Samsun v. the Kerala State Electricity Board
Case brief
What is this about?
This writ petition challenged a notice to disconnect power issued by the Kerala State Electricity Board due to alleged unauthorized construction. The court remarked that disconnection would cause hardship to the petitioner who had applied for regularization.
What did the court decide?
二答辩人在收到本判决副本后一个月内应考虑申请人的正规化申请；展示.P1在一个月内搁置。
What the court decided
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT:
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE A.M.SHAFFIQUE
WEDNESDAY, THE 10TH DAY OF AUGUST 2016/19TH SRAVANA, 1938
WP(C).No. 14476 of 2016 (H) ----------------------------
PETITIONER:
SAMSUN, S/O.K.T.CLEATUS,AGED 50 YEARS, RESIDING AT DOOR NO.9/359 A, KUTTILAKKATTU HOUSE,FORT KOCHI,KOCH-1, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT.
BY ADVS.SRI.T.MADHU SRI.B.S.SURAJ KRISHNA
RESPONDENT(S):
1. THE KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, ELECTRICAL SECTION,FORT KOCHI, REPRESENTED BY ITS ASSISTANT ENGINEER, OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT ENGINEER, KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, ELECTRICAL SECTION,FORT KOCHI,KOCHI-1, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT.
2. THE CORPORATION OF COCHIN,
Issues for consideration
3 issues framed by the court
Whether the electricity board was entitled to issue notice for disconnection of power on grounds of unauthorized building.
Whether the petitioner is entitled to a one-month period to seek regularization of the structure while the Tribunal proceedings are pending.
How to balance the electricity board's decision to disconnect power with the petitioner's application for regularization.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
Samsun
- respondent
The Kerala State Electricity Board
- respondent
The Corporation of Cochin
Coram
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
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