IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No. 6582 of 2009 Date of Decision: July 30, 2009 Jeet Singh and others …Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and others …Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M. KUMAR HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE JASWANT SINGH Present: Mr. S.C. Nagpal, Advocate, for the petitioners. Ms. Sudeepti Sharma, DAG, Punjab, for respondent No. 1. Mr. Neeraj Sharma, Advocate, for respondent Nos. 2 & 3. 1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? M.M. KUMAR, J. This petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution challenges the Constitutional validity of notification dated 2.5.2003 (P-1) issued by the respondent State of Punjab exercising the powers under Section 62A(2) of the Punjab Municipal Act, 1911 read with Section 19 of the Punjab General Clauses Act, 1898, revising the C.W.P. No. 6582 of 2009 water supply and sewerage tariff with immediate effect in the Municipal Councils and Nagar Panchayats in the State of Punjab as per the details given in the notification. It has further been prayed that all the subsequent bills issued on the basis of notification dated 2.5.2003 in respect of water charges may also be quashed. A direction has been sought directing the respondents not to charge the outstanding amount with retrospective effect or any surcharge thereon and the petitioners be allowed to pay the bills at the rates which were existing prior to the increase. The petitioners have claimed that though the impugned notification dated 2.5.2003 (P-1) has already been quashed by a learned Single Judge of this Court while deciding a bunch of writ petitions including C.W.P. No. 19714 of 2006 (The Sukhjit Starch & Chemicals Ltd. v. State of Punjab and others) decided on 3.9.2008 (P-2) still the Nagar Panchayat, Dirba-respondent No. 3 is issuing the bills at the revised rates of tariff in terms of the impugned notification. At the hearing, reply on behalf of respondent No. 3 has been filed and Mr. Neeraj Sharma, learned counsel for respondent No. 3 has apprised the Court that in a meeting held on 28.5.2009, the respondent Nagar Panchayat has decided to charge the water supply and sewerage tariffs as per the rates prevailing prior to issuance of impugned notification dated 2.5.2003. In that regard Resolution No. 191 has also been passed by the Nagar Panchayat, Dirba. Accordingly, the Nagar Panchayat, Dirba-respondent No. 3 is to 2 C.W.P. No. 6582 of 2009 charge water supply and sewerage tariffs which were existing prior to issuance of notification dated 2.5.2003. The aforementioned position is explicit from para 2 of the preliminary submissions of the reply. This satisfies the learned counsel for the petitioners as the relief sought stands granted. Accordingly, the writ petition has been rendered infructuous and the same is disposed of as such. (M.M. KUMAR) JUDGE (JASWANT SINGH) July 30, 2009 JUDGE Pkapoor 3