Date of filing : 30-12-2009 Date of order : 12-05-2010 IN THE CONSUMER DISPUTES REDRESSAL FORUM, KASARAGOD C.C. 282/2009 Dated this, the 12th day of May 2010 PRESENT SRI.K.T.SIDHIQ : PRESIDENT SMT.P.RAMADEVI : MEMBER SMT.P.P.SHYMALADEVI : MEMBER K.M.Abdulla, S/o. Muhammad, R/at.Eriyal, Po.Kudlu, } Complainant Kasaragod Taluk. (In Person) Executive Engineer, K.W.A.P.H. Division, } Opposite party Kasaragod. (Adv. Madhavan Malankad, Kasaragod) O R D E R SRI.K.T.SIDHIQ, PRESIDENT The complaint is against the demand of arrears amount by opposite party towards the water supply charges. 2. According to the complainant he got the water supply connection in 1996 and it was disconnected in the year 2000 and opposite party has not taken any steps to recover the dues from him and no notice is also served upon him. Thereafter in the year 2007 received a letter from opposite party demanding Rs.4741/- that is alleged to be due towards the water charges. 3. Later he received a Revenue Recovery notice from the Tahsildar, Kasaragod demanding a sum of Rs.28,201/- being the arrears due to the opposite party towards the water supply charges. 4. On receipt of the Revenue Recovery notice complainant approached opposite party and enquired the exact amount due from him towards the water charges. But opposite party failed to give him any account. Hence the complaint seeking a direction to the opposite party to give details of the correct amount due from him. He also prays for compensation of Rs.5000/- for the deficiency in service on the side of the opposite party and Rs.5000/- for the mental agony and hardships he suffered. 5. Opposite party filed version. According to them from 2/96 onwards the complainant did not remit any amount towards water charges and arrears accumulated to Rs.4651/-. For settling the grievances of the petitioner the KWA conducted revenue adalath on 19-6-07. The complainant participated in the adalath and a decision was arrived in adalath. As per that the complainant has to remit Rs.3263/- after waving all penal charges. But the complainant had not paid the said amount. Now the complainant had to remit only that amount. 6. The complainant examined as PW1. He deposed that he is ready to remit Rs.3,263/- to opposite party. 7. In view of his statement we pass the following order. The complainant is directed to remit Rs.3,263/- to opposite party within 30 days from today. On receipt of the said amount opposite party shall drop all the recovery proceedings including revenue recovery proceedings for collection of water charge arrears against the complainant. Failing which opposite party can pursue their recovery proceedings pending against the complainant. There is no order as to costs. Sd/- Sd/- Sd/- MEMBER MEMBER PRESIDENT PW1.K.M. Abdulla Sd/- Sd/- Sd/- MEMBER MEMBER PRESIDENT Pj/ Forwarded by Order SENIOR SUPERINTENDENT
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