High Court of KeralaWP(C)/34560/2015disposed of

Kent Glass House Residents Association v. Assistant Executive Engineer

2015-11-24Honourable Mr. Justice A.Muhamed Mustaque4 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

PRESENT:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.MUHAMED MUSTAQUE TUESDAY, THE 24TH DAY OF NOVEMBER 2015/3RD AGRAHAYANA, 1937 WP(C).No. 34560 of 2015 (T) ---------------------------- PETITIONER :

-------------------------- KENT GLASS HOUSE RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION, KENT GLASS HOUSE, KANIYAMPUZHA ROAD, VYTTILA, KOCHI - 682 019.

BY ADV. SMT.NISHA JOHN RESPONDENT(S):

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1. ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, KERALA WATER AUTHORITY, WATER WORKS SUB DIVISION, VYTTILA, KOCHI - 682 020.

2. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, KERALA WATER AUTHORITY, P.H.DIVISION, KOCHI - 682 016.

3. KERALA WATER AUTHORITY, HEAD OFFICE, JALABHAVAN, VELLAYAMBALAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 001.

REP. BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR.

BY SRI.GEORGE MATHEW, SC, KERALA WATER AUTHORITY THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 24-11-2015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

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WP(C).No. 34560 of 2015 (T) ------------------------------------------- APPENDIX PETITIONER(S)' EXHIBITS ------------------------------------- EXT.P-1:

TRUE COPY OF THE RECEIPT DT.10.3.2015 ISSUED BY RESPONDENT SHOWING PAYMENT OF THE AMOUNT OF RS.74250/- EXT.P-2:

TRUE COPY OF THE AGREEMENT EXECUTED BY THE PETITIONER ON 27.2.2015 IN FORM NO.XVI EXT.P-3:

TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER DT. 19.8.2015 SENT BY PETITIONER TO IST RESPONDENT REQUESTING WATER SUPPLY THROUGH 63 MM PIPES RESPONDENT(S)' EXHIBITS:

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A.MUHAMED MUSTAQUE, J.

================== W.P.(C).No.34560 of 2015 ================== Dated this the 24th day of November, 2015

J U D G M E N T

The petitioner is a Residential association of a apartment owner. The petitioner submits that they have made an application under Regulation 7(g) of Kerala Water Authority (Water Supply) Regulations 1991 for domestic connection. The petitioner has approached this Court on account of non consideration of the application. The learned standing counsel for the Water Authority points out that the application is not under the format as required under the Appendix-C. The petitioner points out that they have already executed an agreement as per Appendix-C 2.

This Court is of the view that if the petitioner has not made an application in the requisite format, the first respondent shall intimate the petitioner within 10 days from the date of receipt of the copy of this judgment. However if the petitioner has submitted the application in the format as required, the application shall be considered within a period of one month from the date of receipt of the copy of this judgment.

sd/- sab A.MUHAMED MUSTAQUE, JUDGE

W.P.(C).No.34560 of 2015