IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.H.L.DATTU & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.T.SANKARAN TUESDAY, THE 14TH AUGUST 2007 / 23RD SRAVANA 1929 WA.No. 2008 of 2007 AGAINST THE ORDER IN WPC.19414/2007 Dated 16/07/2007 APPELLANT: PETITIONER: M/S.YORK CONSTRUCTIONS, ENGINEERS AND CONTRACTORS, TC-9/2452, SREE RANGAM LANE, SASTHAMANGALAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER K.P.THOMAS. BY ADV. SRI.SABU GEORGE RESPONDENTS: RESPONDENTS: 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY, SECRETARIATE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, VIDYUDHI BHAVAN, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. DEPUTY CHIEF ENGINEER, KSEB, TRANSMISSION CIRCLE, NALLALAM, KOZHIKODE. 4. DEPUTY TAHASILDAR (RR), THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 5. VILLAGE OFFICER, ULLOOR VILLAGE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. SPECIAL GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.C.T.RAVIKUMAR. STANDING COUNSEL FOR KSEB SRI.C.K.KARUNAKARAN THIS WRIT APPEAL HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 14/08/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: H.L.DATTU, C.J. & K.T.SANKARAN,J. ---------------------------------------------------- W.A. NO. 2008 OF 2007 ---------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 14th August, 2007 JUDGMENT H.L.DATTU, C.J. Exts.P4 and P5 are the demand notices issued by the respondents inter alia directing the petitioner to pay a sum of Rs.13 lakhs. These demand notices are the subject matters of W.P.(C) No.19414 of 2007. 2. The learned single Judge while entertaining the Writ Petition has stayed Exts.P4 and P5 notices issued by the respondents, subject to the petitioner depositing a sum of Rs.2 lakhs within one month from the date of the order. Being aggrieved by the said interim order passed by this court, the petitioner has filed this appeal. 3. Exts.P4 and P5 demand notices are the subject matters of the Writ Petition. During the pendency of the Writ Petition, the Court has thought it fit to stay the demand notices subject to certain conditions. These are all discretionary orders passed by the learned Judges of this Court in exercise of their powers under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. Normally, this Court will not interfere with the interim orders passed by this Court unless those interim orders are either arbitrary, illegal or irregular. We do not see any such irregularity or illegality in the interim order so passed by the learned single Judge. Therefore, interference of the said interim order is not called for. Therefore, the Writ Appeal requires to be rejected and it is rejected. Ordered accordingly. (H.L.DATTU) Chief Justice (K.T.SANKARAN) Judge ahz/ . NO. :: 2 ::