IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN MONDAY, THE 14TH DECEMBER 2009 / 23RD AGRAHAYANA 1931 WP(C).No. 35346 of 2009(K) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- MARY, AGED 69 YEARS, W/O.OUSEPH, THETTAYIL HOUSE, KARUKUTTY KARA, KARUKUTTY VILLAGE. BY ADV. SRI.PAUL K.VARGHESE RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, CIVIL STATION, KAKKANADU, ERNAKULAM. 2. KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, REP. BY SECRETARY, VIDHUDHI BHAVAN, TRIVANDRUM. 3. THE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, KARUKUTTY. 4. JOY, AGED 47 YEARS, S/O.ITTUPPU, PYNADATH HOUSE, ANGAMALY KARA, ANGAMALY VILLAGE, ALUVA TALUK. ADV. SRI.P.P.THAJUDEEN, SC, K.S.E.B FOR R2,3 SR.GOVT. PLEADER K.C.SANTHOSH KUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 14/12/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ================== W.P.(C).No.35346 of 2009 ================== Dated this the 14th day of December, 2009 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is the mother of one Cletus, who is a mentally incapacitated person. There are buildings in the name of the said Cletus. Earlier some persons threatened the petitioner and her son, in respect of which, the petitioner has obtained police protection in W.P.(C).No.21069/2009. Presently the grievance of the petitioner is that the electricity connection to the petitioner's building has been disconnected without notice. The petitioner, therefore, seeks the following reliefs: “1. Issue a writ of mandamus or other writ order or direction commanding the respondents 1 to 3 to restore the electric supply to the rooms No.1/185, 1/186 of Karukutty village having consumer No.1807, 5642 respectively immediately within a time specified by this Hon'ble court. 2. Issue a writ of mandamus restraining the 3rd respondent not to disconnect the electric supply to the rooms number 1/187 of Karukutty village having consumer No.5641.” 2. The learned standing counsel appearing for the Kerala State Electricity Board, on instructions, submits that a part of the building in question has been acquired by the National Highway Authority and the National Highway Authority has requested the Electricity Board to remove the electrical installation in that part of the building. According to the standing counsel, notice in this regard has been offered to the petitioner, which she refused to accept. But the 2 standing counsel submits that if the petitioner makes an appropriate application, the electricity connection in that part of the building acquired by the National Highway Authority can be shifted to the some other convenient part of the same building, which has not yet been acquired by the National Highway Authority. 3. In the above circumstances, this writ petition is disposed of with the following directions: The petitioner shall submit a suitable application to the 3rd respondent in respect of shifting of the electricity connection. The same shall be considered and the electricity connection shifted to another part of the same building within a period of one week from the date of receipt of the application. The petitioner shall produce a certified copy of this judgment before the 3rd respondent for compliance. Sd/- sdk+ S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge 3