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“Such submission of the learned advocate for the municipality has shocked the conscience of the Court,” the Justice Shampa Sarkar of the Calcutta High Court observed when intimated of the fact that private houses beyond 60 feet from the main water connection in Chakdaha Municipality do not have water connection.

The petitioner, one Arun Kumar Roy alleged that despite applying for water connection upon payment of requisite fees to the Chakdaha Municipality, such water connection had not been provided.

Advocate appearing for Chakdaha Municipality contended that the municipality does not have adequate infrastructure to supply water for domestic use to the private houses beyond 60 feet from the main water connection of the municipality.

To this the Court observed that “such submission of the learned advocate for the municipality has shocked the conscience of the Court to the extent that the Court feels that the intervention of the State Government in such a situation would be necessary as right to water is a sine quo non to right to live.”

Stating that the concerned authorities ought to tale the matter seriously the court observed that “at this stage of a developing economy or a developing country, people in the locality under a municipality is not expected to go without water supply.”

Tha matter listed on January 10, 2022, when the when a shall file a report before this Court.

Cause Title: Arun Kumar Roy & Anr. Vs. The State of West Bengal & Ors.