Water tax
Baiju Mehta
(Querist) 16 June 2014
This query is : Resolved
I am from Vadodara, Gujarat, I have my business office in Commercial Complex, 9th story building, Many shops and Offices. Municipal corporation has provide One single Half inch (1/2") water connection pipeline to building.(Not to all offices and Shops) This complex is manage them self water requirement from their own bore.
Recently, received House tax bill, where they are charging water Tax charge (Rs.1371/- for 22.Sq.Meter) Please note that Municipal Corp. has not provide water connection to me as well all other shops and offices.By raising water bill Corporation is collection about Rs.2.Lakhs approx. from this complex without providing water connection.
I want to know from all expert lawyers that is this legal ? Should I liable to pay water Tax ?
T. Kalaiselvan, Advocate
(Expert) 19 June 2014
If you find that the water tax/charges are illegal, you may ask the authorities about it to clarify that how could they tax you with water tax once they have not provided you with water connection at all, if their reply is unsatisfactory, contact a lawyer and issue them with a legal notice demanding them to withdraw the illegal tax charges bill levied on you. Please ensure that if the tax is including the sewerage charges, in that case you may have to pay.
