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 9TH OCTOBER 2009 / 17TH ASWINA 1931 WA.No. 2191 of 2009() --------------------- AGAINST THE JUDGEMENT IN WPC.17812/2008 OF THIS COURT .................... APPELLANT/PETITIONER: ---------------------------- T.K. HARIKUMAR, CO-ORDINATOR, THAMATH INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY, AMBALAPPUZHA. BY ADV. SRI.V.G.ARUN SRI.T.R.HARIKUMAR RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS: ---------------------------------- 1. THE KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, VYDHYUTHI BHAVAN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. THE ASSISTANT ENGINEER, ELECTRICAL SECTION, AMBALAPPUZHA. 3. THE KERALA STATE ELECTRIICTY REGULATORY COMMISSION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM,' REP. BY ITS SECRETARY. 4. STATE OF KERALA,REP. BY THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF POWER, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. SR. GOVT. PLEADER SRI. R. LAKSHMINARAYAN THIS WRIT APPEAL HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 09/10/2009, ALONG WITH W.A. 2191/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.R. RAMAN & P.R. RAMACHANDRA MENON, JJ. = = = = = = = = = = = = == == = = = W.A. NO. 2187 & 2191OF 2009 = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = DATED THIS, THE 9TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2009. J U D G M E N T Raman, J. W.A. 2187/2009 is filed against the judgment in W.P.(C) 17810 of 2008. W.A. 2191/2009 is filed the judgment in W.P.(C) 17812/2008. Both these writ petitions were disposed of by the learned Single Judge by a common judgment dated 6th April, 2009 along with W.P.(C) 7818/2008 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 varirous 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) W.A. 2187 & 2191/09 2 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." In the circumstances, extending the benefit of the judgment in W.A. 1064/2009 and connected appeals to the appellants herein also who are similarly placed, this writ appeals are disposed of. P.R. RAMAN, (JUDGE) P.R. RAMACHANDRA MENON, (JUDGE) KNC/-