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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION VS. S.K.GUPTA
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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
+ W.P.(C) 17/2026, CM. APPL.33/2026
VARUN KUMAR .....Petitioner
Through: Mr. Dharma Datta Verma, Adv.
versus
PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER DDA
AND ANR. .....Respondents
Through: None.
CORAM:
HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PURUSHAINDRA KUMAR KAURAV
O R D E R
% 05.01.2026
1. The grievance of the petitioner pertains to the non-furnishing of documents on the basis of which minimum water charges have been fixed for vacant or unused flats, while normal charges have been levied for flats
where water is being supplied.
2. The point no.1 of the application dated 07.12.2023 is extracted as
under:
“1. Please provide the certified copy of document/order under which minimum charge of water for the flat which is vacant/unused has been fixed and Normal charges for the flats where water is being used by the resident has been prescribed/ fixed, for the area of DA Block, Shalimar Bagh, Delhi-110088 w.r.t. mail dated 22.5.2023 received from Sh.Pardeep
Kumar Malhotra EE/MD-3 ( Copy enclosed).”
3. It appears that having not received the response from the Public Information Officer, the petitioner filed first appeal dated 27.01.2024 before
the first Appellate Authority i.e. the Superintend
The main legal point established in the judgment is the unfairness of demanding arrears of water charges based on a resolution not acted upon, considering the executed contract and concluded transact....
Unfairness of demanding arrears based on retrospective reassessment of water charges when a concluded contract and benefit passed on to consumers.
The court emphasized the principle of fairness in contractual agreements and the importance of upholding executed contracts.
The court emphasized the importance of fairness and adherence to the principles of natural justice in contractual disputes, and held that it would be unfair to demand arrears of charges based on a re....
The primary liability for water charges rests with the actual occupier, not the landlord, emphasizing the distinction between water charges and water taxes.
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