IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN WEDNESDAY, THE 26TH MARCH 2008 / 6TH CHAITHRA 1930 WP(C).No. 10211 of 2008(N) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------------- KOLIKKAL GRANITE INDUSTRIES, ARIAMKULAM, KATTIPPARA P.O., THAMARASSERY, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER, ABDUL MAJEED. BY ADV. SRI.T.V.GEORGE RESPONDENTS: ------------------------- 1. KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, VYDHYUTHI BHAVAN, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. DEPUTY CHIEF ENGINEER AND CHAIRPERSON, CONSUMER GRIEVANCE REDRESSAL FORUM, GANDHI ROAD, KOZHIKODE-32. 3. ASSISTANT ENGINEER, ELECTRICAL SECTION, KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, THAMARASSERY, KOZHIKODE. 4. SUB ENGINEER, ELECTRICAL SECTION, OFFICE OF THE ASST.ENGINEER, KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, THAMARASSERY. BY SRI.P.P.THAJUDEEN, SC, KSEB THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 26/03/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, J. ------------------------------------------- W.P(C).No.10211 OF 2008 ------------------------------------------- Dated this the 26th day of March, 2008 JUDGMENT Ext.P7 is a decision of the Consumer Grievances Redressel Forum, adjudicating a dispute. The impugned Exts.P8 and P9 are issued based on Ext.P7 decision. If the petitioner has any grievance about Ext.P7, it has liberty to to the Ombudsman under the Electricity Act, raising dispute in terms of the statute. Instead, he has moved this Court invoking Article 226 of the Constitution of India. I do not find that the writ jurisdiction should be extended since the petitioner has alternate efficacious remedy. Hence, this writ petition is disposed of relegating the petitioner to the Ombudsman under the Electricity Act. If the petitioner moves the Ombudsman against Ext.P7 within a fortnight from now, the Ombudsman will consider the case, including passing of any interlocutory order. To aid the petitioner to do so, the demand in Ext.P8 is stayed for a period of three weeks, provided the petitioner remits an amount of Rs.50,000/- in two instalments payable within two weeks from now. Sd/- THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, Judge kkb.