IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.R.RAMAN & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON FRIDAY, THE 16TH OCTOBER 2009 / 24TH ASWINA 1931 WA.No. 2259 of 2009() AGAINST THE JUDGEMENT IN WPC.9316/2009 Dated 08/04/2009 APPELLANT: PETITIONER MES COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, KUTTIPURAM THRIKKANAPURAM.P.O., MALAPPURAM DISTRICT REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL. BY ADV. SRI.BABU KARUKAPADATH RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS: 1. KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD REP. BY ITS SECRETARY VYDYUTHI BHAVAN PATTOM.P.O. THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695004. 2. DEPUTY CHIEF ENGINEER, ELECTRICAL CIRCLE, TIRUR. 3. THE ASSISTANT ENGINEER, ELECTRICAL SECTION, K.S.E.B., EDAPPAL. 4. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT POWER DEPARTMENT OF KERALA, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 5. THE KERAKA STATE ELECTRICITY REGULATORY COMMISSION REP. BY ITS SECRETARY THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 6. THE SPECIAL OFFICER (REVENUE) OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL OFFICER (REVENUE) VYDYUTHI BHAVAN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. SR. GOVT. PLEADER SRI. R. LAKSHMINARAYAN S.C. FOR K.S.E.B. SRI. C.K. KARUNAKARAN. S.C. FOR K.S.E.R. COMMISSION SMT. SREEDEVI KYLASANATH. THIS WRIT APPEAL HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 16/10/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.R. RAMAN & P.R. RAMACHANDRA MENON, JJ. = = = = = = = = = = = = == == = = = W.A. NO. 2259 OF 2009 = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = DATED THIS, THE 16TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2009. J U D G M E N T Raman, J. This appeal is filed against the judgment in W.P.(C) 9316 of 2009, dismissing the writ petition following the decision in W.P.(C) 7818/2009 and connected cases. The matter pertains to classification of educational institutions under LT VII A commercial tariff. Appeals arising from similar writ petitions were disposed of by this Court by a common judgment dated 29th September, 2009, in W.A. 1064/2009 and connected cases in the following lines: "xxxxxxxx xxx xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxxxx xxxx xxxxx 22. For the various reasons stated as above, we declare that inclusion of Self Financing Educational Institutions under LT VII (a) as a commercial consumer is bad in law in so far as such differentiation is not for any of the grounds specified under Section 62(3) of the Act. Accordingly, we allow all the writ appeals and the writ petitions. They will be treated like falling under Tariff VI until any new notification is issued in accordance with law." W.A. 2259/2009 2 In the circumstances, extending the benefit of the judgment in W.A. 1064/2009 and connected appeals to the appellant herein also who is similarly placed, this writ appeal is disposed of. P.R. RAMAN, (JUDGE) P.R. RAMACHANDRA MENON, (JUDGE) KNC/-