Sree Padma Balaji Alloys Pvt. Ltd. v. The Kerala State Electricity Board

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

PRESENT:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE V.CHITAMBARESH FRIDAY, THE 3RD DAY OF JULY 2015/12TH ASHADHA, 1937 WP(C).No. 20033 of 2015 (D) ---------------------------- PETITIONER:

------------------ SREE PADMA BALAJI ALLOYS PVT. LTD., NIDA, KANJIKODE, PALAKKAD, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER SANKARA NARAYANAN.

BY ADVS.SRI.JOBY JACOB PULICKEKUDY SRI.ANIL GEORGE RESPONDENTS:

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THE KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD LTD., REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, VYDYUTHI BHAVAN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 004.

2.

THE DEPUTY CHIEF ENGINEER, ELECTRICAL CIRCLE, KSC BOARD LTD., PALAKKAD PIN 678 501.

3.

THE ASSISTANT ENGINEER, ELECTRICAL SECTION, KSC BOARD LTD., ELECTRICAL CIRCLE, KANJIKODE PIN 678 621.

R1-R3 BY ADV. SRI.P.SANTHALINGAM (SR.) R1-R3 BY ADV. SRI.S.SHARAN,SC,K.S.E.BOARD R BY SRI.JAICE JACOB,SC,KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 03-07-2015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

WP(C) NO. 20033/2015 APPENDIX PETITIONER(S) EXHIBITS EXHIBIT P1 :

THE RECEIPT IN RESPECT OF ELECTRICITY CHARGES DATED 30.01.2015.

EXHIBIT P2 :

THE TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE LETTER DATED 01.06.2015 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT TO THE 3RD RESPONDENT.

EXHIBIT P3 :

DISMANTLING NOTICE DATED 01.06.2015ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT TO THE PETITIONER.

EXHIBIT P3(a) :

DETAILS OF THE ARREARS AND OTHER DETAILS INCORPORATED

IN THE DISMANTLING.

EXHIBIT P4 :

LETTER DATED 22.06.2015 SUBMITTED TO THE 2ND RESPONDENT BY THE PETITIONER.

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

V. CHITAMBARESH, J -------------------------------- WP(C) NO. 20033 OF 2015 ------------------------------------ Dated this the 3rd day of July, 2015

JUDGMENT

The industrial activity of the petitioner has been suspended temporarily. The petitioner intends to resume the same without delay. The petitioner is now served with Ext.P3 demand notice. The petitioner has submitted Ext.P4 reply to the same. 2.

The petitioner seeks rebate of the amount demanded. The petitioner also seeks easy instalments to pay the balance. These are all matters to be considered by the second respondent. I direct the second respondent to consider Ext.P4 reply with notice to the petitioner.

3.

The needful shall be done within a period of one month from the date of production of a copy of this judgment. Coercive proceedings including the dismantling of electricity connection shall be put on hold in the meanwhile. The Writ Petition is disposed of.

V. CHITAMBARESH JUDGE ncd