IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN WEDNESDAY, THE 19TH MARCH 2008 / 29TH PHALGUNA 1929 WP(C).No. 9329 of 2008(I) ----------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- P.M.JAMES, PARTNER, HIGH RANGE TEA FACTORY, PUTTADY P.O., VANDANAMEDU, IDUKKI-51. BY ADV. SRI.BIJI MATHEW. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, REP.BY ITS SECRETARY, VYDYUTHI BHAVANAM PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DEPUTY CHIEF ENGINEER [COMMERCIAL & TARIFF], VYDYUTHI BHAVANAM, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE SPECIAL OFFICER [REVENUE], KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, VYDYUTHI BHAVANAM, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. ACCOUNTS OFFICER, OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL OFFICER [REVENUE]. KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, VYDYUTHI BHAVANAM, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 5. THE ASSISTANT, ELECTRICAL SECTION, K.S.E.BOARD, KATTAPPANA. BY SRI. P.P. THAJUDEEN, S.C. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 19/03/2008,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: THOTTATHIL B. RADHAKRISHNAN, J. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = WP(C).No.9329 of 2008-I = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Dated this the 19th day of March, 2008. JUDGMENT 1.Petitioner attempts to agitate demands on the basis of the long pending accounting between him and the KSE Board. In spite of the fact that there was an earlier writ petition, I am not impressed that it would be within the jurisdiction of this Court to sit in adjudication on the matters raised in this writ petition. This is all the more so because, the Consumer Grievances Redressal Forum constituted by the Electricity Board in terms of Section 42 of the Electricity Act, 2003 is the authority to take care of such complaints. 2.Under such circumstances, the petitioner is relegated to raise his grievances before the CGRF WP(C)9329/2008 -: 2 :- and also seek interim relief, if any. To aid the petitioner to do so, it is directed that dismantling, if any, shall not be effected for a period of four weeks. The writ petition is ordered accordingly. THOTTATHIL B. RADHAKRISHNAN, JUDGE. Sha/