IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 18TH JANUARY 2008 / 28TH POUSHA 1929 OP.No. 17104 of 2002(J) --------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- REMANI GOPALAN, PROPRIETRIX, INDIA PRINTERS, SWAMY CHINMAYANANDA ROAD, COCHIN - 682 016. BY ADV. SRI.C.A.MAJEED SRI.K.M.ABDUL LATHEEF RESPONDENTS: ----------------------- 1. KERALA WATER AUTHORITY, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, KERALA WATER AUTHORITY, ERNAKULAM. 3. THE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, KERALA WATER AUTHORITY, WATER WORKS SUB DIVISION, PALLIMUKKU, KOCHI-682 016. BY ADV. SRI.BABU VARGHESE, SC, KWA SRI.M.DINESH, SC, KWA THIS ORIGINAL PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 18/01/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: OP. NO.17104/2002 ORDER ON CMP. NO.29104/2002 IN OP. NO.17104/2002 DISMISSED 18.01.2008 SD/- T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE APPENDIX PETITIONERS EXHIBITS EXT.P1:- COPY OF THE CONSUMER'S METER CARD. EXT.P2:- COPY OF THE REQUEST DT. 10.1.02 TO THE 3RD RESPONDENT. EXT.P3:- COPY OF THE PROVISIONAL INVOICE CARD ISSUED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT EXT.P4:- COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER DT. 29.1.02. EXTP5:- COPY OF THE BILL DT. 20.2.02 ISSUED TO THE PETITIONER. EXT.P6:- COPY OF THE BILL DT. 28.2.02 RECEIVED BY THE PETITIONER. EXT.P7:- COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DT. 18.3.2002 TO THE 3RD RESPONDENT. /TRUE COPY/ P.S. TO JUDGE tss T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - O.P.NO.17104 of 2002-J - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 18th day of January, 2008. JUDGMENT The petitioner is the proprietrix of India Printers, which is a printing press registered under Vanitha Small Scale Industry having SSI permanent registration. They employ only 3 persons out of which, two are women. The petitioner is a consumer under the third respondent with consumer No.40/3058/ND. It is averred in the writ petition that approximately 250 litres of water alone was being used by the petitioner bi-monthly. A meter card is also kept for taking meter reading in the premises. 2. The writ petition is filed challenging Exts.P3, P5 and P6 whereby arrears of water charges have been claimed from the petitioner. The petitioner disputes the correctness of the same. Even though the petitioner has approached the competent authority with a representation seeking to revise the bills in question, nothing was done and steps were taken to disconnect the water connection. It is at that stage, this original petition was filed. 3. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for the respondents. In the light of the disputes raised in this OP 17104/2002 -2- original petition, I feel that the petitioner can be relegated to the remedy of approaching the second respondent who is a competent authority, to decide the same. The second respondent will take on file Ext.P7 and take a decision in accordance with law, on its merits, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. If the petitioner wishes to file a fresh representation in the matter, she will be free to do the same within one month from today. The original petition is disposed of as above. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) kav/ OP 17104/2002 -3- T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - O.P. No.17104 of 2002-J - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - JUDGMENT 18thJanuary, 2008.