High Court of KeralaWP(C)/916/2015disposed of

Veeteejay Marine & Exports v. Kerala State Electricity Board (Kseb)

2015-01-093 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

PRESENT:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE V.CHITAMBARESH FRIDAY, THE 9TH DAY OF JANUARY 2015/19TH POUSHA, 1936 WP(C).No. 916 of 2015 (L) -------------------------- PETITIONER:

------------- VEETEEJAY MARINE & EXPORTS, KATTIPARAMBU, KANNAMALY, PALLURUTHY, ERNAKULAM REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER BY ADV. SRI.P.SANJAY RESPONDENTS:

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KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD (KSEB) VYDYUTHI BHAVANAM, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 001.

THE DEPUTY CHIEF ENGINEER, ELECTRICAL CIRCLE, ERNAKULAM - 682 035.

THE APPELLATE AUTHORITY, SRI.K.K.UNNI, 21/1443(B1), KALATHILPARAMBIL, PALLURUTHY, KOCHI - 682 025.

THE ASST. ENGINEER, KSEB, ELECTRICAL MAJOR SECTION, KANNAMALY, ERNAKULAM - 682 025.

ANTI POWER THEFT SQUAD (APTS), KSEB, KALPETTA - 675 001. R BY SRI.JAICE JACOB,SC,KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 09-01-2015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

APPENDIX IN W.P. (C) NO.916 OF 2015 EXT.P1 TRUE COPY OF THE REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE DATED 20.3.2013. EXT.P2 TRUE COPY OF THE REPORT OF EXAMINATION OR TEST OF PRESSURE VESSELS OF PLANT.

EXT.P3 TRUE COPY OF THE BILL DATED 10.11.2014.

EXT.P4 TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER NO.INSP/E.S.KNMLY/14-15/36 DATED 8.12.2014.

EXT.P5 TRUE COPY OF THE BILL DATED .12.2014 EXT.P6 TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN W.P. (C) NO.8614/2005 DATED 13.12.2011.

EXT.P7 TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN W.P. (C) NO.7903/2007 DATED 10.4.2012 EXT.P8 TRUE COPY OF THE INTERIM ORDER DATED 18.2.2009 EXT.P9 TRUE COPY OF THE APPEAL DATED 5.1.2015.

//TRUE COPY// P.S. TO JUDGE.

V.CHITAMBARESH, J.

--------------------- W.P (C) No.916 of 2015 --------------------- Dated this the 9th day of January, 2015

J U D G M E N T

Ext.P4 order accompanied by Ext.P5 penal bill is being challenged in a statutory appeal. Ext.P9 appeal if accompanied by the statutory deposit under Section 127 of the Electricity Act shall be entertained by the third respondent.

2. I direct the third respondent to deal with Ext.P9 appeal on merits within a period of four months. The coercive steps as against the petitioner shall be put on hold if the statutory deposit equivalent to onehalf of the amount demanded under Ext.P5 notice is deposited. The deposit shall be made within a period of one month from today.

The Writ Petition is disposed of as above.

Sd/- V.CHITAMBARESH, Judge.

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