IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR SATURDAY, THE 1ST DECEMBER 2007 / 10TH AGRAHAYANA 1929 WP(C).No. 35256 of 2007(V) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ 1. VARKEY K.D. @ VARGHESE, S/O.DEVASSIA, THOTTATHILPARAMBU HOUSE, THOTTAKOM P.O., KOTTAYAM-688 145. 2. ELY VARKEY @ ELSAMMA, W/O.VARKEY K.D., THOTTATHILPARAMBU HOUSE, THOTTAKOM P.O., KOTTAYAM. BY ADV. SRI.D.AJITHKUMAR SMT.LALIZA.T.Y. SRI.SUNNY P MARKOSE RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, VYDHYUTHI BHAVAN, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, ELECTRICAL SUB DIVISION, K.S.E.B. SOUTH GATE P.O., VAIKOM, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. 3. THE ASSISTANT ENGINEER, K.S.E.B., THALAYAZHAM P.O., ULLALA,KOTTAYAM DIST. 4. CHANDRAN, S/O. LATE NARAYANAN, THUNDACHIRA HOUSE, THOTTAKOM P.O., VAIKOM,KOTTAYAM 5. JOHN THOTTATHIL, THOTTAKOM P.O., VAIKOM, KOTTAYAM. BY ADV.SHRI.P.P.THAJUDEEN, SC, KSEB THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 01/12/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ------------------------- WP(C) No. 35256 of 2007 --------------------------------- Dated, this the 1st day of December, 2007 J U D G M E N T Petitioners' grievance is that line proposed over their properties will cause great hardship to them. The electric line, if to be drawn over private properties should be in such a way as to reduce the inconvenience to the minimum. In any case, since statutory authority is the ADM to consider the objections, I dispose of the writ petition directing 2nd or 3rd respondent, whoever is in charge, to refer the objections of the petitioners to the ADM for his decision and proceed to draw the line based on the order of the ADM. However, if the line is only weather proof cable, then, there will be direction to the respondents 2 and 3 to give connection to beneficiaries, provisionally, through weather proof cable and make changes as and when ordered by the ADM. (C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE) jg