IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN WEDNESDAY, THE 12TH JANUARY 2011 / 22ND POUSHA 1932 WP(C).No. 308 of 2011(K) ------------------------ PETITIONER(S): --------------- R.ABIMANAN, DURGA AUDIO & VIDEO STALL MARKET VIEW, MUNNAR,IDUKKI DISTRICT BY ADV. SRI.LATHEESH SEBASTIAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. TATA TEA LTD,REP.BY ITS GENERAL MANAGER TATA TEA LTD, MUNNAR, IDUKKI DISTRICT 2. THE MANAGER, ELECTRICAL SECTION, WORKSHOP,TATA TEA LTD, MUNNAR,IDUKKI DISTRICT BY ADV. SRI.ALEXANDER MARKER , SC FOR RESPONDENTS. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 12/01/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.N. RAVINDRAN, J. ------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.308 of 2011 ------------------------------- Dated this the 12th day of January, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner was running a petty shop in Munnar market. Initially electricity connection was provided to the said shop. Later, it was disconnected due to non-payment of arrears of electricity charges. The grievance voiced by the petitioner is that though the petitioner is ready and willing to clear the arrears of electricity charges and has applied for restoration of electricity connection, till date, the respondents have not taken any steps to restore the electricity connection. In this writ petition, the petitioner seeks a direction to the respondents to restore the electricity connection to his petty shop within a time limit to be fixed by this Court. 2. The learned standing counsel on instructions submitted that the electricity supply to the petitioner's petty shop which is situated in Munnar market was disconnected in 2003 as the installation was found to be unsafe. The learned counsel also submitted that the electricity supply to other such similar shops was also disconnected. He also submitted that the respondents are not the persons concerned for grant of electricity connection and the competent authority is the Senior Manager, Electrical Section, Kannan Devan Hills Plantation Co. Pvt. Ltd., Munnar and that if an appropriate application is submitted to W.P.(C) No.308 of 2011 2 that authority, the said authority will consider the same and take an appropriate decision in the matter, if necessary, after inspecting the premises of the petitioner. I accordingly dispose of the writ petition with a direction that in the event of the petitioner applying to the Senior Manager, Electrical Section, Kannan Devan Hills Plantation Co. Pvt. Ltd., Munnar for a fresh electricity connection or for restoring the electricity connection, the said officer shall consider the application and take an appropriate decision in the matter expeditiously and in any event within two weeks from the date of receipt of the application, if necessary, after causing an inspection of the premises to be made. The petitioner shall pay the arrears of energy charges payable by him on being informed of the same by the said officer. P.N. RAVINDRAN, JUDGE. nj.