IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN TUESDAY, THE 10TH JUNE 2008 / 20TH JYAISHTA 1930 WP(C).No. 17192 of 2008(V) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ---------------- THE KERALA WATER AUTHORITY, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR JALA BAHVAN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.J.KRISHNA KUMAR, SC, KWA RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. P.O.DEVASSY, S/O,. OUSEPH, PAYAPPAN VEETTIL, CHATTIKULAM, KODISSERY VILLAGE MUKUNDAPURAM, TRICHUR DISTRICT. 2. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, SECRETARIATE THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, KERALA STATE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. I.V. PRAMOD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 10/06/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------------ W.P.(C)No.17192 OF 2008 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 10th day of June, 2008 JUDGMENT The petitioner is the Kerala Water Authority. They are challenging Ext.P7 order of the Kerala State Human Rights Commission. The order was passed on 2.6.2007. The petitioner has filed this writ petition more than a year after on 9.6.2007. Absolutely no explanation whatsoever has even been offered in the writ petition for the undue delay of one year. Therefore, I am not inclined to entertain the challenge against Ext.P7 on the ground of delay and laches. There is another aspect also. The Human Rights Commission has directed payment of Rs.1 lakh to an employee of the Water Authority who has risked his life to save the establishment. That order is under challenge before me. I am at a loss to understand why when the Government is paying compassionate amounts to very many others who are victims of accidents cannot pay Rs.1 lakh to a person, who has risked his W.P.(c)No.17192/08 2 life for saving the establishment, whereby the Water Authority has saved crores of rupees. In any event, since the challenge is hopelessly belated without any explanation for the delay, I am not inclined to entertain this writ petition and accordingly the same is dismissed. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE Acd W.P.(c)No.17192/08 3