IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN WEDNESDAY, THE 23RD JANUARY 2008 / 3RD MAGHA 1929 WP(C).No. 48 of 2008(E) ----------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ M/S. TATA TELE SERVICES LIMITED, S.L. PLAZA, PALARIVATTOM, COCHIN-682 025, REPRESENTED BY ITS AUTHORISED SIGNATORY, BOBBY JOSEPH. BY ADV. SRI.E.K.NANDAKUMAR RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, BOARD SECRETARIAT, VYDHYUTHI BHAVANAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE CHIEF ENGINEER (COMMERCIAL & TARIFF) KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, VYDHYUTHIBHAVANAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. ASSISTANT ENGINEER, ELECTRICAL SECTION, ALWAYE TOWN, ALWAYE. R1 & R3 BY STANDING COUNSEL FOR KSEB SRI.P.P.THAJUDEEN. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 23/01/2008, ALONG WITH W.P.(C) 605/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WPC.48/2008 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1 TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER DATED 15.12.2007 WITH ENCLOSURE ISSUED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT. EXT.P2 TRUE COPY OF THE CIRCULAR DATED 17.10.2007 ISSUED BY THE FIRST RESPONDENT. EXT.P3 TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 19.9.2007 IN WRIT APPEAL NO.2247/2007. EXT.P4 TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 22.6.2007 IN WRIT PETITION (C) NO.18368/2007 EXT.P5 TRUE COPY OF THE DEMAND CUM DISCONNECTION NOTICE DATED 19.12.2007 ISSUED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT. EXT.P6 TRUE COPY OF THE INTERIM ORDER DATED 11.12.2007 IN WRIT PETITION (C) NO.36564/2007 EXT.P7 TRUE COPY OF THE OCCUPANCY CERTIFICATE DATED 17.6.2006 ISSUED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL, ALUVA. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE. THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, J. ------------------------------------------- W.P(C).Nos.48 & 605 OF 2008 ------------------------------------------- Dated this the 23rd day of January, 2008 JUDGMENT Having heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioners and learned standing counsel for the Kerala State Electricity Board, it is noticed that similar matters have been disposed of by the Division Bench and following that, these writ petitions are disposed of directing that the short assessment bills impugned in this writ petitions will be treated as provisional payments and notices calling for objections and if the petitioners file objections within a period of three weeks, the same will be considered and disposed of in accordance with law, after affording the petitioners sufficient opportunity of being heard and until such disposal, the impugned demands will stand stayed. Sd/- THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, Judge kkb.