IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.S.GOPINATHAN WEDNESDAY, THE 23RD MARCH 2011 / 2ND CHAITHRA 1933 WA.No. 391 of 2011() -------------------- AGAINST THE JUDGEMENT/ORDER IN WPC.20445/2007 DATED 16/02/2011 .................... APPELLANT(S):/ PETITIONER ----------------------- P.R.ARAVINDAKSHAN NAIR,AGED 70 YEARS, S/O.P.K.RAMAN PILLAI, M/S.SABILA PHARMACEUTICALS, NECHIPUZHOOR.P.O, PALA. BY ADV. SRI.T.O.XAVIER RESPONDENT(S): RESPONDENTS -------------------------- 1. THE ASSISTANT ENGINEER,KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD,RAMAPURAM,PALA, PIN - 686 575. 2. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER,KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD,PALA, PIN - 686 575. 3. THE CHIEF ELECTRICAL INSPECTOR, OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ELECTRICAL INSPECTOR TO GOVERNMENT,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695 001. 4. THE KERALA ELECTRICITY BOARD,PATTOM.P.O, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695 001. MR.C.K.KARUNAKARAN, SC THIS WRIT APPEAL HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23/03/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR & P.S.GOPINATHAN, JJ. .................................................................... W.A. No.391 of 2011 .................................................................... Dated this the 23rd day of March, 2011. J U D G M E N T Ramachandran Nair, J. On going through the judgment impugned in the appeal, we find that the learned Single Judge has allowed the Writ Petition by directing modification of the electricity bill in tune with the report of the Electrical Inspector which directed application of multiplication factor at 6 as against 20 applied by the Board while raising the bill. The appellant's case is that even multiplication factor at 6 cannot be applied. The appellant has a single phase connection as against the meter connected, which is suitable for a three phase connection. We do not think this Court should consider the dispute on electricity bill because Section 127 provides for a statutory appeal to the Deputy Chief Engineer. Further it is seen that the appellant has not raised this contention before the learned Single Judge and therefore, this issue does not arise for consideration in the Writ Appeal. Accordingly, we close the Writ Appeal leaving freedom to the appellant to file statutory appeal before the Deputy Chief Engineer against the electricity bill sustained by the learned Single Judge on this issue. (C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE) (P.S.GOPINATHAN, JUDGE) jg