{"id":235772,"date":"2008-09-17T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-09-16T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/c-v-purushothaman-vs-the-muty-on-17-september-2008"},"modified":"2018-12-12T22:20:08","modified_gmt":"2018-12-12T16:50:08","slug":"c-v-purushothaman-vs-the-muty-on-17-september-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/c-v-purushothaman-vs-the-muty-on-17-september-2008","title":{"rendered":"C.V.Purushothaman vs The Muty. on 17 September, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">C.V.Purushothaman vs The Muty. on 17 September, 2008<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nOP.No. 19756 of 1998(B)\n\n\n\n1. C.V.PURUSHOTHAMAN\n                      ...  Petitioner\n\n                        Vs\n\n1. THE MUTY.,TSR.\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.MATHEW JOHN (K)\n\n                For Respondent  :SRI.K.B.MOHANDAS,SC,THRISSUR CORPORATIO\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice S.SIRI JAGAN\n\n Dated :17\/09\/2008\n\n O R D E R\n                         S.SIRI JAGAN, J.\n                   ==================\n                      O.P.No.19756 of 1998\n                   ==================\n           Dated this the 17th day of September, 2008\n                         J U D G M E N T\n<\/pre>\n<p>      The dispute in this writ petition relates to demand for<\/p>\n<p>arrears of electricity charges from the petitioner for the period<\/p>\n<p>from October 1994 to February 1998. The petitioner is a hospital.<\/p>\n<p>By a letter dated 6.4.1998 the petitioner was directed to pay an<\/p>\n<p>amount of Rs.23,00,552.70 towards arrears of electricity charges<\/p>\n<p>for the period from October, 1994 to February 1998. The<\/p>\n<p>petitioner had earlier approached this Court and obtained a<\/p>\n<p>judgment. Against the demand, the petitioner had filed Ext.P1<\/p>\n<p>objections in which he made three contentions. One was that<\/p>\n<p>details of the demand may be communicated to the petitioner.<\/p>\n<p>The second was the necessity to compute electricity charges in<\/p>\n<p>accordance with the judgment in O.P.No.949\/1995. The third was<\/p>\n<p>that as per the said judgment, it was held that the hospitals are<\/p>\n<p>liable to pay charges only under LT-VI tariff till February 1998.<\/p>\n<p>Thereafter, the petitioner was served with Ext.P2 letter enclosing<\/p>\n<p>a statement of details regarding the demand.        The petitioner<\/p>\n<p>challenged that statement by filing O.P.No.9332\/1998, in which<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">o.p.19756\/98                            2<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Ext.P3 judgment was passed as follows:\n<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>             &#8220;When the matter came up for hearing, I heard learned counsel<br \/>\n      for the petitioner as well as the learned counsel appearing for the<br \/>\n      Municipality. Counsel for the petitioner brought to my notice an interim<br \/>\n      order passed by this Court in C.M.P.No.1649 of 1995 in O.P.No.949 of<br \/>\n      1995, wherein this court granted stay of collection of amount in excess<br \/>\n      of LT-VI rates, pending disposal of the original petition.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>             2.     Counsel for the Municipality submitted that the petitioner<br \/>\n      has been remitting only an amount of Rs.61,081\/- which, according to<br \/>\n      counsel for the Municipality, is not LT-VI tariff. He further submitted<br \/>\n      that the amount under LT-VI tariff the petitioner is bound to pay. The<br \/>\n      amount shown in column 3 of Ext.P3 is LT-VI tariff. It is seen that it<br \/>\n      was on a mistake that the Municipality did not collect the amount<br \/>\n      shown in column 3 of Ext.P3.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>             3.     Counsel for the petitioner submitted that the Municipality<br \/>\n      has no power to collect penal interest. Counsel for the Municipality<br \/>\n      submitted that penal interest is not included in Ext.P3. Considering the<br \/>\n      facts and circumstances of the case it is just and proper that the<br \/>\n      petitioner is given some time for payment of the amount mentioned in<br \/>\n      Ext.P3. Petitioner is permitted to pay the amount in ten equal<br \/>\n      instalments    starting from 1.7.1998. Regarding the penal interest,<br \/>\n      counsel for the Municipality submitted that the same will be considered<br \/>\n      by them, provided a representation is made by the petitioner. If the<br \/>\n      petitioner makes the payment, the first respondent will not disconnect<br \/>\n      the supply. It is further made clear that if there is any default in<br \/>\n      payment as mentioned above, it is open to the Municipality to proceed<br \/>\n      with further steps.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>             The Original Petition is disposed of as above.&#8221;\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Pursuant to Ext.P3 judgment, the petitioner filed Exts.P4 and P5<\/p>\n<p>representations in the matter, in which he also challenged the<\/p>\n<p>correctness of the statement of accounts again. Against the<\/p>\n<p>judgment, the petitioner filed a review petition, in which Ext.R1<\/p>\n<p>(a) order was passed as follows:\n<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>             &#8220;When the matter came up for hearing, I heard counsel for the<br \/>\n      Review Petitioner and counsel appearing for the Municipality. I do not<br \/>\n      find any reason to review the judgment. Counsel for the petitioner,<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">o.p.19756\/98                          3<\/span><\/p>\n<p>      however,    referred to paragraph 3(a) of the Review Petition and<br \/>\n      annexures 2 and 3 representations filed before the Municipality. It is<br \/>\n      for the Municipality to consider Annexures 2 and 3 and pass orders in<br \/>\n      accordance with law. I am not expressing any opinion with regard to<br \/>\n      those representations. Final orders will be passed by the Municipality<br \/>\n      within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this<br \/>\n      order.&#8221;\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Thereafter Ext.P7 order was communicated to the petitioner,<\/p>\n<p>whereby the earlier statement of accounts, which is Ext.P2<\/p>\n<p>herein, has been confirmed. The petitioner is challenging Ext.P7<\/p>\n<p>order in this original petition.\n<\/p>\n<p>      2.    The petitioner contends that although it would prima<\/p>\n<p>facie appear from Ext.P3 judgment that his contentions on merits<\/p>\n<p>against the quantification of the demand have been repelled, in<\/p>\n<p>view of the direction in Ext.R1(a) order directing consideration of<\/p>\n<p>the representations, which are Exts.P4 and P5 herein, the issue<\/p>\n<p>was still at large and therefore, there was necessity to reconsider<\/p>\n<p>the validity of the demand itself afresh. The petitioner would<\/p>\n<p>further submit that the very same Judge who passed Ext.P3<\/p>\n<p>judgment and Ext.R1(a) order in review had admitted this<\/p>\n<p>original petition and granted an interim stay. He also points out<\/p>\n<p>that another learned Judge of this Court had heard the entire<\/p>\n<p>original petition and passed an order on 22.2.2002 upholding the<\/p>\n<p>contentions of the petitioner substantially and directing the<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">o.p.19756\/98                        4<\/span><\/p>\n<p>respondent to recompute the petitioner&#8217;s liability in accordance<\/p>\n<p>with the direction in that order. Therefore, according to the<\/p>\n<p>petitioner, the issue is still at large despite Ext.P3 judgment and<\/p>\n<p>therefore, the contention of the petitioner has to be considered<\/p>\n<p>on merits regarding the sustainability of Ext.P2 statement of<\/p>\n<p>accounts itself.\n<\/p>\n<p>      3.    The contentions of the petitioner are refuted by the<\/p>\n<p>respondent, by filing a counter affidavit and a statement.<\/p>\n<p>      4.    I have considered the rival contentions in detail.<\/p>\n<p>      5.    Despite the persuasive arguments of the petitioner, I<\/p>\n<p>am an not persuaded myself to hold that Ext.P3 judgment does<\/p>\n<p>not cover the issue on merits. In Ext.P3 judgment, the challenge<\/p>\n<p>of the petitioner against the statement of accounts appended<\/p>\n<p>along with Ext.P2, has not been accepted by this Court. Instead,<\/p>\n<p>the petitioner was directed to pay the amount in 10 equal<\/p>\n<p>monthly instalments. Relief was granted only in relation to the<\/p>\n<p>demand for penal interest, which was directed to be considered<\/p>\n<p>on a representation to be made by the petitioner. That being so, I<\/p>\n<p>am of opinion that the issue on merits is finally concluded by<\/p>\n<p>Ext.P3 judgment in so far as the same has become final as the<\/p>\n<p>petitioner has not chosen to challenge the same in appeal. Of<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">o.p.19756\/98                     5<\/span><\/p>\n<p>course the petitioner would raise a contention that in view Ext.R1<\/p>\n<p>(a) order in review, the issue is still at large, that also I am not<\/p>\n<p>inclined to countenance. In Ext.R1(a) order it is specifically stated<\/p>\n<p>that the learned Judge does not find any reason to review Ext.P3<\/p>\n<p>judgment. It is further stated that in respect of annexures 2 and<\/p>\n<p>3 representations the learned Judge has not expressed any<\/p>\n<p>opinion, although in that order there is a direction to pass final<\/p>\n<p>order within two months. I am of opinion that that can only be in<\/p>\n<p>respect of the penal interest which was directed to be considered<\/p>\n<p>as per Ext.P3 judgment. Therefore, even if the petitioner&#8217;s<\/p>\n<p>contentions are valid on merits, it cannot now be reopened the<\/p>\n<p>validity of Ext.P2 having been upheld in Ext.P3 judgment. Ext.P3<\/p>\n<p>judgment read with Ext.R1(a) order in review operates as<\/p>\n<p>resjudicata for the petitioner to challenge Ext.P3 on merit.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, I do not find any merit in the original petition and<\/p>\n<p>accordingly the same is dismissed.\n<\/p>\n<p>                                                     Sd\/-\n<\/p>\n<pre>sdk+                                          S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE\n\n            \/\/\/True copy\/\/\/\n\n\n\n\n                                 P.A. to Judge\n\no.p.19756\/98    6\n\n\n\n\n                       S.SIRI JAGAN, J.\n\n                   ================\n\n                   O.P.No.19756 of 1998-B\n\n                   ================\n\n\n\n\n                       J U D G M E N T\n\n\n                    17th September, 2008\n\n<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court C.V.Purushothaman vs The Muty. on 17 September, 2008 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM OP.No. 19756 of 1998(B) 1. C.V.PURUSHOTHAMAN &#8230; Petitioner Vs 1. THE MUTY.,TSR. &#8230; Respondent For Petitioner :SRI.MATHEW JOHN (K) For Respondent :SRI.K.B.MOHANDAS,SC,THRISSUR CORPORATIO The Hon&#8217;ble MR. 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