1 2026:CGHC:17793 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPC No. 2140 of 2021 1 - Smt. Lalita Kori W/o Sh. Ashok Kumar Kori Aged About 51 Years R/o Lig 81 Dindayal Awas Bahatarai Bilaspur Chhattisgarh., District : Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - Commissioner, Chhattisgarh State Housing Board Naya Raipur Atal Nagar Raipur Chhattisgarh., District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 2 - Deputy Commissioner Chhattisgarh State Housing Board , Circle Bilaspur , Abhilasha Parisar Tifra Bilaspur District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh., District : Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. 3 - Executive Engineer Chhattisgarh State Housing Board , Bilaspur Chhattisgarh., District : Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. 4 - Assistant Engineer Chhattisgarh State Housing Board , Bilaspur Chhattisgarh., District : Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Kishan Lal Sahu, Advocate. For Respondent(s) : None. RAGHVENDRA JAT Digitally signed by RAGHVENDRA JAT 2 Hon’ble Mr. Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad Order on Board 20/04/2026 1. By way of this petition, the petitioner has prayed for following reliefs:- “A That this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to issue an appropriate writ/order/direction thereby direct to the respondent to decide the representation dated 28/12/2020 (Annexure P/1). B. Any other relief which this Hon'ble Court deems fit and proper may be passed.” 2. Brief facts of the case, is that, the petitioner is the lawful owner and is in peaceful possession of House No. LIG-81, Dindayal Awas, Bahatarai, Bilaspur (C.G.), where she resides along with her family members, that the respondent authorities issued a notice dated 24.12.2020 in the name of the petitioner demanding payment of water tax amounting to Rs. 5,470/- within a period of three days, failing which the water supply was liable to be disconnected, with a further stipulation that restoration of the water connection would be subject to payment of the outstanding dues along with an additional charge of Rs. 2,000/- that the petitioner promptly submitted a representation dated 28.12.2020 before the concerned authorities raising her grievances, however, the same has not been considered or decided till date; that despite the pendency of the said representation, the respondent 3 authorities issued further notices dated 19.02.2021 and 04.03.2021 demanding payment of Rs. 5,850/- towards water tax for the period from September 2019 to January 2021, thereby compelling the petitioner to make payment without adjudication of her representation and that the aforesaid notices are wholly arbitrary, illegal and contrary to the provisions of the applicable law, being in clear violation of the principles of natural justice, thereby necessitating the filing of the present petition. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that owing to an excessive and arbitrary hike in water charges, the petitioner was constrained to withhold payment of the said charges for the period from January 2020 to November 2020. It is further submitted that the petitioner’s property, which was earlier situated within the jurisdiction of Lingiyadih, now falls under the jurisdiction of the Municipal Corporation, Bilaspur, and in light of this change in administrative control and the grievance regarding the enhanced charges, it would be just and appropriate to permit the petitioner to submit a detailed representation before the concerned respondent authorities for consideration and redressal in accordance with law. 4. None for the respondents. 5. I have heard learned counsel for the petitioner and perused the material available on record. 6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, and in particular the grievance of the petitioner regarding the acute and substantial hike in water charges, the petitioner is hereby directed 4 to submit a detailed representation before the concerned respondent authorities for appropriate consideration of the said grievance and upon receipt of such representation, the concerned respondent authorities are directed to examine and decide the same strictly in accordance with law by passing a reasoned and speaking order within a period of 45 days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 7. With this observation and direction, the writ petition is disposed of. Sd/- (Amitendra Kishore Prasad) Judge Raghu Jat