IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON MONDAY, THE 24TH MAY 2010 / 3RD JYAISHTA 1932 WP(C).No. 17255 of 2006(D) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- P.M.VIJAYAN, PROPRIETOR, PRASUN INDUSTRIES, KOLAZHY, THRISSUR. BY ADV. SRI.P.R.VENKETESH RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, VYDYUTHI BHAVAN, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, ELECTRICAL SUB DIVISION, VIYYUR. 3. ASSISTANT ENGINEER, ELECTRICAL MAJOR SECTION, VIYYUR. 4. DEPUTY CHIEF ENGINEER, ELECTRICAL CIRCLE, THRISSUR. 5. CHIEF ELECTRICAL INSPECTOR, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY SRI.P.P.THAJUDEEN - SC FOR KSEB THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 24/05/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON, J --------------------------- W.P(C) No.17255 of 2006-D ---------------------------- Dated this the 24th day of May, 2010. J U D G M E N T The petitioner has approached this Court seeking for the following reliefs: a) Call for the records leading to Exhibits P1, P3, P6, P10 and P11 and quash the same by the issuance of a writ of certiorari or any other appropriate writ, order or direction; b) issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction commanding the respondents to refund to the petitioner the amounts that have been remitted by the petitioner on the basis of the illegal demand raised by the respondents; c) issue such other appropriate writ, order or direction as this Hon'ble Court deem just and fit in the circumstances of the case; 2. In the course of the above proceedings, the petitioner has filed I.A.3379 of 2010 seeking to direct the respondent Board to dismantle the service connection forthwith and to pass appropriate orders, stating that the petitioner is no way connected or interested with the benefit of connection that was being enjoyed by the occupier of the premises. When the matter came up for consideration on 31.3.2010, the learned standing counsel for the Board submitted that, pursuant to the satisfaction of the liability by W.P(C) No.17255 of 2006-D 2 the petitioner now occupying the premises, the connection was dismantled. When the matter came up for final hearing today, it is further brought to the notice of this Court by the learned standing counsel, that subsequent to the above proceedings, the matter has been settled between the parties, particularly the petitioner and occupier of the premises, whereby the cash deposit effected by the petitioner and was standing in his name has been made over and adjusted in the name of the occupier of the premises, who is stated as having purchased the premises in question. The learned standing counsel also placed a copy of the letter dated 20.3.2010 submitted by the present occupier of the premises in respect of Consumer No.4339, 2482 and 1543 with regard to the purchase of the premises by the said party and also seeking for the benefits of 'One Time Settlement', expressing willingness to clear the balance liability; which is now stated as satisfied. In the above circumstances, nothing further remains to be considered in this Writ Petition and accordingly the same is closed. P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON JUDGE ab