IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH FRIDAY, THE 18TH JULY 2008 / 27TH ASHADHA 1930 WP(C).No. 9299 of 2005(F) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- P.A.JOHN, PULIKKAL BUILDINGS, M.G.ROAD, ERNAKULAM, KOCHI-11. BY ADV. SRI.B.KRISHNA MANI RESPONDENTS: ----------------------- 1. THE KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DEPUTY CHIEF ENGINEER, APTS, ROOM NO.444, VYDHYUTHI BHAVAN, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, ELECTRICAL MAJOR SECTION COLLEGE, CLUB ROAD, KOCHI-11. 4. THE SENIOR SUPERINTENDENT, ELECTRICAL SECTION COLLEGE, ERNAKULAM, KOCHI-11. ADV. SRI.KODOTH SREEDHARAN, SC, KSEB FOR R1 SRI.C.K.KARUNAKARAN, SC FOR KSEB FOR R1,2 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 18/07/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C) NO.9299/2005 APPENDIX PETITIONERS EXHIBITS EXT.P1:- COPY OF THE LETTER DT. 26.3.2002 FROM THE 3RD RESPONDENT. EXT.P2:- COPY OF THE AREPLY DT. 4.4.02 . EXT.P3:- COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION DT. 3.4.02 FROM THE 3RD RESPONDENT. EXT.P4:- COPY OF THE REPLY DT. 12.4.02. EXT.P5:- COPY OF THE MAHAZAR DT. 18.3.02. EXT.P6:- COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION DT. 16.4.02. EXT.P7:- COPY OF THE PASSED AN ORDER DT. 9.2.05 BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT. EXT.P7(a):- COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION DT. 25.1.04 TO THE 2ND RESPONDENT. EXT.P8:- COPY OF THE BILL DT. 4.3.05. EXT.P9:- COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN OP. NO.6360/98 BEFORE THIS HONOURABLE COURT. EXT.P10:- COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION DT. 17.4.02. /TRUE COPY/ P.S. TO JUDGE tss KURIAN JOSEPH, J. ----------------------------------------- W.P(C) No.9299 of 2005 ----------------------------------------- Dated this the 18th day of July, 2008 JUDGMENT The challenge is on Exts.P7 and P8 orders. The learned Standing Counsel submits that it will be open to the petitioner to approach the authority constituted under Section 45 of the Electricity Act 2003. In the event of the petitioner approaching the said authority within a period of two months from today, the matter will be duly considered by the said authority with notice to the petitioner and appropriate orders in accordance with law will be passed in the matter within a period of another four months. The interim order passed by this court will continue till such time. The writ petition is disposed of as above. (KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE) ahg. KURIAN JOSEPH, J. ----------------------------------- W.P(C).No.9299 of 2005 ----------------------------------- JUDGMENT 18th July, 2008