Full Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DEVAN RAMACHANDRAN THURSDAY ,THE 28TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2019 / 9TH PHALGUNA, 1940 PETITIONER/S: ANISH AGED 39 YEARS S/O. SIVAN, RAJAMANAYIL HOUSE, VALLAMKAM DESOM, KUPPAKKAYAM P.O., MUNDAKKAYAM. BY ADVS. SRI.T.K.SASIKUMAR SRI.C.A.NAVAS RESPONDENTS: 1 THE ASSISTANT ENGINEER THE KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, PERUVANTHANAM, MUNDAKKAYAM, IDUKKI DISTRICT, 685 612. 2 THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, THE KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BORD, PEERUMED, MUNDAKKAYAM, IDUKKI DISTRICT 685 612. SRI.A.ARUNKUMAR-SC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 28.02.2019, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
JUDGMENT
The limited prayer of the petitioner is that his application for an electric connection, namely Exhibit-P5, be directed to be disposed of by the respondents within a time frame.
2. Sri. Arun Kumar, the learned Standing Counsel for
the State Kerala Electricity Board Ltd. (herein-after referred to as KSEB for short), submits that they have received the application only on 15.02.2019 by post and that the said application is not supported by any of the necessary documents and or proof of identity. He says that if the petitioner approaches the 1st respondent with all such documents, the said Authority will consider the said application without any further delay.
3. On hearing Sri.Arun Kumar as afore, Sri.C.A.Navas,
the learned counsel for the petitioner submits that his client will approach the 1st respondent with all the necessary documents and prays that the Authority be directed to consider his application in terms of latest circular of the KSEB dated 02.11.2018.
In the afore circumstances, I order that, if the petitioner approaches the 1st respondent with all necessary and applicable documents including identity proof, within period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, the said Authority will consider the application of the petitioner, adverting to all the applicable circulars, including the circular afore mentioned by Sri.N.A.Navas; and take a decision thereon, as expeditiously as is possible but not later than one month after the petitioner approaches the said Authority.
Sd/- DEVAN RAMACHANDRAN JUDGE PV
APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXHIBIT P1 TRUE COPY OF THE RESIDENTIAL/OWNERSHIP CERTIFICATE IN THE NAME OF TRAVANCORE RUBBER AND TEA COMPANY LIMITED, DATED 18.2.2013. EXHIBIT P2 TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION DATED NIL ALONG WITH FEE RECEIPT DATED 4.6.2018. EXHIBIT P3 TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER DATED 6.3.2018. EXHIBIT P4 TRUE COPY OF THE NOC DATED 16.1.2019. EXHIBIT P5 TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION DATED 5.12.2018. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: NIL \\TRUE COPY//
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