IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH WEDNESDAY, THE 29TH OCTOBER 2008 / 7TH KARTHIKA 1930 WP(C).No. 6490 of 2006(V) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- JOSEPH THOMAS, MANAGING DIRECTOR, PONMUDI PAPER MILLS (P) LTD., VATTIYOORKAVU, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.P.PARAMESWARAN NAIR, SRI,P.SUDEESH KUMAR, SRI.ANAND KAILAS. RESPONDENTS: ----------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, VYDHYUTHI BHAVAN, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE SPECIAL OFFICER (REVENUE), KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, VYDHYUTHI BHAVAN, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. THE BOARD OF INDUSTRIAL AND FINANCIAL RECONSTRUCTION, DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS, MINISTRY OF FINANCE, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, JAWAHAR VYAPAR BHAWAN 1, TOLSTOY MARG, NEW DELHI-110 001. R2 & R3 BY ADV. SRI.JOSE J.MATHEIKEL, SC, KSEB, R4 BY SRI.M.L.SURESH KUMAR, C.G.C. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 29/10/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C). NO.6490/2006-V: APPENDIX PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS: EXT.P.1: COPY OF THE LETTER ISSUED BY THE R.4. TO THE PETITIONER ON 29/10/04. EXT.P.2: COPY OF THE JUDGMENT OF THE WRIT PETITION NOS. 15268/04, 17245/04 AND 37472/04. EXT.P.3: COPY OF THE NOTICE ISSUED BY THE ELECTRICITY BOARD DTD. 15/02/05. EXT.P.4: COPY OF THE LETTER GIVEN BY THE PETITIONER TO THE R.3. DTD. 17/02/05. EXT.P.5: COPY OF THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING HELD ON 28/02/2005. EXT.P.6: COPY OF THE LETTER SENT BY KFC DTD. 05/04/05. EXT.P.7: COPY OF THE JUDGMENT OF THIS HONOURABLE COURT IN W.P.(C). NO. 18180/05 DTD. 29/09/2005. EXT.P.8: COPY OF THE LETTER ALONG WITH THE BILL FROM THE SPECIAL OFFICER (REVENUE) DTD. 08/12/2005. EXT.P.9: COPY OF THE REPLY LETTER DTD. 14/12/2005. EXT.P.10: COPY OF THE ORDER OF SECRETARY, KSE BOARD DTD. 28/01/2006. EXT.P.11: COPY OF THE FORM A. EXT.P.12: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DTD. 21/02/2006. EXT.P.13: COPY OF THE ORDER OF THIS HONOURABLE COURT IN W.P.(C).NO.29475/05 DTD. 14/11/2005. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: NIL. //TRUE COPY// P.S. TO JUDGE. prv. KURIAN JOSEPH, J. ----------------------------------------- W.P(C) No.6490 of 2006 ----------------------------------------- Dated this the 29th day of October, 2008 JUDGMENT Petitioner is aggrieved by the coercive steps taken by the Electricity Board to recover the arrears of energy charges. According to the petitioner the matter is now pending before the BIFR as per Ext.P1. There will be a direction to the 4th respondent to finalise the proceedings referred to in Ext.P1, if not already finalised, within a period of six months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The interim order passed by this court dated 30-3-2007 will continue till such time. The writ petition is disposed of as above. (KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE) ahg. KURIAN JOSEPH, J. ----------------------------------- W.P(C).No.6490 of 2006 ----------------------------------- JUDGMENT 29th October, 2008