IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI WEDNESDAY, THE 17TH DECEMBER 2008 / 26TH AGRAHAYANA 1930 WP(C).No. 36570 of 2008(C) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. CHELLAMMA, 62 YEARS D/O.LAKSHMI AMMA, R/AT.K.S.NIVAS AMMANKOIL STREET, MULLACKAL VILLAGE AMBALAPPUZHA TALUK, ALAPPUZHA . 2. SARASWATHY AMMA, 67 YEARS D/O.LAKSHMI AMMA, R/AT.K.S.NIVAS, AMMANKOIL STREET, MULLACKAL VILLAGE, AMBALAPPUZHA TALUK, ALAPPUZHA. BY ADV. SMT.C.G.BINDU SMT.C.G.AJITHA SMT.D.SARITHA SMT.M.K.RAJITHA RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. ASSISTANT ENGINEER ELECTRICAL SECTION(TOWN), ALAPPUZHA. 2. SENIOR SUPERINTENENT ELECTRICAL SECTION (TOWN), ALAPPUZHA. 3. KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD VAIDHYUTHI BHAVANAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY SC SRI.P.P.THAJUDDIN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 17/12/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V.GIRI, J ------------------- W.P.(C).36570/2008 -------------------- Dated this the 17th day of December, 2008 JUDGMENT Petitioners preferred a complaint against the Electricity Board before the Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, Alappuzha, as C.C.No.89/2008. Officials of the Electricity Board entered appearance and filed a version. Petitioners' grievance relates to what is alleged as the irregularity in the manner in which the President of the CDRF has been preventing evidence being let in on behalf of the petitioners. Hence the writ petition seeking appropriate directions to the District Consumer Redressal Forum to re-open the evidence in C.C.No.89/2008 and for other incidental reliefs. 2. In my view, it is a matter which could be brought to the notice of the Appellate Forum under the statute. In the present case, Section 19 of the Consumer Protection Act enables the petitioners to move the said Forum even in relation to any alleged irregularity in W.P.(C).36570/2008 2 the conduct of the proceedings before the District Forum. Writ petition is closed without prejudice to the right of the petitioners to avail such remedy. V.GIRI, Judge mrcs