IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN WEDNESDAY, THE 11TH AUGUST 2010 / 20TH SRAVANA 1932 WP(C).No. 23994 of 2010(Y) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- R.VIKRAMAN, AGED 68 YEARS, S/O. P.K.RAGHAVAN, BUILDING NO.18/1555, BELL FOODS THOPPUMPADY, KOCHI. BY ADV. SRI.ALIAS M.CHERIAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- KERALA WATER AUTHORITY, REPRESENTED BY THE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, SECTION 1&2 WW SUB DIVISION KARUVELIPADY, KOCHI. ADV.M.DINESH, SC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 11/08/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ================== W.P.(C).No.23994 of 2010 ================== Dated this the 11th day of August, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is a defaulter in payment of water charges to the Water Authority. The petitioner seeks facility to pay the amounts in instalments. 2. I have heard the learned standing counsel appearing for the Water Authority also. 3. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I direct the respondent to permit the petitioner to pay the outstanding amounts due in ten equal monthly instalments starting from 2.9.2010. Every subsequent instalment shall be paid on the first working day of every succeeding month. If the petitioner pays the instalments on the due dates without default, coercive proceedings for recovery of the amounts shall be kept in abeyance. However, if the petitioner commits default in payment of any one instalment, it would be open to the respondent to recover the entire amounts in a lump sum by resorting to appropriate legal means. On payment of the first instalment, the water connection shall be restored to the petitioner, even if it is before 2.9.2010. The writ petition is disposed of as above. Sd/- sdk+ S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge 2