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CHERIAN SEBASTIAN v. THE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER,

Court: High Court of Kerala

Bench: HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE P.V.ASHA

Judgment date:

Case summary

High Court of Kerala judgment dated 2020-12-21. CHERIAN SEBASTIAN v. THE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER,. Read the judgment and case details on LawSphereX.

Judgment text

WP(C). No. 26476 OF 2020(H) IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE P. V. ASHA MONDAY, THE 21ST DAY OF DECEMBER 2020 / 30TH AGRAHAYANA, 1942 WP(C). No. 26476 OF 2020(H) PETITIONER/S: 1 CHERIAN SEBASTIAN AGED 67 YEARS S/O. LATE SEBASTIAN, MANNOOPARAMBIL HOUSE, ANNS APARTMENTS, AMULYA STREET, KOCHI - 682 018. 2 LYZA CHERIAN W/O. CHERIAN SEBASTIN, MANNOOPARAMBIL HOUSE, ANNS APARTMENTS, AMULYA STREET, KOCHI - 682 018. BY ADVS. SRI. R. LAKSHMI NARAYAN SMT. R. RANJANIE RESPONDENT/S: 1 THE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER,KERALA WAKF AUTHORITY, SECTION NO. 2 OFFICE, WATER WORKS SUB DIVISION, PALLIMUKKU, ERNAKULAM, KOCHI - 682 016. 2 THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, KERALA WATER AUTHORITY, SECTION NO. 2 OFFICE, WATER WORKS SUB DIVISION, PALLIMUKKU, ERNAKULAM, KOCHI - 682 016. BY ADV. SRI. P. BENJAMIN PAUL THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 21. 12. 2020, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C). No.

26476 OF 2020(H) JUDGMENT st Dated this the 21 day of December 2020 The petitioners filed this Writ Petition seeking a direction to the respondents to sanction water connection to their property in Sy. No. 305/4 of Ernakulam Village and building therein by name “Anns Apartments”, by processing Ext. P3 application without insisting for the condition of payment of arrears etc. The petitioners also claim that the Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, Ernakulam in Ext. P1 directed the respondents to issue fresh arrears bill to the petitioners taking the average consumption till 25. 06. 2010 and despite Ext. P1 order Water Authority did not issue any order. 2. The learned Standing Counsel for the Water Authority Sri. Benjamin Paul on instructions submitted that full and final settlement of the matter can be effected pursuant to Ext. P1 order on payment of a sum of Rs. 30,160/- and on such payment fresh water connection would be granted to the petitioners based on Ext.

P3 application as per Rules. This is recorded. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that payment would be made as submitted by the learned Standing WP(C). No. 26476 OF 2020(H) Counsel in full and final settlement of the matter in accordance with rules at the earliest point of time. The Writ Petition is disposed of accordingly. Sd/- P. V. ASHA rkc JUDGE WP(C). No. 26476 OF 2020(H) APPENDIX PETITIONER'S/S EXHIBITS: EXHIBIT P1 THE PHOTOCOPY OF THE ORDER DATED 25/6/2010 OF THE CONSUMER DISPUTE REDRESSAL FORUM, ERNAKULAM IN CC NO. 300/2007. EXHIBIT P2 THE PHOTOCOPY OF THE REQUEST LETTER DATED 16/1/2020 SUBMITTED BY THE FIRST PETITIONER BEFORE THE FIRST RESPONDENT. EXHIBIT P3 THE PHOTOCOPY OF THE APPLICATION DATED 17/1/2020. EXHIBIT P4 THE PHOTOCOPY OF THE NOTICE DATED 18/2/2020. EXHIBIT P5 THE PHOTOCOPY OF THE ORDER DATED 29/11/2019 IN W. P. NO. 27376 OF 2019, ON THE FILE OF THIS HON'BLE COURT.

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