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Ratan Kumar Goel & Ors. v. Kolkata Municipal Corporation & Ors.

Calcutta HC16 Feb 2023WPA/30492/2017

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This court disposed of a writ petition regarding water tax dues. The court directed petitioners to pay installment payments as per a prior order by the Director General while also paying current dues, with a warning of legal steps for non-payment.

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Directing petitioners to make the first installment payment in the first week of March 2023 and pay subsequent installments according to the order dated 27.01.2023, and also pay current water tax regu

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W.P.A. 30492 of 2017

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09 16.02.2023 rkd Ct.15

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Ratan Kumar Goel & Ors.

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-vs-

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The Kolkata Municipal Corporation & Ors.

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Mr. Aditya Garodia, Mr. Subhasish Sengupta, Mr. Pintu Ghosh Mr. Tanmoy Roy, Ms. Rashim Singhee Mr. Barin Banerjee, Ms. Sima Chakraborty

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….for the petitioners. ….for the respondent no.6.

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….for the KMC.

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The writ petition is taken up for consideration pursuant to the order dated 10^th January, 2023 when Mr. Sengupta, learned advocate representing the petitioners has placed before this Court order dated 27^th January, 2023 passed by the Director General, Water Supply Department, Kolkata Municipal Corporation. The said order dated 27^th January, 2023 is taken on record.

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It appears that the Director General being the respondent no.3 has passed the said order whereby petitioners have been permitted to pay the outstanding dues towards water tax as computed till 30^th November, 2022 and it has also been decided that in the first year 60% of the outstanding amount to be paid in four quarterly

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instalments and remaining 40% to be paid in the next year in similar fashion.

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However, it has been submitted by the learned advocate representing the petitioners that penalty and interest have not been levied on the outstanding dues towards water tax, computed upto 30^th November, 2022.

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In view of such order passed by the respondent no.3, this Court directs the petitioners to start making payment by deposing first instalment as per the direction contained in the order dated 27^th January, 2023 in the first week of March, 2023 and subsequently petitioners will go on paying the instalments accordingly.

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However, it is made clear that in addition to make the payment of instalments as per the said order dated 27^th January, 2023 of the respondent no.3 petitioners shall also pay the current water tax regularly.

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With the aforesaid direction, the writ petition stands disposed of.

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However, it is also made clear that if petitioners failed to pay the outstanding dues as directed by the respondent no.3 vide order dated 27^th January, 2023 with effect from first week of March, 2023 appropriate steps shall be taken

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against the petitioners in accordance with law without any reference to this Court.

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There shall be no order as to costs. Urgent photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be given to the learned Advocates for the parties on the usual

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undertakings.

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(Saugata Bhattacharyya, J.)

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