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Beefathima v. The Kerala State Electricity Board

2015-05-21Honourable Mr.Justice V.Chitambaresh3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

PRESENT:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE V.CHITAMBARESH THURSDAY, THE 21ST DAY OF MAY 2015/31ST VAISAKHA, 1937 WP(C).No. 14581 of 2015 (W) ---------------------------- PETITIONER:

------------------ BEEFATHIMA, AGED 65 YEARS, W.O.LATE MOHAMMED, RESIDING AT THOOKIYAMOOLA HOUSE, CHERIYALAMPADY EAST, ALAMPADY PO, KASARAGOD DISTRICT.

BY ADV. SRI.T.MADHU RESPONDENTS:

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1. THE KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, VAIDYUDHI BHAVAN THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001.

2. THE SUB ENGINEER, KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, ELECTRICAL SECTION CHERKALA, KASARAGOD DISTRICT-671 541.

3. THE ANTI POWER THEFT SQUAD, KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD REPRESENTED BY ITS SUB ENGINEER, ELECTRICAL SECTION CHERKALA, KASARAGOD DISTRICT-671 541.

BY SRI.SAJEEVKUMAR K.GOPAL,SC,KSEB THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 21-05-2015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

WP(C).No. 14581 of 2015 (W) APPENDIX PETITIONER(S)' EXHIBITS EXHIBIT P1 :

THE TRUE COPY OF THE MAHAZAR DATED 9-4-2015 PREPARED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT.

EXHIBIT P2 :

THE TRUE COPY OF THE RECEIPT DATED 10-4-2015 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT TO THE PETITIONER.

EXHIBIT P3 :

THE TRUE COPY OF THE BILL DATED 2-4-2015 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT.

EXHIBIT P4 :

THE TRUE COPY OF THE RECEIPT DATED 11-4-2015 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT.

RESPONDENT(S)' EXHIBITS : NIL /TRUE COPY/ P.A. TO JUDGE.

V. CHITAMBARESH, J -------------------------------- WP(C) NO. 14581 OF 2015 ------------------------------------ Dated this the 21st day of May, 2015

JUDGMENT

The payment of compounding fee evidenced by Ext.P2 receipt only absolves the petitioner from criminal prosecution. The petitioner has necessarily to pay the sum of `67,130/- (Rupees Sixty seven thousand one hundred and thirty only) demanded as penalty consequent to detection of theft by the Anti Power Theft Squad.

2.

The petitioner is permitted to pay the sum of `67,130/- in two monthly instalments starting from 29.05.2015. The electricity connection shall be restored to the residential house of the petitioner on his remitting the first instalment. Needless to say that the petitioner has to meet the reconnection charges also in that regard.

The Writ Petition is disposed of.

V. CHITAMBARESH JUDGE ncd