IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN MONDAY, THE 14TH DECEMBER 2009 / 23RD AGRAHAYANA 1931 WP(C).No. 34765 of 2009(M) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- ANITHA JAMAL, W/O.JAMAL, KOYALIPARAMBIL HOUSE, KODUNGALLUR. BY ADV. SRI.M.SHAJU PURUSHOTHAMAN SRI.K.S.RAJESH RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. KERLA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD.REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, VYDYUTHI BHAVAN, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE ASST.ENGINEER, ELECTRICAL SECTION - NO-II, KSEB, KODUNGALLUR. ADV. SRI.P.P.THAJUDEEN, SC, K.S.E.B FOR R1-2 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 14/12/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ================== W.P.(C).No. 34765 of 2009 ================== Dated this the 14th day of December, 2009 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is the owner of a hall, where marriages and public functions are held. The petitioner applied for an electricity connection to the said building as early as on 23.5.2006. The hall is situated near a transformer from which electricity connection can be provided to the hall. The petitioner's grievance is that although subsequent to the application submitted by the petitioner, connections have been given to many buildings from the same transformer, the petitioner has not been given electricity connection so far. The petitioner, therefore, seeks the following reliefs: “i] A Writ of Mandamus directing the 2nd respondent to act upon the application for electricity connection submitted by the petitioner on 23.5.2006 forthwith. ii] A Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents to provide electric connection to 'Classic Durbar Hall' owned by the petitioner forthwith.” 2. The learned standing counsel appearing for the Kerala State Electricity Board submits that the petitioner's power requirement is 20 KWA and the petitioner has not submitted any application for power allocation, which is a must in the case of power connection in excess of 10 KWA. It is also submitted that now the present transformer is overloaded and steps are afoot for establishing another w.p.c.34765/09 2 transformer and if the petitioner by that time files an application for power allocation as and when the new transformer is commissioned, the petitioner's request can be appropriately considered. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner points that it is improper on the part of the Kerala State Electricity Board to sit on the petitioner's application without giving any reply. According to him, if the respondents had informed the petitioner appropriately in 2006 itself, the petitioner would have taken appropriate steps in that regard. 4. Having heard both sides, I dispose of this writ petition with the following directions: If the petitioner submits an appropriate application for power allocation and complies with the legal requirements for the same, the concerned Assistant Executive Engineer shall consider the same and take appropriate steps thereon. The petitioner shall be given connection as soon as a transformer from which the petitioner can be given electricity connection is commissioned. Sd/- sdk+ S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge w.p.c.34765/09 3