IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 18TH SEPTEMBER 2007 / 27TH BHADRA 1929 WP(C).No. 27718 of 2007(Y) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ C.THOMAS, CHENGALATH HOUSE, UPPADA P.O., MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.J.JULIAN XAVIER SRI.FIROZ K.ROBIN RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, REP.BY ITS SECRETARY, VYDYUTHI BHAVAN, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. DEPUTY CHIEF ENGINEER, ELECTRICAL CIRCLE, K.S.E.B., MANJERI. 3. EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, ELECTRICAL DIVISION, KSEB, NILAMBOOR. 4. ASSISTANT ENGINEER, ELECTRICAL SECTION, KSEB, CHUNGATHARA. BY SC SRI. P.P. THAJUDEEN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 18/09/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR,J. -------------------------------------------- W.P.C. NO. 27718 OF 2007 -------------------------------------------- Dated this the 18th day of September, 2007 JUDGMENT Since petitioner has filed appeal against disputed electricity bill before the second respondent and has claimed consequential relief by way of refund of excess charges paid at commercial tariff, W.P. is disposed of directing the second respondent to dispose of the appeal after hearing the petitioner within a period of two months from the date of production of a copy of this judgment. Consequential relief will be granted to the petitioner based on orders in appeal. There will be direction to respondents 3 and 4 not to proceed for recovery of any balance due from the petitioner under disputed bills till disposal of the appeal. Subsequent bills should be raised during the period of pendency of appeal on provisional basis and will be corrected based on orders in appeal. (C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR) Judge 2