IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.S.SATHEESACHANDRAN THURSDAY, THE 14TH JANUARY 2010 / 24TH POUSHA 1931 WP(C).No. 1251 of 2010(O) ------------------------- OP(ELE).16/2005, 492/05, 578/05 & 582/05 of II ADDL. DISTRICT COURT, TRIVANDRUM .................... PETITIONER(S): ------------------------- 1. NASEERA BEEVI, AGED 39 YEARS, D/O.ABUSA BEEVI, RESIDING AT BARKATH MANZIL, CHANNANKARA, KADINAMKULAM DESOM & VILLAGE, HAVING ALSO A.K.MANZIL,CHEMPALA, ANDOORKONAM MURI, ANDOORKONAM VILLAGE,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. SHYLA BEEVI, AGED 45 YEARS, D/O.SALAMA BEEVI, KURUMATHU VEEDU, KALLOORU MURI,MELTHONNAKKAL VILLAGE, PRESENTLY RESIDING AT PUTHEN VIA., KIZHUVILAM PO, ATTINGAL. 3. SHYLA BEEVI, AGED 35 YEARS, D/O.NABEESA BEEVI, PUTHUVAL PUTHEN VEEDU, VELLOORU MURI, ANDOORKONAM VILLAGE,PRESENTLY RESIDING AT POOKKALAKKUZHY VEEDU, KEEZHAVOOR,ANDOORKONAM PO., ANDOORKONAM VILLAGE,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. SULFIKKAR, AGED 52 YEARS, S/O.MOHAMMED KUNJU, MANAKKATTU VILAKATHU VEEDU, VALIYAVEETTU MURI, PALLIPPURAM VILLAGE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PRESENTLY RESIDING AT CRESCENT T.C.9/1330, SASTHAMANGALAM,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. MR.M.DINESH RESPONDENT(S): ---------------------------- 1. THE KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD HEAD OFFICE, VAIDHYUTHI BHAVAN, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, 220, K.V.SUB STATION, SUB DIVISION, KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD,POTHENCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. R1 & R2 BY ADV. MR.P.P.THAJUDEEN, SC, K.S.E.B THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 14/01/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss S.S.SATHEESACHANDRAN, J. ------------------------------- W.P.(C).NO.1251 OF 2010 () ----------------------------------- Dated this the 14th day of January, 2010 J U D G M E N T Petitioners are the claimants in four petitions, Exts.P1, P4, P7 and P10 filed under Section 51 of the Indian Electricity Act claiming enhanced compensation from the Kerala State Electricity Board for the drawing of overhead lines through their properties, after cutting and removing valuable trees. The claim petitions filed in 2005 are still continuing on the file of the court, with some of them evidence already completed, is the grievance espoused seeking the issue of a writ/direction/order to the court below for an expeditious disposal of the petitions. 2. Respondent Board has entered appearance through Standing counsel. The counsel on both sides submit that they will cooperate for the disposal of the petitions at an earlier date. Considering the submissions made, I direct the court WPC.1251/10 2 below to complete the evidence in the petitions, in which it has not been completed so far, and dispose the petitions as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of six months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this judgment. With the above direction, the writ petition is disposed. Handover a copy of the judgment to the counsel on both sides and send a copy of the judgment to the court concerned forthwith. S.S.SATHEESACHANDRAN JUDGE prp