IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN WEDNESDAY, THE 4TH NOVEMBER 2009 / 13TH KARTHIKA 1931 WP(C).No. 5825 of 2009(W) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- BHARATH SANCHAR NIGAM LTD., REPRESENTED BY THE DIVISIONAL MANAGER, KALLAMBALAM, TRIVANDRUM. BY ADV. SRI.C.S.RAMANATHAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. DEPUTY CHIEF ENGINEER, ELECTRICAL CIRCLE (U), POWER HOUSE BUILDING, TRIVANDRUM. 2. ASSISTANT ENGINEER, KSEB (ELECTRICAL SECTION), KILIMANOOR. 3. ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, ANTI POWER THEFT SQUAD, TRIVANDRUM. ADV. SRI.P.P.THAJUDEEN, SC, K.S.E.B FOR R1-R3 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 04/11/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WPC.5825/09 2 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1 COPY OF THE MAHAZAR DT 17.5.07 ISSUED BY R3. P2 COPY OF THE APPEAL DT 21.5.07. P3 COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DT 27.3.08. IN WPC 766/08. P4 COPY OF THE STATEMENT DT 29.4.08 P5 COPY OF THE ORDER DT 4.9.08 // True Copy // P.A. To Judge S. SIRI JAGAN, J. `````````````````````````````````````````````````` W.P.(C) No. 5825 of 2009 `````````````````````````````````````````````````` Dated this the 4th day of November, 2009 J U D G M E N T This writ petition relates to a dispute between the Bharath Sanchar Nigam Limited and the Kerala State Electricity Board in respect of additional electricity bill on account of alleged defect in the meter. Both are government entities, one owned by the Government of India and the other owned by the Government of Kerala. The Supreme Court has time and again held that the disputes between government entities should not be dragged to the court and should be resolved by a high power committee appointed for that purpose. In fact, a Division Bench of this Court has, in another dispute between the same parties, directed referring similar dispute for consideration by a high power committee. I am of opinion that this dispute also can be considered by that committee. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of directing the respondents to see this dispute is also placed before the high power committee already constituted in respect of other disputes between the same entities. The same shall be done within a WPC.5825/09 : 2 : period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The high power committee shall give its decision on the matter within four months from the date of reference of the matter to them. (S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE) aks