M/S. Popular Vehicles & Services Ltd. v. K.S.E.Board.
Case brief
What is this about?
The High Court directed the electricity board to revise contested bills by apportioning power consumption between workshop repairs and vehicle servicing under different tariffs based on a prior Single Judgment judgment, allowing high-tension connection upon statutory dues payment.
What did the court decide?
Directed respondents to revise bills under different tariffs; petitioner to pay difference within two months; HT connection to be processed within one month on payment of statutory dues.
What the court decided
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT:
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE B.P.RAY
THURSDAY, THE 4TH DAY OF JULY 2013/13TH ASHADHA, 1935
WP(C).No. 6963 of 2005 (D)
PETITIONER :
M/S. POPULAR VEHICLES AND SERVICES LTD., KARAMANA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, HAVING IT'S HEAD OFFICE AT KUTTUKARAN CENTRE, MAMANGALAM, KOCHI, REPRESENTED BY IT'S MANAGER (SERVICE)
BY ADVS.SRI.KKM.SHERIF
SRI.P.M.KUNJIMOIDEENKUTTY SRI.LAL K.JOSEPH SRI.A.A.ZIYAD RAHMAN SMT.K.A.CIJILA
RESPONDENT(S):
1. KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, VYDHYUTHI BHAVAN, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY.
Issues for consideration
2 issues framed by the court
Whether the petitioner's bills should be revised by apportioning power consumption between workshop repairs and vehicle servicing under different tariffs.
Whether the petitioner can claim HT connection while pending payment of revised dues.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
M/S. POPULAR VEHICLES AND SERVICES LTD.
- respondent
KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD
- respondent
THE DEPUTY CHIEF ENGINEER, ANTI POWER THEFT SQUAD
- respondent
THE ASSISTANT ENGINEER, KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD
- respondent
THE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER (APTS)
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
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