IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN FRIDAY, THE 4TH JUNE 2010 / 14TH JYAISTHA 1932 WP(C).No. 17395 of 2010(Y) ----------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------- NATURE LIFE HOSPITAL, CHAMBAKKARA, VYTTILA, COCHIN REPRESENTED BY ITS DIRECTOR SMT. MARY SHINE. BY SRI.N.N.SUGUNAPALAN, SENIOR ADVOCATE, BY ADVS.SRI.S.SUJIN, SMT.NITA.N.S. RESPONDENT(S): ---------------------------- 1. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, KERALA WATER AUTHORITY, ERNAKULAM ,COCHIN. 2. THE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, KERALA WATER AUTHORITY, ERNAKULAM COCHIN. 3. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR KERALA WATER AUTHORITY, JALA BHAVAN THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. R1 TO R3 BY ADV.SRI. M.DINESH, SC, KWA. R4 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.P.NARAYANAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04/06/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss S. SIRI JAGAN, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C)No.17395 of 2010 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 4th day of June, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is a hospital, offering treatment to diseases under naturopathy. They have a water connection. They allege that, the water bills are exorbitant beyond all proportions and has no relation to the actual water used in the hospital. Petitioner has filed Ext.P11 appeal before the 1st respondent challenging the bills. The petitioner seeks a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P11 as expeditiously as possible. 2. The learned standing counsel for the water authority submits that, Ext.P11 has not been received in the office of the Executive Engineer. He also submits that, even if this court is inclined to consider the appeal filed by the petitioner, petitioner may be directed to deposit substantial portion of the bill. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that, earlier when he approached this court, he had W.P.(C)No.17395 of 2010 -2- already paid ¼th of the amount demanded. 3. Having heard both sides, I dispose of this writ petition with the following directions: The petitioner shall file another appeal before the 1st respondent within two weeks. The 1st respondent shall consider and pass appropriate orders thereon in accordance with law as expeditiously as possible, at any rate within a period of one month from the date of receipt of the appeal. Till final orders are so passed, the petitioner shall remit ¼th of the amount demanded by Ext.P9 as a condition for considering the appeal. On such payment, there will be a stay of disconnection also. S. SIRI JAGAN JUDGE shg/