IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH WEDNESDAY, THE 31ST OCTOBER 2007 / 9TH KARTHIKA 1929 WP(C).No. 1897 of 2006(A) --------------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- RITA GEORGE, 40/5225 (5505), VIMALA STUDIO, M.G. ROAD, ERNAKULAM, KOCHI - 682 035. BY ADV. SRI. A.X. VARGHESE RESPONDENTS: ------------------ 1. THE SECRETARY, KERALA STATE WATER AUTHORITY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. CHIEF ENGINEER, KERALA WATER AUTHORITY, JALA BHAVAN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, KERALA WATER AUTHORITY, PALLIMUKKU, KOCHI. BY ADV. SRI. M. DINESH, SC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 31/10/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 1897/2006(A) A P P E N D I X PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT. P1 : COPY OF THE LETTER ISSUED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT, FORWARDING THE APPLICATION SUMITTED BY THE PETITIONER, TO THE ASST. ENGINEER, WATER WORKS DIVISION NO. II, FOR GIVING CONNECTION DATED 05.03.1992. EXT. P2 : COPY OF THE BILL ISSUED TO THE PETITIONER DATED 08.10.2002. EXT. P3 : COPY OF THE LETTER SEND BY THE PETITIONER TO THE 3RD RESPONDENT DATED 19.11.2002. EXT. P4 : COPY OF THE BILL DATED 02.01.2006. EXT. P5 : COPY OF THE OBJECTION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER DATED 12.01.2006. // True Copy // P.A. to Judge. smp KURIAN JOSEPH, J. --------------------------------------- W.P. (C). NO. 1897 OF 2006 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 31st day of October, 2007. J U D G M E N T This writ petition is filed with the following prayers: i) Call for the issuance of Exhibit P2 and Exhibit P4 bills and to issue a Writ of Certiorari to quash the same. ii) Issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents to remove the installations fixed in the office of the petitioner and to disconnect the water supply connection sanctioned in 1992. 2. The petitioner has taken up the matter by way of objections before the third respondent as Exhibits P3 and P5. Learned standing counsel submits that it is open to the petitioner to file an appeal. Exhibits P3 and P5 shall be treated as appeals. It will be open to the petitioner to file a supplementary representation also before the appellate authority. There will be a direction to the appellate authority to dispose of Exhibits P3 and P5 and supplementary representation if any filed by the petitioner within a period of one month from today, with notice to W.P. (C).1897/06 2 the petitioner by a speaking order. This shall be done within a period of another three months. Interim order passed by this Court dated 20.01.2006 will continue till orders are passed and communicated to the petitioner. This writ petition is disposed of as above. KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE. smp