IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN MONDAY, THE 31ST OCTOBER 2011 / 9TH KARTHIKA 1933 WP(C).No. 28084 of 2011(I) ----------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ---------------------- M/S. VICTORY PAPER AND BOARDS (INDIA) LIMITED IV/120A, MANNUKKADE, P.O.VENGODI-678622, ELAPULLY PALAKKAD, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN. K.P. DAVIS. BY ADVS. SRI.C.ANILKUMAR (KALEESSERIL) SRI.C.Y.VINOD KUMAR RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, RPERESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT POWER DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 4. 2. KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, VYDHYUTHIBHAVANM, PATTOM PALACE.P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-4. R1 BY GOVT.PLEADER SRI.G.GOPAKUMAR R2 BY ADV. SRI.T.R.RAJAN, SC, K.S.E.B. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 31/10/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: AV WPC.NO.28084/2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER(S) EXHIBITS : EXT.P1: COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 24-6-2011 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT. EXT.P2: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 25-6-2011 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 1ST RESPONDENT. EXT.P3: COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 13-9-2010 ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT GOVERNMENT. EXT.P4: COPY OF REPRESENTATION DATED 3-8-2011 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 1ST RESPONDENT WHICH IS PENDING CONSIDERATION BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS : NIL /TRUE COPY/ P.A. TO JUDGE AV P.N. RAVINDRAN, J. ------------------------------- W.P (C) No.28084 of 2011 ------------------------------- Dated this the 31st day of October, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner who is a consumer of electrical energy has filed this writ petition mainly seeking a direction to the Kerala State Electricity Board to consider his request in Ext.P4 representation for an opportunity to pay the arrears of energy charges in ten equal monthly instalments together with interest at the rate of 6%. The petitioner has also prayed for waiver of minimum demand charges. 2. When the writ petition came up for hearing today, Sri.T.R.Rajan, learned standing counsel appearing for the Kerala State Electricity Board submitted on instructions that the original of Ext.P4 which was submitted to the Honourable Minister for Electricity has been forwarded to the Secretary of the Kerala State Electricity Board and that the Board will consider the petitioner's request and take an appropriate decision thereon expeditiously. In the light of the said submission, I dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the Kerala State Electricity Board to consider Ext.P4 representation and take an appropriate decision thereon expeditiously and in any event within two months from the date on which the petitioner produces a certified copy of this judgment W.P.(C) No.28084 of 2011 2 before the Secretary of the Board. The Board shall before taking a decision on Ext.P4 representation afford the petitioner's authorised representative an opportunity of being heard. P.N. RAVINDRAN, JUDGE. nj. P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. -------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 28084 of 2011 JUDGMENT Dated:- 31st October, 2011 --------------------------------------