REPORTABLE

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

CIVIL APPEAL NO. 7780 OF 2011

[Arising out of SLP (C) No. 7443 of 2010]

PepsiCo India Holding Pvt. Ltd. …. Appellant

Versus

State of Maharashtra & Ors. …. Respondents

JUDGMENT

Dr. MUKUNDAKAM SHARMA, J.

1. Leave granted.

2. The appeal is directed against the judgment and order dated

04.11.2009 passed by the High Court of Judicature at Bombay

in Writ Petition No. 5834 of 2005. The said Writ Petition was

filed by the appellant herein questioning the levy of increased

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water charges on ground that it cannot be given retrospective

effect by the respondent herein.

3. The facts leading to the filing of the present appeal are that

the appellant - PepsiCo India Holdings Pvt. Ltd. is incorporated

in India under the Companies Act, 1956 for manufacturing and

distributing carbonated soft drinks, bottled drinking water and

other food products. Appellant stated that it is one of the

leading manufacturers of Carbonated Soft Drinks and bottled

drinking water in the entire State of Maharashtra