(1)- The Jal Sansthan may cut off the water supply from any premises -
(a) if any tax, fee, rental, cost of water or any charge or other sum due under this Act, is not paid within a period of fifteen days after service of a bill for the same; or
(b) if after the receipt of a written notice from the Jal Sansthan requiring him to refrain from so doing, the consumer continues to use the water or to permit the same to be used in contravention of the provisions of this Act or any rule or regulations or bye-laws made thereunder;
(c) if the consumer damages or causes to be damaged the water meter or any connection pipe or ferrule; or
(d) if the consumer refuses to admit any officer or servant of a Jal Sansthan duly authorised in this behalf into the premises which he proposes to enter for the purpose of executing any work or placing or removing any apparatus or of making any examination or enquiry in connection with the water supply or prevents any such officer or servant from executing any work or placing or removing any apparatus or making such examination or enquiry; or
(e) if the service pipe or any tap or other fitting or work connected therewith is found on examination by an officer or servant of the Jal Sansthan duly authorised in this behalf to be out of repair to such an extent as to cause wastage or contamination of water and immediate prevention thereof is necessary; or
(f) if the consumer causes or allows to be caused the service pipe on any tap or other fitting or work connected therewith to be placed removed, repaired or otherwise interfered with, in contravention of the provisions of this Act or of the rules or regulation or bye-laws made thereunder; or
(g) if by reason of leakage in the service pipe or any tap or other fitting or work, damage is caused to a public street and immediate prevention thereof is necessary;
[(h) if the consumer does not allow the Jal Sansthan to install meter on his water connection or refuses to deposit security for the supply of meter.]
(2)- No action taken under or in pursuance of this section shall relieve a person from any penalty or liability which he may otherwise have incurred.
(3)- The Jal Sansthan may reconnect the supply of water disconnected under subsection (1) on payment of such charges and on such terms and conditions as may be provided by bye-laws.