IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 11TH APRIL 2007 / 21ST CHAITHRA 1929 WP(C).No. 11830 of 2007(G) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------ P.P.UNISA, W/O.B.P.MOHAMMED ALI, PROPRIETORIX, NOOR PLASTIC INDUSTRIES, INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, VIDYA NAGAR, KASARAGOD. BY ADV. SRI.T.I.ABDUL SALAM RESPONDENTS: ----------------------- 1. KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, VYDHUTHI BHAVAN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. THE ASSISTANT ENGINEER, KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, ELECTRICAL SECTION, KASARAGOD. BY ADV.SRI.JOSE J.MATHEIKKAL, SC. K.S.E.B. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 11/04/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR, J. ------------------------------- W.P.(C).No.11830 of 2007-G --------------------------------- Dated this the 11th day of April, 2007 JUDGMENT The petitioner has approached this Court, challenging Ext.P6 provisional bill, Ext.P8 proceedings and Ext.P9 final bill. The provisional bill happened to be served on the petitioner to collect the energy charges lost by applying a wrong multiplication factor. One half of the energy charges alone was being levied. She was called upon to pay the balance amount. No penalty or interest is imposed. So, I find no reason to interfere with the impugned bills. But, the learned counsel for the petitioner prayed for instalment facility to pay the amount. 2. I heard the learned Standing counsel for the respondents also. It is submitted on behalf of the respondents that the petitioner can be granted 5 instalments. 3. The petitioner being an entrepreneur running a small scale industrial unit, I feel that instalment facility should be granted on more liberal terms. The petitioner may pay the amount directed to be paid as per the interim order dated 4-4-2007 within the time limit in that order. The balance amount the petitioner may pay in 10 equal monthly instalments. The first instalment shall be paid on or before 15-5-2007. Subsequent instalments shall be paid on or before 15th of the succeeding months. If there is any default in paying the instalments, the respondents will be free to WPC 11830/2007 2 take appropriate action, in accordance with law, to recover the amount due from the petitioner. The Writ Petition is disposed of as above. K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR, JUDGE. MS