IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN TUESDAY, THE 27TH OCTOBER 2009 / 5TH KARTHIKA 1931 WP(C).No. 28147 of 2009(K) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- SREEDHARAN, S/O.KUMARAN, AGED 65 YEARS, PUTHENVEETTIL, GIRIJAN COLONY, VALPARA, VELLAKKAYAM, MULLARINGAD KARA, VANNAPPURAM VILLAGE THODUPUZHA TALUK, IDUKKI DISTRICT. BY ADVS. MR.C.M.TOMY, MR.MATHEW SKARIA, MR.K.J.JOSEMON. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. THE KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, VYDYUTHI BHAVANAM, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM- 695 004. 2. THE CHIEF ENGINEER (DISTRIBUTION), KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, VYDYUTHI BHAVANAM, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM- 695 004. 3. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, THODUPUZHA. 4. THE ASSISTANT ENGINEER, KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, KALIYAR, IDUKKI DISTRICT. R1 TO R4 BY MR.P.P.THAJUDEEN, SC, K.S.E.B. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 27/10/2009,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: prv. S. SIRI JAGAN, J ............................................... W.P(C) No. 28147 of 2009 ................................................. Dated this the 27th day of October, 2009 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is a member of a Schedule Tribe, “Hindu- Malayaraya”. He claims to be a person below the poverty line. He applied for electricity connection to his house, under the “Rajiv Gandhi Rural Electrification Programme” proposed by the Central Government, for providing electricity in rural areas. The petitioner submits that although he is also legally entitled to electricity connection as per the said programme, the petitioner is not being favoured with an electricity connection. 2. The learned standing counsel appearing for the respondents submits that the petitioner is a beneficiary of the scheme and two schemes are under consideration. In respect of one scheme since the electricity line has to cross a stream, the same is not feasible to give connection to the petitioner's house. As soon as the other scheme is complete the petitioner would also get connection is the submission made. According to the learned standing counsel, the said scheme is in progress in right earnest. W.P(C) No. 28147 of 2009 -2- In the above circumstances, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to give electricity connection to the petitioner as per the Rajive Gandhi Rural Electrification Programme, as expeditiously as possible. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE rhs