IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.6688 of 2008 Yogendra Mishra, Son of late Pt. Manshiva Mishra, Resident of Gorakhnath Path, Boring Road, P.S. Kotwali, District Patna. ----- Petitioner. Versus 1. Patna Municipal Corporation through its Chief Municipal Officer. 2. The Executive Engineer, Water Board, Patna. 3. Pipeline Inspector, Water Board, Patna. 4. Asstt. Engineer-cum-S.D.O., Public Works Department, New Capital Anchal, Budha Marg, Near Fire Brigade Office, Patna. 5. Junior Engineer, P.W.D., New Capital Anchal, Near Fire Brigade, Budha Marg, Patna. ----- Respondents. ----------- 3 21.10.2011 The petitioner has filed this writ application as he is aggrieved by the action of the Patna Municipal Corporation by which they have disconnected his water supply in contravention of Section 371 of the erstwhile Patna Municipal Act and Section 189 of the Bihar Municipal Act. The petitioner’s house appertains to holding no. 436/234C, Ward No. 4, Circle No. 249, Boring Road, Gorakh Nath Path, Patna. The petitioner is aggrieved by the action of the Corporation by which they have disconnected the water supply without giving him notice of 72 hours as required under the law. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner was regularly paying the water tax and has infact paid the water tax till 2007 whereas the disconnection was made in August, 2006. An application was filed for restoration of the water supply however, no action was taken by the Corporation. I, therefore, direct that the Corporation should restore the water supply of the petitioner and, if it finds that for some reason they 2 cannot do so then they must pass a speaking order by 11.11.2010. The petitioner is directed to produce a copy of this order forthwith so that the order of this Court can be complied with. This writ application is disposed of with the aforesaid observations and directions. Sanjay (Sheema Ali Khan, J.)