IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN THURSDAY, THE 7TH FEBRUARY 2008 / 18TH MAGHA 1929 WP(C).No. 4522 of 2008(L) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ DASAN, S/O. KUMARAN ARACKAL, MUNNURPPILLY,EZHATTUMUGHAM, MOOKANNUR VIA BY ADV. SRI.T.M.ABDUL LATHEEF RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. EXECUTIVE ENGINEER KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. ASSISTANT ENGINEER KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. SUB EINGINEER IN CHARGE ELECTRICAL SECTION MELOOR. BY STANDING COUNSEL, SRI.P.P.THAJUDEEN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 07/02/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: THOTTATHIL B. RADHAKRISHNAN, J. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ W.P.(C) No. 4522 of 2008-L ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Dated this the 7th day of February, 2008 J U D G M E N T The petitioner faces action on alleged misuse of electrical energy. According to him, though the connection is domestic, whatever use, attributed to him, is only regarding the usage of a few very minor equipments in relation to an activity for earning his livelihood. I am not impressed to interfere with the impugned demand on that ground. This is all the more because the petitioner has a statutory right to put his pleadings before the Deputy Chief Engineer under the electricity matter. Under such circumstances, I dispose of this writ petition directing the petitioner to file an appeal before appropriate Deputy Chief Engineer, who shall take up and dispose of the same. Having regard to the nature of the contentions, if the petitioner remits 40% of the impugned demand, any distress and disconnection on the basis of the impugned demand shall stand W.P.(C).No.4522/2008-L -: 2 :- suspended, provided such remittance is made within two weeks from now. Any steps taken by the petitioner for regularisation shall also be taken up by the competent authorities without fail. Sd/- THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, Judge ms