IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH FRIDAY, THE 18TH JULY 2008 / 27TH ASHADHA 1930 WP(C).No. 9266 of 2005(C) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- SENTHAMARAKSHAN, S/O.LATE A.KUTTY KRISHNAN, AGED 49, MACHANAM KALAM, ERATTYAL, KODUMBU P.O., PALAKKAD DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.JACOB SEBASTIAN RESPONDENTS: ----------------------- 1. THE KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE ASST. ENGINEER, KSEB, ELECTRICAL SECTION, ELAPPULLY, PALAKKAD. 3. THE AGRICULTURAL OFFICER, KRISHI BHAVAN, KODUMBU, PALAKKAD. ADV. SRI.C.C.THOMAS, SC, K.S.E.B FOR R1 & R2 SRI.C.K.KARUNAKARAN, SC FOR KSEB FOR R1 AND 2 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.MOHAMMED ANZAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 18/07/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C)9266/2005 APPENDIX PETITIONERS EXHIBITS EXT.P1:- COPY OF THE G.O.(MS) NO.31/97/AD ISSUED IN THIS REGARD BY THE POWER (A) DEPARTMENT DT. 17.9.97. EXT.P2:- COPY OF THE G.O.(MS) NO.235/98/AD ISSUED BY THE AGRICULTURAL (PLANNING A) DEPARTMENT DT. 31.10.1998. EXT.P3:- COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE DT. 1.11.01 . EXT.P4:- COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DT. 1.2.02 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 3RD RESPONDENT. EXT.P5:- COPY OF THE BILLS ISSUED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT. EXT.P6:- COPY OF THE ORDER DT. 28.2.2000 IN CMP. NO.10252/2000 IN OP. 652/2000. /TRUE COPY/ P.S. TO JUDGE tss KURIAN JOSEPH, J. ----------------------------------------- W.P(C) No. 9266 of 2005 ----------------------------------------- Dated this the 18th day of July, 2008 JUDGMENT The writ petition is filed with the following prayers:- (i) call for the records leading to Ext.P5 and quash the same issuing a writ in the nature of certiorari. (ii) issue a writ in the nature of mandamus commanding the second respondent not to demand or collect electricity charges from the petitioner in respect of power consumed for agricultural purpose (Consumer No.6626). The issue is covered in favour of the petitioner by the decisions of this court in Ammini Gopalakrishnan v. State of Kerala, 2002 (3) KLT 553 and Saidalavi v. Assistant Executive Engineer, 2003 (2) KLT 170. Therefore, the impugned orders are quashed, without prejudice to the liberty to the Board to realise the amount from the Agricultural Department. The writ petition is disposed of as above. (KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE) ahg. KURIAN JOSEPH, J. ----------------------------------- W.P(C).No.9266 of 2005 ----------------------------------- JUDGMENT 18th July, 2008