IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN FRIDAY, THE 1ST APRIL 2011 / 11TH CHAITHRA 1933 WP(C).No. 10518 of 2011(L) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- VARGHESE GEORGE, AGED 44 YEARS, S/O.YOHANNAN, KOLAKOTTU VEETTIL WARD NO.12, CHITTAR PANCHAYATH, CHITTAR-SEETHATHODE VILLAGE, RANNI TALUK, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.V.SETHUNATH SRI.PRAKASH KESAVAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, VIDYUTHI BHAVAN, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN-695001. 2. THE DEPUTY CHIEF ENGINEER, KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, ELECTRICAL CIRCLE, PATHANAMTHITTA, PIN-695645. 3. THE ASST. EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, ELECTRICAL MAJOR SECTION, KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, VADASSERIKKARA, PIN-689662. 4. ASST. ENGINEER, ELECTRICAL SECTION, KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, KAKKAD, SEETHATHODE P.O., PIN-689667. BY SRI.P.P.THAJUDEEN, SC FOR KSEB. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 01/04/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.N. RAVINDRAN, J. ------------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 10518 of 2011 ------------------------------- Dated this the 1st day of April, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is the owner of a parcel of land approximately 31 cents in extent situated on the side of a public road. His grievance is that recently the respondents erected a transformer by the side of the road in such a manner that he will have no proper access to his lands. The petitioner submits that he proposes to put up a residential building in the land belonging to him and in such circumstances, unless the transformer is shifted, he will be put to serious prejudice. 2. The question whether the transformer presently standing by the side of the petitioner's land can be conveniently shifted to another locality is a matter for the competent authority among the respondents to decide in the first instance. Though the petitioner has filed Ext.P2 representation before the Executive Engineer, Seethathode Division, the learned standing counsel submitted that the competent authority to take a decision in the matter is the third respondent herein. In such circumstances, as the petitioner is yet to move the competent authority setting out his grievances, I am of the opinion that he should move the third respondent by filing an appropriate representation. W.P.(C) No.10518 of 2011 2 I accordingly dispose of the writ petition with the direction that in the event of the petitioner filing an appropriate representation before the third respondent, the third respondent shall consider the same and take an appropriate decision thereon, after inspecting the site of the transformer and lands in the neighbourhood, expeditiously and in any event within one month from the date of receipt of such a representation. P.N. RAVINDRAN, JUDGE. nj.