IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN WEDNESDAY, THE 11TH NOVEMBER 2009 / 20TH KARTHIKA 1931 WP(C).No. 30849 of 2009(A) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- KUMARI GEETHA.K., ASSISTANT FINANCE DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMNET SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADVS. MR.K.KARTHIKEYA PANICKER, SMT.DAYA K. PANICKER. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. THE DEPUTY SECRETARY, PUBLIC WORK (E) DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, P.W.D.BUILDING DIVISION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, WATER AUTHORITY OFFICE, PALAYAM SECTION, VELLAMBALAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. R2 & R3 BY ADV. SMT.AMBIKA DEVI, SC, KWA. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 11/11/2009,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: prv. P.N.RAVINDRAN,J. ---------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 30849 of 2009 -A ---------------------------------------- Dated 11th November, 2009 Judgment By Ext.P2 Government order dated 8.6.2007, the petitioner was allotted Government quarters. It appears that the previous occupant was liable to pay water charges to the Kerala Water Authority. The Executive Engineer of the Public Works Department to which the Government quarters belongs thereupon sent Ext.P4 letter to the District Collector, Alappuzha to take steps to recover the sum of Rs.1,650/- being the arrears of water charges from the previous occupant of the quarters namely, Sri.C.P.Chandrakaladharan Nair. This writ petition is filed apprehending that the petitioner will be proceeded against for recovery of the said amount. 2. Smt.Ambika Devi, the learned standing counsel for the Kerala Water Authority submits on instructions from the third respondent that there is no proposal to recover the past arrears payable by the former occupant and that petitioner's liability is confined to payment of water charges from the date she commenced occupation. W.P.(C) No.30849/2009 2 In the light of the said submission, the petitioner cannot have any apprehension that she will be proceeded against for recovery of the past arrears. The writ petition is accordingly closed recording the submission made by the learned standing counsel appearing for the Kerala Water Authority that arrears payable by the former occupant for the Government quarters now occupied by the petitioner will not be recovered from her. P.N.RAVINDRAN Judge vaa