IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN FRIDAY, THE 11TH MARCH 2011 / 20TH PHALGUNA 1932 WP(C).No. 6748 of 2011(P) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- V.C.MATHEW, VATTOLIYIL HOUSE, THUMPAMON P.O., PANDALAM, PATHANAMTHITTA. BY ADV. SRI.R.ANIL RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, VIDYUTHI BHAVAN, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, 695 004. 2. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, ELECTRICAL SECTION, ADOOR, 691523. 3. ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, ELECTRICAL SECTION, ADOOR. 4. THE ADDITIONAL DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, COLLECTORATE, PATHANAMTHITTA, 689 645. 5. SOSAMMA MATHEW, PATTAYIL NEDIYOOZHATHIL PETTAH HOUSE, THUMPAMON 689 502. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. M.A.ASIF THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 11/03/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. --------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 6748 OF 2011 -------------------------- Dated this the 11th day of March, 2011 J U D G M E N T The grievance voiced by the petitioner in this writ petition is that though he had submitted an application to the fourth respondent for shifting a 11 KW line from his property, instead of acting on the said request, the fourth respondent referred the matter to the Assistant Executive Engineer of the Kerala State Electricity Board (hereinafter referred to as 'the Board' for short). In this writ petition, the petitioner seeks a direction to respondents 2 and 3 to refer the dispute raised by him to the fourth respondent for resolution. 2. When the writ petition came up for hearing today, Sri.P.P.Thajudheen, learned standing counsel appearing for the Board submitted on instructions that the request made by the petitioner for shifting the electricity line has been referred to the fourth respondent in view of the objection raised by the fifth respondent for erecting a stay wire in the land belonging to her. 3. In such circumstances, as the dispute now stands referred to the Additional District Magistrate, no further orders are called for WPC No.6748/2011 2 in this writ petition except to direct the fourth respondent to pass final orders in the matter after notice to the parties expeditiously and in any event within two months from the date on which the petitioner produces a certified copy of this judgment before him. The writ petition is disposed of with the above direction. P.N.RAVINDRAN, (JUDGE) vps WPC No.6748/2011 3 WPC No.6748/2011 4