JUDGMENT

A.B. Pal, President - The appellant filed a complaint against the Agartala Municipal Council before the District Forum, West Tripura, Agartala alleging that in 2010, five days in July, one day in August and two days in September, the Municipality did not supply drinking water to his house and other houses of the locality. As he has been paying water tax, it is the obligation of the Municipality to supply adequate drinking water. The obligation having not discharged, there occasioned deficiency in service. His prayer was for a direction to the Municipality for regular supply of water, pay compensation of Rs. 1,00,000 for non-supply of water and cost of Rs. 20,000.

2. The Municipality filed a written statement contending inter alia that the allegation is false. There was regular water supply to the said locality on those days which is evident from the fact that no other consumer of that locality did make for any such grievance.

3. The appellant examined himself only. No witness from the locality has been examined to support his allegation that there was no water supply on those days in the month of July, August and September 2010. The municipality also examined its Executive Of