{"id":179377,"date":"2009-01-12T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-01-11T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/bharat-sanchar-nigam-ltd-vs-kerala-state-electricity-board-on-12-january-2009"},"modified":"2016-09-16T22:14:10","modified_gmt":"2016-09-16T16:44:10","slug":"bharat-sanchar-nigam-ltd-vs-kerala-state-electricity-board-on-12-january-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/bharat-sanchar-nigam-ltd-vs-kerala-state-electricity-board-on-12-january-2009","title":{"rendered":"Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd vs Kerala State Electricity Board on 12 January, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd vs Kerala State Electricity Board on 12 January, 2009<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nWP(C).No. 628 of 2009(Y)\n\n\n1. BHARAT SANCHAR NIGAM LTD\n                      ...  Petitioner\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. DEPUTY CHIEF ENGINEER\n\n3. ASSISTANT ENGINEER, KSEB,\n\n4. SUB ENGINEER, KSEB, ALAKODE.\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.C.S.RAMANATHAN\n\n                For Respondent  :SRI.P.P.THAJUDEEN, SC, K.S.E.B\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice K.M.JOSEPH\n\n Dated :12\/01\/2009\n\n O R D E R\n                         K. M. JOSEPH, J.\n                  --------------------------------------\n                    W.P.C. NO. 628 OF 2009 Y\n                  --------------------------------------\n                 Dated this the 12th January, 2009\n\n                            JUDGMENT\n<\/pre>\n<p>      Petitioner calls in question Exts.P3, P4, P5 and P6. I heard<\/p>\n<p>the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned<\/p>\n<p>Government Pleader. Apparently, Ext.P3 is a Mahazar and P4 is<\/p>\n<p>a provisional bill. Ext.P5 is stated to be a final bill. Ext.P6 is<\/p>\n<p>the communication from the Assistant Engineer to the BSNL.<\/p>\n<p>Learned standing counsel would submit that Exts.P4 and P5 can<\/p>\n<p>be treated as provisional bills and the petitioner will be afforded<\/p>\n<p>an opportunity of being heard and a decision will be taken in<\/p>\n<p>accordance with law. In the light of this submission, which I<\/p>\n<p>record, the Writ Petition is disposed of directing that if the<\/p>\n<p>petitioner files objection to Ext.P5 within ten days from today, it<\/p>\n<p>will be considered in accordance with law, after affording an<\/p>\n<p>opportunity of hearing to the petitioner, within one month from<\/p>\n<p>the date of filing the objection. Till such time, there will be no<\/p>\n<p>disconnection pursuant to the impugned communication.<\/p>\n<p>                                                   Sd\/=<br \/>\n                                          K. M. JOSEPH, JUDGE<\/p>\n<p>kbk.\n<\/p>\n<p>                       \/\/ True Copy \/\/<br \/>\n                                                    PS to Judge<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd vs Kerala State Electricity Board on 12 January, 2009 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM WP(C).No. 628 of 2009(Y) 1. BHARAT SANCHAR NIGAM LTD &#8230; Petitioner Vs 1. KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD &#8230; Respondent 2. DEPUTY CHIEF ENGINEER 3. ASSISTANT ENGINEER, KSEB, 4. 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