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M/S. Petronet Lng Ltd v. Kerala State Electricity Board Ltd

2015-07-303 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

PRESENT:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE V.CHITAMBARESH THURSDAY, THE 30TH DAY OF JULY 2015/8TH SRAVANA, 1937 WP(C).No. 23095 of 2015 (J) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER:

-------------------------- M/S. PETRONET LNG LTD A PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY REGISTERED UNDER THE COMPANIES ACT, HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AT WORLD TRADE CENTRE, FIRST FLOOR, BABAR ROAD, BARAKHAMBA LANE, NEW DELHI, PIN - 110 001 AND UNIT AT SURVEY NO. 347, PUTHUVYPU P.O., KERALA, KOCHI, PIN - 682 508, REPRESENTED BY ITS VICE PRESIDENT (O&M), MR. T.M. NEELAKANTAN BY ADVS.SRI.THOMAS M.JACOB SRI.AKHIL K.MADHAV RESPONDENTS:

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KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD LTD HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AT VYDHYUDHI BHAVANAM, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695 004, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY 2.

THE SPECIAL OFFICER (REVENUE), OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL OFFICER (REVENUE), VYDHYUDHI BHAVANAM, KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD LTD., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695 004 3.

THE KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY REGULATORY COMMISSION (CONSUMER GRIEVANCE REDRESSAL FORUM), POWER HOUSE BUILDINGS, CEMETERY JUNCTION, ERNAKULAM, PIN - 682 018, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRPERSON R1 & R2 BY SRI.JAICE JACOB, SC, KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD R3 BY SRI.S.SUJIN, SC, KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY REGULATORY COMMISSION THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 30-07-2015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

WP(C).No. 23095 of 2015 (J) APPENDIX PETITIONER(S)' EXHIBITS ------------------------------------- P1.

TRUE COPY OF AGREEMENT DATED 06.05.2013 BETWEEN THE PETITIONER AND KSEB P2.

TRUE COPY OF DEMAND NOTICE FOR MAY 2014 P3.

TRUE COPY OF COMMUNICATION NO. HTB-21/6539/2014-2015 DATED 20.05.2014 P4.

TRUE COPY OF REPRESENTATION NO. PLL/KOCHI/KSEB/2014-2015/C-04 DATED 7.6.2014 P5.

TRUE COPY OF COMMUNICATION NO. HTB-21/6539/2014-2015 DATED 7.3.2015 FROM THE 2ND RESPONDENT P6:

TRUE COPY OF DEMAND NOTICE DATED 25.06.2015 SEEKING ADDITIONAL CASH DEPOSIT P7.

TRUE COPY OF COMPLAINT FILED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE THIRD RESPONDENT P8.

TRUE COPY OF THE STAY PETITION FILED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE THIRD RESPONDENT P9.

TRUE COPY OF THE ADDITIONAL AFFIDAVIT FILED BY PETITIONER BEFORE THE THIRD RESPONDENT RESPONDENT(S)' EXHIBITS:-NIL --------------------------------------- /TRUE COPY/ P.A.TO JUDGE

V. CHITAMBARESH, J --------------------------------------- W.P.(C). NO. 23095 OF 2015 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 30th day of July, 2015

JUDGMENT

The petitioner has moved the Consumer Grievance Redressal Forum in Ext. P7 complaint accompanied by Ext. P8 petition for stay. The petitioner seeks expeditious consideration of the complaint and to defer the coercive steps in the meanwhile.

2.

I direct the Consumer Grievance Redressal Forum to dispose of Ext. P7 complaint within a period of three months. The coercive steps as against the petitioner shall be put on hold provided the petitioner pays or furnishes bank guarantee to the tune of Rs. 35,28,375/- in favour of the Kerala State Electricity Board within a period of one month. The writ petition is disposed of.

V. CHITAMBARESH JUDGE