IN THE Hi COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BANGALORE Dated this the 18th day of June, 1998 Before: THE HON BLE MR. JUSTICE R • V. RAVEENDRAN Writ Petition No, 31848 of 1993 Smt, K,G, SharadaITna, w/o Sri K, Gurumurthy, residing at No.1701, 7th Main, ‘E’ Block, Rajajinagar It Stage, Bangalore — 560 010 ..Petitioner (By Sri R. Gu.rurajan, Advocate) —Vs— 1. Bangalore Water Supply and SewerageBoard, having its Offices at Cauvery Bhavan, Bangalore — 560 009, represented by its Secretary; 2, The Assistant Executive Engineer, B • W. S. S • B,, Malleswaram 18th Cross, Bangalore — 560 003 •• Respondents (By Sri S,N.Keshava Murthy, Adv., for Ri & R2) Writ Petition is filed praying to direct the respondents to rectify the mater and to collect the water consumption charges on the basis of the actual supply, This writ petition coming onfor preliminary hearing in ‘B’ Group this day, the Court made the following: — • . .2 —2— ORDER The petitioner claims to be the owner of premises bearing b.17O1, 7th Main, 11 Stage, Rajajinagar, Bangalore. She is obtaining water supplied from the B..S.S.B. and she is being billed for the water supplied as per the reings recorded in the meter installed in the said premises. She is aggrieved by the bill for the month of August 1993 (Annexuze—D) which is for a sum of Rs.1,800—15. The said sum is made up of Rs.280-1O and Rs.3/— towards meter service charge, Rs.1,444—S5 as arrears and Rs.72—5O as underground drainage charges. According to petitioner, what is claimed as dues is a revi sion of the ci aim. A 4 fS and such a revision or backbilling is not warranted. It is also the contention of the petitiorr that the meter has not been functioning properly and the meter has not been rectified. In these circumstances, the petitioner has filed this peti— tiori seeking a direction to the &azd to rectify the meter and to collect the water consumption charges on the basis of the actual supply, She has also so ught a direction to r quashing Annexure—D issued for the month of August 1993 claiming a sum of Rs.1,800-15. She also seexs a direction to I-’ ‘• 3 —3— the respondents to refund a sum of .i,977—7O said to have been collected in excess. 2. This (burt on 29—9—1993 granted an interim stay of disconnection of water supply for nonpay-. merit of the said amount. 3. The Board has filed its objections stating that whe never the re were complaints the meters were changed and the amount claimed in Annexure—D is riot on account of any revision of the bills nor on account of any bacibi1ling. The Board has produced the ledger extract in regard to the meter bearing No.RR.86595/S—14/179 installed in the said premises. elying on the said extract, the respondents contend that what is claimed is the actual arrears in regard to the water supplied to the petitioner and billed. 4. In view of the alDove, all that can be done is to permit the petitioner to verify the said ledger extract and point out any errors therein i.e., omission to take note of any paynts made. If any objections are tiled by the petitioner within 15 days from today pointing out any errors, the Board may consider the same and make due corrections. —4— If there axe awarrears, the petitioner will be bound to pay the anount demided, It is also open to the petitioner to bring to the notice of Q )( WSiVc fi wi. the 8oard iy unusualtansumption&If any payme at has been made in pursuance ot Annex ur e—D, the same shall be subject to accxunting as stated above. S. With the above observations, the petition is dismissed. Sd/ JUDGE ,( t .7 • ); \\