IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 25TH JANUARY 2008 / 5TH MAGHA 1929 OP.No. 18688 of 2001(Y) ----------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ K.K.THANKAPPAN, KODARIKKATTU HOUSE, VARAPPETTY KARA, VARAPPETY VILLAGE, KOTHAMANGALAM TALUK. BY ADV. SRI.P.L.DEVADAS SRI.LIFFY P. FRANCIS SRI.K.G.BIGU RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REP. BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM. 2. KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, VYDUTHY BHAVAN, PATTAM, TRIVANDRUM. 3. THE DIRECTOR, COLLECTORATE, CIVIL STATION, KAKKANADU, ERNAKULAM. 4. THE DEPUTY TAHSILDAR, (REVENUE RECOVERY), TALUK OFFICE, KOTHAMANGALAM. 5. THE VILLAGE OFFICER, VARAPPETTY VILLAGE, VARAPPETTY, KOTHAMANGALAM. 6. THE DEPUTY CHIEF ENGINEER(ELECTRICAL), PERAMBAVUR. 7. THE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, ELECTRICAL MAJOR SECTION, MOOVATTUPUZHA. 8. THE ASSISTANT ENGINEER, ELECTRICAL SECTION, NO.II, MUVATTUPUZHA. BY ADV. SRI.R.K.VENU NAIR,SC,KSEB SRI.N.D.PREMACHANDRAN, SC, KSEB GOVERNMENT PLEADER THIS ORIGINAL PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 25/01/2008, THE COURT ON 25/01/2008 DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1: TRUE COPY OF CONSUMER INVOICE. P2: TRUE COPY OF SERIES OF BILLS. P3:TRUE COPY OF APPLICATION BY PETITIONER BEFORE R6. P4: TRUE COPY OF THE R.R. NOTICE. P5: TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER. TRUE COPY PA TO JUDGE C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. .................................................................... O.P. No.18688 of 2001 .................................................................... Dated this the 25th day of January, 2008. JUDGMENT The petitioner is challenging recovery proceedings for recovery of arrears of electricity bills due for 1997-2000. Standing Counsel submitted that disconnection was effected on petitioner's request. If petitioner did not request for retention of connection, then dismantling also should have been done in terms of the Regulation within six months therefrom. Since details of the amount demanded are not on record, O.P. is disposed of directing the 7th or 8th respondent whoever has issued the bill, to give break up details of the bills to the petitioner for him to file appeal if he has grievance against such demand. Recovery proceedings will be kept in abeyance for six weeks from now and in between if petitioner has grievance against the break up details of the bills, he can move the Executive Engineer in appeal and also move for stay if there is a case for stay. However, if petitioner does not file appeal or obtain stay within six weeks, recovery can be continued. There will also be direction to the 7th or 8th respondent to give break up details of the arrears to the petitioner within a week from the date of production of copy of this judgment. C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR Judge pms