IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
WP(C).No. 25012 of 2008(C)
1. MOIDEENKUNJU.C.S, AGED 35 YEARS,
... Petitioner
Vs
1. THE ASSISTANT ENGINEER, KERALA STATE
... Respondent
2. DEPUTY CHIEF ENGINEER, ELECTRICAL
3. KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD
For Petitioner :SRI.C.A.NAVAS
For Respondent : No Appearance
The Hon'ble MR. Justice K.M.JOSEPH
Dated :19/08/2008
O R D E R
K.M. JOSEPH, J.
````````````````````````````````````````````````````
W.P.(C) No. 25012 OF 2008 C
````````````````````````````````````````````````````
Dated this the 19th day of August, 2008
J U D G M E N T
Petitioner has approached this Court aggrieved by
Exts.P1 and P2. There was a personal hearing on the basis
of Exts.P3 and P4 objections filed by the petitioner. The 1st
respondent passed Exts.P6 and P7 and the petitioner
preferred Exts.P8 and P9 appeals before the Deputy Chief
Engineer who called upon the petitioner to remit 50% of the
amount. The petitioner has approached this Court aggrieved
by the said direction. The petitioner seeks a direction to
consider Exts.P8 and P9 statutory appeals without insisting to
pay 50% of the amount.
2. I heard learned counsel for the petitioner and
learned standing counsel. Learned standing counsel points
out that actually the appeal may not lie before the Deputy
Chief Engineer under section 127 as it is a re-assessment
under section 24 and it is open to the petitioner to approach
WPC.25012/08
: 2 :
the Consumer Grievance Redressal Forum, Ernakulam. In
such circumstances, writ petition is disposed of as follows.
If the petitioner prefers separate petitions in regard to
the separate complaints before the Consumer Grievance
Redressal Forum, Ernakulam, within three weeks from today,
the Consumer Grievance Redressal Forum, Ernakulam will
consider the same and take a decision in the matter, in
accordance with law, after affording an opportunity for hearing
to the petitioner, within three months from the date of receipt
of a copy of this judgment. In the meantime, if the petitioner
remits 20% of the amount demanded within three weeks from
today, proceedings will be kept in abeyance till a decision is
taken by the Forum.
Sd/-
(K.M.JOSEPH, JUDGE)
aks
/TRUE COPY/
P.A.TO JUDGE