IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN FRIDAY, THE 9TH FEBRUARY 2007 / 20TH MAGHA 1928 WP(C).No. 4331 of 2007(N) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ BENHUR JOSEPH MANAYANI, AGED 29, S/O.JOSEPH M.MANAYANI, ADVOCATE, MONASTRY ROAD, COCHIN-11. BY ADV. SRI.JOHNSON MANAYANI RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. KOCHI REFINERIES LTD., MARADU, KUNDANNUR, REP.BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR. 2. THE GENERAL MANAGER (PIPE LINE INSTALLATIONS) KOCHI REFINERIES LTD., MARADU, KUNDANNUR. 3. THE PROJECT MANAGER, SPM/KRL, (PIPE INSTALLATIONS) KUNDANNUR, MARADU. 4. THE KERALA WATER AUTHORITY, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 5. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, KERALA WATER AUTHORITY, OLD THEVARA ROAD, ERNAKULAM. 6. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, COLLECTORATE, ERNAKULAM. 7. UNION OF INDIA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, PETROLEUM, CENTRAL SECRETARIAT, NEW DELHI. R1, R2, R3 BY ADV.SRI.A.M.SHAFEEQ, S.C. R4, R5 BY ADV.SRI.M.DINESH, S.C. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 09/02/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, J ------------------------------------------- W.P(C).No.4331 OF 2007 ------------------------------------------- Dated this the 9th day of February, 2007 JUDGMENT Sri.Rajasekharan, Executive Engineer, Kerala Water Authority, Ernakulam is present in person along with standing counsel for the Water Authority. The Executive Engineer states that Indian Oil Corporation has been planting parallel alternate lines for supply of drinking water by the Water Authority and that the Water Authority is immediately giving connections from that line to all the consumers in the area in question, who would be affected by the drudge and work of IOC for the purpose of laying its pipe lines. This is recorded and it is directed that the Water Authority will ensure that there is no complaint of any lack of supply of drinking water to the consumers in the locality on any count referable to the inaction of the Water Authority to give connection from the new pipe lines laid by the IOC. The writ petition is disposed of as above. THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN Judge kkb.