IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN TUESDAY, THE 18TH OCTOBER 2011 / 26TH ASWINA 1933 WP(C).No. 24559 of 2007(W) ---------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ MOLIKEM ALLOYS, POYYA, MALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS PROPRIETOR, V.D.VARGHESE. BY ADV. SRI.K.SRIKUMAR SRI.K.MANOJ CHANDRAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, VYDYUTHY BHAVAN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. SPECIAL OFFICER (REVENUE), KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, VYDYUTHI BHAVAN, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. R1 & R2 BY SRI.P.SANTHALINGAM,SENIOR ADVOCATE,SC,KSEB ADV. SRI.C.K.KARUNAKARAN, SC FOR KSEB THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 18/10/2011,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: sts WP(C)NO.24559/2007 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1 COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY THE DISTRICT LABOUR OFFICER, DATED 16/06/99. P2 COPY OF THE AWARD PUBLISHED IN THE KERALA GAZETTE DATED 21/08/2001. P3 COPY OF THE BOARD ORDER DATED 6/09/2000. P4 COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 5/12/00. P5 COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN OP 5813/2002 DATED 22/02/2002. P6 COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION DATED 31/08/2002. P7 COPY OF THE NOTICE DATED 10/03/2005. P8 COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 21/03/05. P9 COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 8/06/07. P10 COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 20/06/07. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL /TRUE COPY/ P.S.TO.JUDGE sts S. Siri Jagan, J. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= W.P(C) No. 24559 of 2007 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Dated this, the 18th day of October, 2011. J U D G M E N T The petitioner was a high tension consumer of electricity from the Kerala State Electricity Board. Sometime before 1998, the petitioner's factory went into lock out. It was not re-opened thereafter. Electricity was disconnected on 29.3.2005. The petitioner was served with a demand notice for an amount of 3,03,50,005/- for the years 1998-2003. The petitioner is challenging the same primarily on the ground of limitation contained in Section 56(2) of the Electricity Act, 2003. The petitioner has filed Exts.P8 and P10 representations in this regard. The petitioner seeks a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Exts.P8 and P10 expeditiously. 2. Having heard the learned standing counsel for the Kerala State Electricity Board also, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Exts.P8 and P10 representations as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within 2 months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. If the petitioner has complied with the condition in the interim order granted by this Court, the interim stay would continue till orders are thus passed. Sd/- S. Siri Jagan, Judge. Tds/