IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR THURSDAY, THE 20TH JANUARY 2011 / 30TH POUSHA 1932 WP(C).No. 37333 of 2004(T) --------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------- KOCHUMMAN, SON OF LATE UNNOONNI, PROPRIETOR, MARIA EXPORTS, THEVALAKKARA P.O., KOLLAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.K.B.PRADEEP RESPONDENT(S): --------------------- 1. THE KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD VIDHYUTHI BHAVAN, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY. 2. THE DIVISIONAL ENGINEER, KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, KARUNAGAPALLY, KOLLAM DISTRICT. 3. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, THEVALAKKARA, KOLLAM DISTRICT. 4. THE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, THEVALAKKARA, KOLLAM DISTRICT. R1 TO R4 BY ADVS. SRI.P.SANTHALINGAM, SC, KSEB SRI.C.K.KARUNAKARAN, SC FOR KSEB THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 20/01/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: svs WP(C).No. 37333/2004(T) APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1: COPY OF THE CIRCULAR DATED 19/04/2003 ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT. P2: COPY OF THE ELECTRICITY BILL DATED 10/11/2004 P3: COPY OF THE ELECTRICITY BILL DATED NIL. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS NIL /TRUE COPY/ P.A. TO JUDGE svs T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No. 37333 of 2004-T - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 20th day of January, 2011. JUDGMENT The petitioner is having a cashew processing unit consuming electricity. According to the petitioner, the unit is being treated as a “Commercial Establishment” under L.T.-VIIA tariff. The petitioner's contention is that L.T. VIIA tariff cannot be applied to the petitioner's unit. 2. While admitting the writ petition, this Court passed the following order: “Interim order as prayed for. But, every month the Board shall inform the petitioner the amount he must have paid, if the tariff is treated as LT-VIIA. The petitioner shall give bank guarantee for the difference between the two bills, every month.” 3. Learned Standing Counsel for the Board submits that if the petitioner files an appropriate application for change of tariff, the same will be considered by the Board and pass appropriate orders within a period of three months from the date of receipt of the application. The interim order passed by this Court will continue till appropriate orders are passed. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) kav/