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I. Rajalekshmi v. Kerala State Electricity Board Ltd.

2015-04-09Honourable Mr.Justice V.Chitambaresh3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

PRESENT:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE V.CHITAMBARESH THURSDAY, THE 9TH DAY OF APRIL 2015/19TH CHAITHRA, 1937 WP(C).No. 11954 of 2015 (T) ---------------------------- PETITIONER(S):

---------------- I. RAJALEKSHMI KALATHIL HOUSE, ARINALLOOR P.O.

THEVALAKARA, KOLLAM DISTRICT.

BY ADV. SRI.G.VIJAYAN UNNITHAN RESPONDENT(S):

------------------- 1.

KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD LTD.

REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY VYDUTHI BHAVANAM, PATTOM P.O.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 004.

2.

ASSISTANT ENGINEER, KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD LTD., ELECTRICAL SECTION, KARUNAGAPPALLY SOUTH KOLLAM DISTRICT - 690 518.

3.

ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD LTD.

ELECTRICAL SUB DIVISION KARUNAGAPPALLY SOUTH, KOLLAM DISTRICT - 690 518. 4.

DEPUTY CHIEF ENGINEER, KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD LTD., ELECTRICAL CIRCLE, KOTTARAKARA KOLLAM DISTRICT - 691 506.

R BY SRI.JAICE JACOB,SC,KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 09-04-2015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

APPENDIX IN W.P.(C) NO.11954 OF 2015 PETITIONER'S EXTS:

EXT.P1 TRUE COPY OF THE MAHAZAR DATED 16/11/2012 PREPARED BY THE SUB ENGINEER EXT.P2 TRUE COPY OF THE BILL DATED 3/1/2013 ISSUED BY THE SECOND RESPONDENT.

EXT.P3 TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT REPORTED IN 2013(1) KLJ 667 EXT.P4 TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 10/1/2014 OF THE FOURTH RESPONDENT APPELLATE AUTHORITY.

EXT.P5 TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER DATED 20/1/2014 OF THE SECOND RESPONDENT.

EXT.P6 TRUE COPY OF ORDER DATED 19/3/2015 OF THE ELECTRICITY OMBUDSMAN.

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

V.CHITAMBARESH, J.

--------------------- W.P (C) No.11954 of 2015 --------------------- Dated this the 9th day of April, 2015

J U D G M E N T

The assessment of penalty in Ext.P3 bill is obviously not in tune with Ext.P3 judgment. Ext.P2 bill is accordingly quashed and the second respondent is directed to re-quantify the amount. The needful shall be done with notice to the petitioner within a period of one month. Further coercive proceedings shall be put on hold till a revised bill is issued by the second respondent.

The Writ Petition is disposed of.

Sd/- V.CHITAMBARESH, Judge.

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