IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON TUESDAY, THE 6TH APRIL 2010 / 16TH CHAITHRA 1932 WP(C).No. 11926 of 2010(M) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- E.A.NOBY,MANAGING DIRECTOR, LISCOM SOLUTIONS AND SERVICES (P) LTD., ANJIKKAT ARCADE, SEA PORT-AIR PORT ROAD, KALAMASSERY. BY ADVS. SRI.MURALI PURUSHOTHAMAN, SRI.DEEPU LAL MOHAN, SMT.LEENA MURALI. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. THE KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, VYDHUTHI BHAVAN, PATTOM,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE ASSISTANT ENGINEER, ELECTRICAL SECTION, KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD,KALAMASSERY. R1 & R2 BY SRI. P.P. THAJUDEEN, S.C. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 06/04/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: prv. P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON, J --------------------------- W.P(C) No. 11926 of 2010-M ---------------------------- Dated this the 6th day of April, 2010. J U D G M E N T The petitioner is aggrieved of Exts.P5 and P6 'provisional assessment order' and 'short assessment bill'. The grievance has already been taken up by filing Ext.P7 objection before the second respondent herein. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner will be satisfied, if necessary direction is given to the second respondent to consider and finalise Ext.P7 in accordance with law. 3. The learned standing counsel submits that the impugned Bill/proceedings have been issued invoking the power and liberty under Section 24(5) of the Kerala Electricity Supply Code and that, if the petitioner is aggrieved in any manner, he is to approach the concerned Executive Engineer, as provided under the Regulation 37 of the Kerala Electricity Supply Code. It is also stated that, if any such proceedings are filed before the concerned Executive Engineer, the same will be caused to be considered and finalized within the W.P(C) No. 11926 of 2010-M 2 shortest possible time. 4. In the above circumstances, the petitioner is permitted to file necessary proceedings before the concerned authority within two weeks; on which event, the same shall be considered and appropriate orders shall be passed in accordance with law, after giving an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner as expeditiously as possible, within one month from the date of receipt of the representation as above. It is made clear that till the proceedings are finalized as above, all further coercive proceedings shall be kept in abeyance. The Writ Petition is disposed of. P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON JUDGE ab