Travancore Devaswom Board v. State Of Kerala

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

PRESENT:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN & THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN THURSDAY, THE 8TH DAY OF OCTOBER 2015/16TH ASWINA, 1937 -------------------------------- PETITIONER:

------------- TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, DEVASWOM BOARD OFFICE NANTHANCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 003.

BY ADV.SRI.M.V.S.NAMBOOTHIRI, SC, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD RESPONDENTS:

----------------- 1.STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT IRRIGATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 695 001.

2.THE CHAIRMAN KERALA WATER AUTHORITY, JALABHAVAN THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 695 001.

3. THE CHIEF ENGINEER OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ENGINEER, KERALA WATER AUTHORITY JALABHAVAN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 695 001.

4. THE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER KERALA WATER AUTHORITY, KURIYATTIL SUB DIVISION THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 695 001.

5. THE DEPUTY TAHSILDAR REVENUE RECOVERY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 695 001. R2-R4 BY ADV. SRI.JOSEPH JOHN, SC, KERALA WATER AUTHORITY BY SENIOR GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.A.RENJITH.

THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 08-102015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

---------------------------- APPENDIX PETITIONER(S)' EXHIBITS ---------------------------- P1TRUE COPY OF THE PROVISIONAL INVOICE CARD ISSUED TO THE PETITIONER.

P2TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION DATED 24.12.2002 ISSUED BY THE SUB GROUP OFFICER TO THE WATER AUTHORITY.

P3TRUE COPY OF THE BILL DATED 30.11.2002 ISSUED BY THE WATER AUTHORITY.

P4TRUE COPY OF THE OBJECTION FILED BY THE SUB GROUP OFFICER, MITHRANANDAPURAM SUB GROUP TO THE ASSISTANT ENGINEER, KERALA WATER AUTHORITY, KURIYATTIL SUB DIVISION.

P5- TRUE COPY OF THE BILL DATED 12.1.2006 ISSUED BY THE WATER AUTHORITY. P6- TRUE COPY OF THE BILL DATED 4.3.2006 ISSUED BY THE WATER AUTHORITY. P7- TRUE COPY OF THE BILL DATED 12.7.2006 ISSUED BY THE WATER AUTHORITY. P8- TRUE COPY OF THE BILL DATED 15.9.2006 ISSUED BY THE WATER AUTHORITY. P9- TRUE COPY OF THE BILL DATED 1.1.2007 ISSUED BY THE WATER AUTHORITY. P10- TRUE COPY OF THE BILL DATED 12.3.2007 ISSUED BY THE WATER AUTHORITY. P11- TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION FILED BY THE SUB GROUP OFFICER, MITHRANANDAPURAM SUB GROUP TO THE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, KERALA WATER AUTHORITY, KURIYATTIL SUB DIVISION. P12- TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION FILED BY THE SUB GROUP OFFICER, MITHRANANDAPURAM SUB GROUP TO THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, KERALA WATER AUTHORITY, VELLAYAMBALAM.

P13- TRUE COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION DATED 2.6.2007 ISSUED BY THE WATER AUTHORITY TO THE PETITIONER.

P14- TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER DATED 6.12.2007 ISSUED BY THE ACCOUNTS OFFICER, KERALA WATER AUTHORITY.

P15- TRUE COPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS NO.KWA/CE(SR)/F3 DATED 12/2007 ISSUED BY THE CHIEF ENGINEER, KERALA WATER AUTHORITY. P16- TRUE COPY OF THE NOTICE DATED 25.11.2013 ISSUED BY THE 4TH RESPONDENT.

P17- TRUE COPY OF THE NOTICE UNDER SEC.24 ISSUED BY THE 4TH RESPONDENT.

P18- TRUE COPY OF THE COMPLAINT DATED 5.8.13 FILED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE PERMANENT LOK ADALATH.

P19- TRUE COPY OF THE STAY ORDER ISSUED BY THE PERMANENT LOK ADALATH. P20- TRUE COPY OF THE STATEMENT SUBMITTED BY THE WATER AUTHORITY BEFORE THE PERMANENT LOK ADALATH.

P21- TRUE COPY OF THE CONSUMER DETAILS SUBMITTED BY THE WATER AUTHORITY BEFORE THE PERMANENT LOK ADALATH.

P22- TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER DATED 19.11.2013 ISSUED BY THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, HEALTH DIVISION, TRIVANDRUM TO THE PETITIONER. RESPONDENT(S)' EXHIBITS: NIL ------------------------------- TRUE COPY P.A.TO JUDGE

THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN & ANU SIVARAMAN, JJ.

= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = W.P.(C).No.16982 of 2014 = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Dated this the 8th day of October, 2015

JUDGMENT

Thottathil B.Radhakrishnan, J.

Memo dated 30th September, 2015 recorded. The writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn.

Thottathil B. Radhakrishnan, Judge Anu Sivaraman, Judge sj

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