M/s.Janani Property and Estate Pvt. Ltd. v. Chennai Metropolitan water supply
Case brief
What is this about?
W.P.No.8510 of 2023; W.M.P.No.8700 of 2023; High Court of Judicature at Madras; decided 19.09.2025 by C.Saravanan, J.; petitioner M/s. Janani Property and Estate Pvt. Ltd. (Authorised Signatory R.Ramesh); respondents Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (Managing Director, Deputy Area Engineer - 170, Senior Accounts Officer); Standing Counsel Dr.Paul Sunder Singh; writ petition under Article 226 for Certiorarified Mandamus to quash CMWSSB notice dated 11.03.2023 and forbear new demands without proper assessment of actual water usage at 'SAI KRUPA', Plot No.30AA (South Phase) SIDCO Industrial Estate, Guindy, Chennai - 600 032; disposed/closed without merits as petitioner paid demanded tax of Rs.81,960/- (Bill No. 13/168/000297) leaving no dues; no appearance for petitioner; no order as to costs.
What did the court decide?
This Court closed the writ petition without adjudication: acting on the Standing Counsel's submission that nothing survived for adjudication because the petitioner had paid the tax amount that was demanded and there were no dues (corroborated by a receipt for Rs.81,960/- under New Bill Number: 13/168/000297, Existing Bill Number: 13/170/01970/000), the writ petition and the connected miscellaneous petition (W.M.P.No.8700 of 2023) were closed with no order as to costs. The validity of the 11.03.2023 notice was not decided on its merits.