IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR THURSDAY, THE 5TH JULY 2007 / 14TH ASHADHA 1929 WP(C).No. 32397 of 2004(F) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ 1. MARUTHACHALAM, S/O.SUNDARA KAUNDER, VARAVACHALLA, KANNIMARI, PERUMATTY, PALAKKAD. 2. MUTHULAKSHMI, W/O.DHARMALINGAM, VARAVACHALLA, KANNIMARI, PERUMATTY, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. 3. MURUKASWAMI, S/O.ARUMUGHA KAUNDER, SRAMBI, MOOLATHARA, MEENAKSHIPURAM, PALAKKAD. 4. PAZHANICHAMI KAUNDER, S/O.RAMASWAMI KAUNDER, KAIKOTTIKALAM, MOOLATHARA, MEENAKSHIPURAM, PALAKKAD. 5. RAMASWAMI KAUNDER, S/O.KRISHNASWAMI KAUNDER, RAMERPANNAI, MOOLATHARA, MEENAKSHIPURAM, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. 6. DURAISWAMI, S/O.PAZHANISWAMI, MOOLATHARA, MEENAKSHIPURAM, PALAKKAD DIST. BY ADV. SRI.P.V.JAYACHANDRAN RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, CHITTOOR, PALAKKAD. 3. THE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, KERALA STATE ELCTRICITY BOARD, THATHAMANGALAM, PALAKKAD DIST. 4. THE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, PATTANCHERRY, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. 5. THE AGRICULTURAL OFFICER, KRISHI BAHVAN, PERUMATTI, PALAKKAD. R2 TO 5 BY SRI.C.K.KARUNAKARAN, SC FOR KSEB THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 05/07/2007, THE COURT ON 05/07/2007 DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1: TRUE COPY OF G.O. DT.4.2.99. P2: TRUE COPY OF APPLICATION DT.8.10.2004 SUBMITTED BY 1ST PETITIONER. P3: .DO. 2ND PETITIONER. P4: .DO. 3RD PETITIONER. P5: .DO. 4TH PETITIONER. P6: .DO. 5TH PETITIONER. P7: .DO. 6TH PETITIONER. TRUE COPY P.A. TO JUDGE C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. .................................................................... W.P.(C) No.32397 of 2004 .................................................................... Dated this the 5th day of July, 2007. JUDGMENT The petitioners have claimed benefits granted for agricultural connections. Standing Counsel for KSEB rightly pointed out that benefit for agriculturists should be routed through the Agricultural Officer. The W.P. is disposed of directing the 5th respondent to consider petitioner's claim and forward recommendation to the KSEB in accordance with the latest norms for granting benefit. The 4th respondent should consider petitioner's claim from November 2004 onwards as the W.P. was pending from 4.11.2004 onwards and issue certificate within one month from date of production of copy of this judgment. Recovery proceedings including disconnection will remain stayed for two months and thereafter recovery, if any, will be based on certificate issued by the 5th respondent. W.P. is disposed of as above. C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR Judge pms