IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH MONDAY, THE 1ST SEPTEMBER 2008 / 10TH BHADRA 1930 WP(C).No. 28553 of 2004(Y) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- A.C.LEKSHMANAN, LEKSHMANA DALE, PUTHENCHANTHA, VARKALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DIST. BY ADV. SRI.SHABU SREEDHARAN ADV. SRI. P.A. NOOR MUHAMMED RESPONDENTS: ---------------------- 1. KERALA WATER AUTHORITY, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, JALABHAVAN, VELLAYAMBALAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, KERALA WATER AUTHORITY, ATTINGAL. 3. THE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, WATER SUPPLY SECTION-1, KERALA WATER AUTHORITY, VARKALA. 4. THE ASSISTANT ENGINEER, WATER WORKS SUB DIVISION, KERALA WATER AUTHORITY, VARKALA. BY ADV. SRI.BABU VARGHESE, SC, KWA FOR R1TO4 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 01/09/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 28553 of 2004(Y) -2- APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1 - TRUE COPY OF THE RECEIPT BEARING NO. 438259 DATED 6.11.2001 FOR RS. 498/- ISSUED BY THE KERALA WATER AUTHORITY TO THE PETITIONER. EXT.P2 - TRUE COPY OF THE RECEIPT BEARING NO. 243178 DATED 17.6.2002 FOR RS. 326/- ISSUED BY THE KERALA WATER AUTHORITY TO THE PETITIONER. EXT.P3 - TRUE COPY OF THE BILL BEARING NO. 3051 DATED 30.6.2004 FOR RS.27605/- ISSUED BY THE ASSISTANT ENGINEER, KERALA WATER AUTHORITY, VARKALA SECTION TO THE PETITIONER. EXT.P4 - TRUE COPY OF THE COMPLAINT DATED 22.7.2004 MADE BY THE PETITIONER TO THE 3RD RESPONDENT. EXT.P5 - TRUE COPY OF THE COMPLAINT DATED 10.09.2004 MADE BY THE PETITIONER TO THE 2ND RESPONDENT. EXT.P6 - TRUE COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE NO. 8081/01 DATED 7.7.2001 ISSUED BY THE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, KERALA WATER AUTHORITY (CENTRAL SUB DIVISION) THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. TRUE COPY/ PA TO JUDGE rhs KURIAN JOSEPH, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.28553 OF 2004 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 1st day of September, 2008. J U D G M E N T Petitioner approached this Court aggrieved by Exhibit P3 bill in the matter of arrears of water charges. There is already an interim order dated 01.10.2004 to restore the water supply on depositing Rs.10,000/-. It is seen that the petitioner had submitted Exhibits P4 and P5 complaints before the respondents. 2. There will be a direction to the second respondent to look into Exhibit P5, with notice to the petitioner, and pass appropriate orders thereon in accordance with law within a period of four months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. It will be open to the petitioner to file a supplementary representation. Interim order passed by this Court will continue till such time making it also clear that the fate of the steps taken by the petitioner pursuant to the interim order dated 01.10.2004 will depend on the order thus passed by the second respondent. This writ petition is disposed of as above. KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE. smp KURIAN JOSEPH, J. W.P.(C) No. 28553 OF 2004 J U D G M E N T 01.09.2008