Salimsha O.K v. The Kerala State Electricity Board
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT:
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE V.CHITAMBARESH THURSDAY, THE 9TH DAY OF JULY 2015/18TH ASHADHA, 1937 WP(C).No. 20731 of 2015 (N) ---------------------------------------- PETITIONER:
-------------------------- SALIMSHA O.K KOKKATTUTHARAYIL PALLIPPADU, THRIKKUNNAPUZHA P.O.
ALAPPUZHA - 690 515 BY ADVS.SRI.SHABU SREEDHARAN SRI.S.VIJAYAN SRI.K.P.UNNIKRISHNAN (ELOOR) SRI.V.N.MOHAN RAJ SRI.K.V.PREMSANKAR SMT.RESHMA ABDUL RASHEED RESPONDENTS:
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THE KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY VYDYUTHI BHAVAN, PATTOM THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 004 2.
THE ASST. ENGINEER ELECTRICAL SECTION, HARIPPAD, ALAPPUZHA - 690 514 3.
THE SUB ENGINEER, ELECTRICAL SECTION HARIPPAD, ALAPPUZHA - 690 514 BY SRI.JAICE JACOB, SC, KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 09-07-2015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
WP(C).No. 20731 of 2015 (N) APPENDIX PETITIONER(S)' EXHIBITS ------------------------------------- EXT.P1:
TRUE COPY OF THE SITE MAHAZAR DATED 21.05.2015 EXT.P2:
TRUE COPY OF THE PROVISIONAL PENAL BILL DATED 23.05.2015 EXT. P3:
TRUE COPY OF THE PROVISIONAL ASSESSMENT BILL DATED 27.05.2015 EXT.P4:
TRUE COPY OF THE OBJECTION DATED 01.06.2015 EXT.P5:
TRUE COPY OF THE NOTICE DATED 20.06.2015 EXT.P6:
TRUE COPY OF THE ASSESSMENT ORDER ALONG WITH THE FINAL BILL AND CALCULATION STATEMENT DATED 29.06.2015 RESPONDENT(S)' EXHIBITS:-NIL --------------------------------------- /TRUE COPY/ P.A. TO JUDGE
V. CHITAMBARESH, J --------------------------------------- W.P.(C). NO. 20731 OF 2015 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 9th day of July, 2015
JUDGMENT
Ext. P6 order of assessment accompanied by final bill is impugned. The same can very well be challenged in a statutory appeal. An appeal lies under Section 127 of the Electricity Act, 2003.
2.
The petitioner contends that mandatory procedures have not been followed. The same is a disputed question of fact. Only the appellate authority can delve deep into those aspects.
I dismiss the writ petition without prejudice to the right of the petitioner to file an appeal.
V. CHITAMBARESH JUDGE