IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.M. No. 17099-CII of 2009 and COCP No.703 of 2009 Date of decision:- 27.07.2009. Vinod Kumar and another ...Petitioners Versus Shri D.S. Bains and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR GARG Present:- Mr. D.S. Sandhu, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr.L.S. Virk, Advocate for Mr. R.S. Khosla, Advocate for the applicants-respondents. RAKESH KUMAR GARG J. C.M. No.17099-CII of 2009 C.M. allowed subject to just exceptions. Short affidavit of Mr. S.K. Aggarwal, Executive Officer, Municipal Council, Kapurthala is taken on record. COCP No.703 of 2009 As per the averments made in this petition, State of Punjab issued a notification dated 02.05.2003 revising the rates of sewerage and water charges in the municipal areas of State of Punjab. The aforesaid notification issued by the State of Punjab was quashed by a judgment of this Court dated 03.09.2008 in various writ petitions filed by different persons in the State of Punjab. The grievance of the petitioner in this petition is that inspite of the fact that the aforesaid notification was quashed, yet the Municipal Council, Kapurthala was still charging the sewerage and water charges on the basis of the aforesaid notification which is quashed and thus C.M. No. 17099-CII of 2009 and COCP No.703 of 2009 -2- the respondents were guilty of contempt of this Court. In reply to the show cause notice issued by this Court, short affidavit of Mr. S.K. Aggarwal, Executive Officer, Municipal Council, Kapurthala has been filed wherein a categoric stand has been taken to the effect that the water charges and sewerage charges are being imposed upon the petitioner and others in the municipal areas of Municipal Council, Kapurthala on old rates and not as per the notification, which stood quashed. In view of the aforesaid categoric stand taken by the respondent, I find no merits in this petition. Dismissed. July 27, 2009 (Rakesh Kumar Garg) vj Judge