IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN TUESDAY, THE 22ND FEBRUARY 2011 / 3RD PHALGUNA 1932 WP(C).No. 4888 of 2011(I) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- T.B.RAMADAS, S/O.BALAKRISHNAN, THAYATTU HOUSE, KADAMAKKUDY, PIZHALA P.O BY ADV. SRI.C.DILIP RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER ELECTRICAL SUB - DIVISION, VARAPUPZHA-683517 2. ASSISTANT ENGINEER, ELECTRICAL SUB DIVISION, VARAPUZHA,683517 3. ADDITIONAL DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, COLLECTORATE, ERNAKULAM 4. GOPI, THAYATTU HOUSE, KADAMAKKUDY, PIZHALA P.O., BY SC SRI.P.P.THAJUDEEN. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22/02/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.N. RAVINDRAN, J. ------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.4888 of 2011 ------------------------------- Dated this the 22nd day of February, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner who is residing adjacent to the residence of the fourth respondent has filed this writ petition for an order restraining respondents 1 and 2 from drawing electricity line to the residence of the fourth respondent until the third respondent passes orders in the matter. 2. When the writ petition came up for hearing today, the learned standing counsel appearing for the Kerala State Electricity Board submitted on instructions that in view of the objection raised by the petitioner to electricity line being drawn across his property to the residence of the fourth respondent, the Board has moved the Additional District Magistrate, Ernakulam for permission to draw the electricity line along one of the routes proposed by the Board, and that Additional District Magistrate is yet to inspect the property and pass orders in the matter. In such circumstances, I dispose of the writ petition is pre-mature and it is accordingly disposed of with a direction to the third respondent to pass final orders on the application, if any, submitted by the Board under section 16 of the Telegraph Act W.P.(C) No.4888 of 2011 2 expeditiously and in any event, within one month from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment, after notice to the officers of th Board, the beneficiary and the objectors. P.N. RAVINDRAN, JUDGE. nj.