IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN FRIDAY, THE 28TH JANUARY 2011 / 8TH MAGHA 1932 WP(C).No. 24033 of 2008(J) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ KERALA CARS (P) LTD., N.H.BYE PASS, PALARIVATTOM, ERNAKULAM REP. BY ITS GENERAL MANAGER, JOSE JOSEPH. BY ADV. SRI.JOSE J.MATHAIKAL RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. THE KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, VYDYUTHI BHAVAN, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM., REP. BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. DEPUTY CHIEF ENGINEER KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, ELECTRICAL CIRCLE, POWER HOUSE ROAD, ERNAKULAM. R1 – R2 BY ADV. SRI.P.P.THAJUDEEN, SC, K.S.E.B THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 28/01/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C) NO.24033/2008 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS P1:- COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION DTD. 30.4.2008 . P2:- COPY OF THE REPLY DTD. 18.6.08. P3:- COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION DTD. 23.7.2008. P4:- COPY OF THE UNDERTAKING DTD. 22.7.2008. P5:- COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DTD. 3.8.08. TRUE COPY P.A. TO JUDGE tss P.N. RAVINDRAN, J. ------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.24033 of 2008 ------------------------------- Dated this the 28th day of January, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is a high tension consumer. This writ petition is filed challenging the demand in Exts.P1 and P3 letters for payment for service connection charges of Rs.50,000/-. In view of the interim order of stay passed by this Court on 11.8.2008, the petitioner did not pay the service connection charges demanded from them. It is now conceded at the Bar that pursuant to the orders passed by the Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission on 8.9.2010, the Board has issued an order dated 14.10.2010 dispensing with collection of service connection charges from high tension and extra high tension consumers. The order further directs that the amount collected by way of service collection charges will be adjusted against the future bills. In the light of the decision taken by the Board to dispense with the collection of service connection charges, in the wake of the decision of the Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents not to enforce the demand made in Exts.P1 and P3. P.N. RAVINDRAN, JUDGE. nj.