ' 'h V' V'\n<\/p>\n
5. Having regard to the:\n<\/p>\n
the case, as stated above,     are
\ndisp\ufb01sed of asfoiiowsiv  A .  . , I
\ng r:~,-g M1′!
\nare
\n %%%%  \ufb01esngnd notices.\/bilis
\nd\u00e9fed    12″‘ November
\n2905!;  2905; 15″‘ June 2005 and
\nMafcha  Vida Annexures A to E (in<\/p>\n
  ;\u00a7%3:’?\u00a3f2007) and the impugned<\/p>\n
A”-4.._\u00a7:o:}?r\u00a7f;)\u00a7%\u00a3:;*ation\/demand natices\/bills dated<\/p>\n
V’  ‘\u00e9ated 5″‘ Oatober 2004 wide Annexures A, B<\/p>\n
and C respectively (in W_P.No-8977\/2006)<\/p>\n
I<\/p>\n
Z<\/p>\n
194 \ufb01iti HIGH COUR1’UP’KARNA’!’Ai(AA’1’BANGALURE W}-“,!*=$o.4tlI (JV 2%?
\nAND ‘N.?.N\u20ac}.3977 {\u00a32096<\/p>\n
 mg 1115.11 coma? OF K\u00a3$z\u00a7%\u00a7\u00a7\u00a7;%?\u00a7$LoRE W.P.}~3o.443 or 299*:
\n11<\/span>
\naniy in so far as it relate to ciaiming the
\nsarnifary charges on the bare wells, are herebgf
\nset aside; 2  2 ‘
\nIII} The matter stands rggfr;itted_–   I’<\/p>\n
first respondent to mcar:\u00a7d&;-‘-  \u00a3!’2.\u00ab’=.’\u00a5  A  ‘A<\/p>\n
afresh and to take appmpriafa dw\ufb01on “Viz; .<\/p>\n
\naccardance with few, \u00e9ffef   _\nraagonable oppo:1un:_2y-- 1       \" \n\n or \"    \n\nSd\/--\nIudg\u00e9\n\nBMV*\n\n<\/pre>\n
E:;~3: ‘!’\u00a7’\u00a33::\u00b0 Hliiii {.3{.3EJR’2′ E)!’ KA\u00a7{NA’!’AKA AT \ufb01E.N(.\u00a7AL\u00a3.}1\u20ac.E W.\u00a7’.!%.!a_\u00ab$dI U}? 2\u00a3}f.)’1?
\nAND W.P.Nc.89″F?” of 2006<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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