IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT:- THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.VINOD CHANDRAN TUESDAY, THE 13TH DECEMBER 2011 / 22ND AGRAHAYANA 1933 W.A.No.1540 of 2011 ------------------------------- AGAINST THE JUDGEMENT IN W.P.(C).No..24084/2011, Dated 05/09/2011 .................... APPELLANT/ PETITIONER:- ---------------------------------------- S.M.KHAN, MANAGING PARTNER, M/S.NANA AUTO FUELS, EAST FORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. PIN-695 023. BY ADV. SRI.K.P.RAJEEVAN RESPONDENTS/ RESPONDENTS:- ------------------------------------------------- 1. KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, VYDHUTHI BHAVAN, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 004. 2. ASSISTANT ENGINEER, ELECTRICAL SECTION, KSEB, FORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. PIN-695 023. 3. DEPUTY CHIEF ENGINEER, ELECTRICAL CIRCLE (URBAN), KSEB, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 023. 4. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, POWER DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. R1 TO R3 BY STANDING COUNSEL SRI.T.R.RAJAN R4 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.GEORGE MICHAEL. THIS WRIT APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 13/12/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:- C.N.Ramachandran Nair & K.Vinod Chandran, JJ. ---------------------------------------- W.A.No.1540 of 2011 ----------------------------------------- Dated this, the 13th day of December, 2011 JUDGMENT C.N.Ramachandran Nair,J.: The Writ Appeal is filed challenging the penal bill raised by the Kerala State Electricity Board against the appellant for unauthorised load in a petrol bunk, which is a commercial connection. The appellant-consumer is located in Thiruvananthapuram, where a Permanent Lok Adalat is functioning to settle service disputes including disputed electricity bills. The disputed amount is well within the pecuniary limit of Permanent Lok Adalat. The learned Single Judge in the impugned Judgment also has not considered the correctness or otherwise of the bill. 2. We have heard Sri.K.P.Rajeevan, learned counsel for the appellant and Sri.T.R.Rajan, learned counsel for the Board. 3. It is submitted that the appellant has paid more than 50% of the disputed bill. We, therefore, feel that this matter can be settled in proceedings before the Permanent Lok Adalat. W.A.No.1540 of 2011 - 2 - Accordingly, we close the Writ Appeal, leaving it open to the appellant to make an application before the Permanent Lok Adalat, Thiruvananthapuram and if any application is filed within a month from today, the Permanent Lok Adalat will issue notice to the Kerala State Electricity Board, consider the matter and decide the issue on merits. Sd/- C.N.Ramachandran Nair, Judge Sd/- K.Vinod Chandran, Judge. vku/- (true copy) P.S. to Judge.