Allahabad High Court
ASHOK KUMAR JAINversusSENIOR MANAGER
- Decided
Holding
The Court directed the Authority to decide the petitioner's representation expeditiously, within 15 days.
Summary
The petitioner, Ashok Kumar Jain, received a notice for non‑payment of water‑connection installation charges and paid the amount under protest, claiming that only one connection was provided and the charge for a second connection was erroneous. He filed a representation on 1 July 2026 seeking correction of the alleged overcharge. The respondent, New Okhla Industrial Development Authority, through its counsel, agreed that the representation should be decided promptly. The High Court, without delving into the merits, directed the Khandiya Lekhakar (Jal Rajaswa) of the Authority to adjudicate the representation within 15 days of receiving the certified copy of the order. Consequently, the writ petition was disposed of.
Issues considered
- Whether the Authority should decide the petitioner's representation regarding the alleged wrongful installation charge for a non‑existent water connection.
Subjects
- water connection
- installation charges
- representation
- writ petition
- administrative law
- expeditious decision
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
WRIT - C No. - 35672 of 2026
Ashok Kumar Jain
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
Senior Manager
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Parijat Srivastava, Shadab Alam
Counsel for Respondent(s) : Kaushalendra Nath Singh
Court No. - 29
HON'BLE SIDDHARTHA VARMA, J.
HON'BLE KUNAL RAVI SINGH, J.
1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Kaushalendra Nath
Singh, learned counsel appearing for the New Okhla Industrial
Development Authority.
2. The contention of the learned counsel for the petitioner is that when
the petitioner received a notice with regard to non payment of installation
charges of water connection, he paid the same under protest. Post
payment of the installation charge under protest, a representation has been
made by the petitioner to the 1.7.2026 stating that, in fact, only one water
connection has been given to the petitioner and that the installation charge
for the other connection has wrongly been charged.
3. Sri Kaushalendra Nath Singh, learned counsel appearing for the New
Okhla Industrial Development Authority states that the representation of
the petitioner dated 1.7.2026 shall be decided expeditiously.
4. Accordingly, without entering into the merit of the claim of the
petitioner, we direct the Khandiya Lekhakar (Jal Rajaswa), New Okhla
Industrial Development Authority to decide the aforesaid representation
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of the petitioner dated 1.7.2026 expeditiously, preferably within a period
of 15 days from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order.
5. With the above direction, the writ petition is disposed of.
(Kunal Ravi Singh,J.) (Siddhartha Varma,J.)
September 16, 2026
Rakesh
Digitally signed by :-
RAKESH MEHTA
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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