C.K.ABDUL REHIM
K. P. Bhargavan Pillai – Appellant
Versus
Kerala State Electricity Board – Respondent
C.K. ABDUL REHIM, J.
1. Since the issue involved in both these cases are more or less similar, they are considered together and disposed of through this common judgment.
2. In WP(C). No. 25108/13 challenge is against disconnection of electric supply provided to the 1st floor portion of petitioner's residential building, which is assigned separate building number as VIII-569/A. In the building in question there existed an electric connection since the year 1995, which was given by drawing service wire from a post situated on the boundary of the 5th respondent's property. According to the petitioner, the 1st floor was constructed in the year 2013. Ext.P2 is the ownership certificate and Ext.P3 is the Tax Receipt issued by the Grama Panchayat with respect to the First Floor. On 23.7.2013 a separate electric connection was provided to the 1st floor portion. But on 12.8.2013 the 4th respondent had disconnected the supply and dismantled the Meter and other equipments, without issuing any notice to the petitioner. Despite Exts.P5 and P6 requests, the supply was not restored. When approached under the Right to Information Act, Ext.P7 reply was issued stating that the disconnection
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