IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC FRIDAY, THE 3RD APRIL 2009 / 13TH CHAITHRA 1931 WP(C).No. 11034 of 2009(Y) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- K.J.JOSEMON, KIZHAKKEDASSERIL, 61/983, MELANGATH LANE, KALOOR, KOCHI - 681 017. BY ADV. SRI.MATHEW SKARIA RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. KERALA WATER AUTHORITY, REPRESENTED BY ASST.EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, KALOOR, KOCHI - 682 017. 2. THE ASST ENGINEER, KERALA WATER AUTHORITY, KALOOR SECTION NO.1, KALOOR, KOCHI - 682 017. 3. M/S.HEALING TOUCH AYURVEDA NURSING HOME, REP. BY DR.VENUGOPALAN, VELAYUDHA PHARMACY, NEAR PADMA THEATRE, KOCHI - 682 035. 4. DR.VENUGOPALAN, S/O.SRI.VELAYUDHAN, PARTNER, M/S.HEALING TOUCH AYURVEDA NURSING HOME, KRISHNA KRIPA, P.J.ANTONY GROUND ROAD, PACHALAM, KOCHI - 682 012. 5. SRI.P.B.KABEER, S/O.SRI.C.K.BAVA, PARTNER, M/S.HEALING TOUCH AYURVEDA NURSING HOME, PARAKKATTU HOUSE, NEAR PADMA THEATRE, KOCHI - 682 035. MR.M.DINESH, SC FOR THE KWA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 03/04/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ------------------------- W.P.(C.) No.11034 of 2009 --------------------------------- Dated, this the 3rd day of April, 2009 J U D G M E N T The petitioner's grievance is regarding Exts.P3 & P5 invoices issued by the Water Authority demanding water charges. Aggrieved by this, the petitioner says that he has filed Ext.P4 seeking to regularise the consumption and adjust the payments already made. 2. As rightly pointed out by the learned standing counsel for the respondents, once invoice is issued, if a consumer is aggrieved by the same, the remedy available to him is to file appeal before the Executive Engineer as provided under Section 17D of the Water Supply Regulations framed by the respondents. 3. Taking note of this, the writ petition is disposed of directing that it will be open to the petitioner to pursue the matter by filing an appeal before the Executive Engineer of the 1st respondent, in which event, the same will be considered and orders passed. This writ petition is disposed of as above. (ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE) jg