IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN THURSDAY, THE 28TH FEBRUARY 2008 / 9TH PHALGUNA 1929 WP(C).No. 6916 of 2008(W) ------------------------------------ PETITIONER: ------------------- THE SACRED HEART MONASTRY, REPRESENTED BY PRIOR AND MANAGER, FR.THOMAS CHOOLAPARAMBIL, CHETTIPUZHA, KURISUMMOODU, CHANGANACHERRY. BY ADV. SRI.C.S.MANILAL RESPONDENTS: ----------------------- 1. THE KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, VAIDHYUTHI BHAVAN, PATTOM, TRIVANDRUM. 2. THE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, ELECTRICAL SECTION, CHANGANACHERRY. 3. THE STATE ELECTRICITY REGULATORY COMMISSION, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, TRIVANDRUM. 4. THE STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY SECRETARY TO GOVT., DEPT. OF POWER, SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.ANU SIVARAMAN R1 TO R3 BY SRI.P.P.THAJUDEEN, SC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 28/02/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, J. ------------------------------------------- W.P(C).No.6916 OF 2008 ------------------------------------------- Dated this the 28th day of February, 2008 JUDGMENT The petitioner is a monastery. As per the previous tariff order, temples, churches, mosque and monasteries all under LT VI A category. There is nothing on the face of the present tariff order that any of these institutions have been reclassified to be under LT VII A. Under such circumstances, any grievance of the petitioner that the tariff order is not appropriately enforced can be considered by the Consumer Grievances Redressal Forum. Hence, without prejudice to that course, this writ petition is disposed of, directing that the enforcement of the impugned demand to the extent it is under VIIA tariff, will stand suspended for a period of three weeks to enable the petitioner to move the Consumer Grievances Redressal Forum and request for any interim relief, provided, the provided the petitioner continues to remit at LT VIA rates. THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, Judge ps