IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 19TH JANUARY 2011 / 29TH POUSHA 1932 WP(C).No. 30843 of 2004(V) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------- RAMESH BABU, 50/391A, PALACE ROAD, EDAPPALLY, KOCHI - 24. BY ADV. SRI.B.JAYASURYA RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. THE KERALA WATER AUHTORITY, REP BY ITS SECRETARY, WATER CAMPUS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-33. 2. THE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, KERALA WATER AUTHORITY, KALOOR, KOCHI-17. 3. THE VIGILANCE AND ANIT-CORRUPTION BUREAU, REP.BY ITS DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF VIGILANCE AND ANTI-CORRUPTION BUREAU, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. R1& R2 BY ADV. SRI.M.V.MATHAI MUTHIRENTHY, SC, KWA R1 & R2 BY ADV. SRI.BABU VARGHESE, SC, KWA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 19/01/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C) NO.30843/2004 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS P1:- COPY OF THE PROVISIONAL INVOICE CARD ISSUED BY THE IST RESPONDENT TO THE PETITIONER. P1(a):- COPY OF THE PAYMENT SCHEDULE FOR REMITTANCE OF WATER CHARGES CONSUMED BY THE PETITIONER FOR THE PERIOD JANUARY, 2001 TO MARCH, 2004. P2:- COPY OF THE DEMAND NOTICE ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT DTD. 12.11.2003. P3:- COPY OF THE COMPLAINT DTD. 31.12.2003 SUBMITED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT. P4:- COPY OF THE DEMAND NOTICE DTD. 10.8.2004 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT. P5:- COPY OF THE REMINDER DTD. 20.8.2004 SENT BY THE PETITIONER TO THE 2ND RESPONDENT. P6:- COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE IST RESPONDENT DTD. 30.8.2004 . P7:- COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 3RD RESPONDENT DTD. 16.9.2004. TRUE COPY P.S. TO JUDGE tss T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No.30843 of 2004-V - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 19th day of January, 2011. JUDGMENT The petitioner is a consumer having Consumer No.50/2428 under the domestic category issued by the Kerala Water Authority. It is the case of the petitioner that the bills were being paid in time. The challenge is against Ext.P2 demand notice for an amount of Rs.14,535/-. According to the petitioner, the same is not correct and actually no such amount is due. 2. In the counter affidavit filed by the Water Authority, it is pointed out that the consumer number given to the premises, viz. H. No.50/391-A, is K-50/2016/N and it is a non domestic connection. There was another connection in the name of the petitioner in premises No.50/683-D bearing Consumer No.K-50/2428/D which was given on 12.2.2001. The demand notice is issued in respect of Consumer No.K-50/2106/N and no remittance was made till 7.11.2004. In the light of the above, the contentions raised by the petitioner that the amounts have already been paid, cannot be said to be correct. 3. In the interim order dated 1.11.2004, there was a direction to the petitioner to pay a sum of Rs.5,000/- within one month. If the said amount 30843/2004 2 has been paid, the balance amount has to be paid within one month from today. If no amount amount was paid pursuant to the interim order, then the entire amount will have to be paid within the above period. The writ petition is dismissed. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) kav/