IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON FRIDAY, THE 3RD APRIL 2009 / 13TH CHAITHRA 1931 WP(C).No. 6196 of 2007(K) ------------------------------------- PETITIONERS: --------------------- 1. THE KERALA LAW ACADEMY LAW COLLEGE, POST BOX NO.1214, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 005, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. S. SOMASSEKHARAN NAIR, PRINCIPAL, THE KERALA LAW ACADEMY LAW COLLEGE, POST BOX NO.1214, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 005. 3. ABY THOMAS, D/O.V.V.THOMAS, SSECRTARY, HOSTEL MESS, CAMPUS LADIES HOSTEL, THE KERALA LAW ACADEMY LAW COLLEGE, POST BOX NO.1214, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 005. BY ADVS. MR.NAGARAJ NARAYANAN, SMT.PREETHY KARUNAKARAN, SMT.MEENA.A, SMT.M.R.MINI, MR.JAYKAR.K.S. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LIMITED, KERALA STATE OFFICE, PANAMPILLY AVENUE, PANAMPILLY NAGAR, ERNAKULAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS SENIOR LPG MANAGER. 2. THE SENIOR AREA MANAGER, INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LIMITED, KERALA STATE OFFICE, PANAMPILLY AVENUE, PANAMPILLY NAGAR, ERNAKULAM. W.P.(C). NO.6196/2007-K: 3. B.P. AGENCIES, SHOP NO.1, HOUSING BOARD BUILDING, PANDIT COLONY, KAWDIAR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-3. R1 BY MR. A.M. SHAFFIQUE, SENIOR ADVOCATE, ADV. MR. E.K. NANDAKUMAR. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 03/04/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C). NO.6196/2007-K: APPENDIX PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS: EXT.P.1: COPY OF THE RECEIPT ISSUED TO THE P.1. DTD. 06/02/2007. EXT.P.2: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BY THE P.1. DTD. 14/02/2007. EXT.P.3: COPY OF THE LETTER ISSUED BY THE R.1. DTD. 14/02/2007. EXT.P.4: COPY OF THE LETTER ISSUED BY THE R.3. DTD. 14/02/2007. EXT.P.5: COPY OF THE LETTER ISSUED BY THE R.3. DTD. 14/02/2007. EXT.P.6: COPY OF THE CHAPTER X OF THE KERALA UNIVERSITY FIRST ORDINANCES 1978. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: NIL. //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE. Prv. P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C) No. 6196 of 2007 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated, this the 3rd day of April, 2009 J U D G M E N T The petitioner has approached this Court challenging Ext.P5 proceedings issued by the first respondent, whereby it was pointed out that the supply of LPG cylinders under the 'Domestic category' is not liable to be continued in respect of the ladies hostel of the first petitioner as the first petitioner's institution was not a Government college. After hearing both the sides, an interim order was passed by this Court on 23.2.2007, to have the existing arrangement continued; subject to the condition that the petitioner gave an undertaking to satisfy the liability as to the differential amount, if finally held as liable to be paid. 2. The learned counsel for the first respondent submits that Ext.P5 order was insisted to be issued because of some malpractices came to the notice of the Company in using the domestic cylinders in the canteen run by the petitioners, where access was very much available to the general public as well. The petitioners contend that the consumer number of the canteen is a different one and in view of cancellation of the domestic connection provided to the canteen, separate connection under the 'Commercial category' has already been taken in respect of the canteen and that the prayer in this writ petition is to continue the domestic connection in respect of the 'ladies hostel' alone. W.P.(C) No. 6196 of 2007 -:2:- 3. The learned counsel for the first respondent submits that in the course of the above proceedings, the petitioner has given an undertaking to the first respondent that the LPG cylinders provided under domestic category would never be made use of in the canteen and that they will exclusively be used in the ladies hostel and accordingly the first respondent has already started supplying LPG cylinders to the ladies hostel under the 'domestic category'. In view of the above, nothing further remains to be considered in the present writ petition and it is closed accordingly, recording the above submission. P.R. RAMACHANDRA MENON, JUDGE kmd.