M/S Kunnathan Chip Board Pvt.Ltd. v. Kerala State Electricity Board
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT:
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE V.CHITAMBARESH WEDNESDAY, THE 15TH DAY OF JULY 2015/24TH ASHADHA, 1937 -------------------------------------- PETITIONER:
-------------------------- M/S KUNNATHAN CHIP BOARD PVT.LTD.
EAST VAZHAPILLY P.O., MUVATTUPUZHA, ERNAKULAM REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR K.P. SIYAD BY ADVS.SRI.A.A.ZIYAD RAHMAN SRI.LAL K.JOSEPH SRI.V.S.SHIRAZ BAVA SRI.JOSEPH KURIAN VALLAMATTAM SRI.K.H.ANSAR RESPONDENTS:
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KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD LTD VYDHYUDHIBHAVANAM, PATTAM THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN - 695 001 2.
THE DEPUTY CHIEF ENGINEER KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD ELECTRICAL CIRCLE, PERUMBAVOOR - 683 031 3.
THE CHIEF ENGINEER TRANSMISSION DIVISION KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD LT.
KOTHAMANGALAM, ERNAKULAM - 683 001 4.
THE SPECIAL OFFICER (REVENUE) KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD LTD.
VYDHYUDHIBHAVANAM, PATTAM THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 001 5.
THE ASSISTANT ENGINEER KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD LTD.
ELECTRICAL SECTION NO. I MUVATTUPUZHA, ERNAKULAM - 683 001
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THE KERALA ELECTRICITY REGULATORY COMMISSION KPFC BHAVAN, C.V. RAMAN PILLAI ROAD VELLAYAMBALAM THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 001 R1 TO R5 BY ADVS. SRI.P.SANTHALINGAM (SR.) SRI.S.SHARAN,SC,K.S.E.BOARD SRI.S.SUJIN, SC, K.S.E.BOARD R1 TO R5 BY SRI.JAICE JACOB, SC, K.S.E.BOARD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 15-07-2015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
APPENDIX PETITIONER(S)' EXHIBITS ------------------------------------- EXHIBIT-P1: TRUE COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION BEARING NO. T2/HT/KUNNATHAN CHIPS/812/2013-14 DATED 22.05.2013 EXHIBIT-P2: TRUE COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION DATED NO. T4/HT/M/S. KUNNATHAN CHIPS/2013-14/2129 DATED 16.08.2013 EXHIBIT-P3: TRUE COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION BEARING NO. GB/DEV. CHARGES/2014-15/3356 DATED 5.11.2014 FROM THE SECOND RESPONDENT EXHIBIT-P4: TRUE COPY OF THE COMMON JUDGMENT IN W.A. NO. 900/2013 OF THIS HONOURABLE COURT EXHIBIT-P5: COPY OF THE ORDER IN O.P. 22/2011 DATED 22.1.2015 OF THE 6TH RESPONDENT EXHIBIT-P6: COPY OF THE OBJECTION DATED 4.12.2014 (WRONGLY MENTIONED AS 4.12.2013 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER EXHIBIT-P7: COPY OF THE ORDER BEARING NO. GB2/T3/DEVELOPMENT CHARGES/2014-15/4049 DATED 15.12.
2014 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT EXHIBIT-P8: COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION BEARING NO. GB2/TRANSMISSION CHARGES/2014-15/5152 DATED 28.02.2015 EXHIBIT-P9: COPY OF THE NOTICE BEARING NO. GB/TRANSMISSION CHARGES/2015-16/1087 DATED 22.06.2015 ISSUED BY THE SECOND RESPONDENT RESPONDENT(S)' EXHIBITS:-NIL --------------------------------------- /TRUE COPY/ P.A.
V. CHITAMBARESH, J --------------------------------------- W.P.(C). No. 21311 of 2015 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 15th day of July, 2015
JUDGMENT
The petitioner points out that the demand evidenced by Ext. P7 order is not in consonance with Ext. P5 order of the Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission. The respondents contend that they intend to challenge Ext. P5 order appropriately. Ext. P5 order has to be followed unless and until it is reversed in challenge thereto.
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It is clarified that any demand can only be in tune with Ext. P5 order unless the same is varied or annulled. Whether Ext. P5 order militates against the judgment in W.A. No. 900/2013 and other cases does not fall for consideration in this writ petition. 3.
The petitioner has an alternate remedy to challenge Ext. P7 order. The petitioner can approach the Consumer Grievances Redressal Forum under Regulation 130(8) of the Kerala Electricity Supply Code, 2014. Any
W.P.(C). No. 21311 of 2015 2 motion in that regard within three weeks from today shall be dealt with expeditiously. The electricity connection shall not be disconnected pending final orders by the Consumer Grievances Redressal Forum.
The writ petition is disposed of.
V. CHITAMBARESH JUDGE