JUDGMENT :

The proceedings of the Chairman and Managing Director of the Kerala State Electricity Board Ltd. (KSEB) has been called into question by the petitioner, who retired as an Assistant Executive Engineer from its services, asserting that it has been issued without competence and without following due procedure.

2. The petitioner contends that the order in question, namely, Ext.P9, has been issued mulcting him with certain liability, however, without following the provisions of the Kerala State Electricity Board employees (Classification Control and Appeal) Regulations 1969. (hereinafter referred to as the “Regulations” for case).

3. The petitioner explains that, while he was working as an Assistant Engineer at the Electrical Section, Poochackal, he detected that the electric consumption charges with respect to a Commercial Unit, being run by a consumer by name Sri. Jaimon. V.P, was being computed incorrectly, on account of a wrong multiplication factor being applied for the electric motor in their premises. He says that he, therefore, settled a mahazar on 06.09.2010 and an enquiry was, consequently, commenced by the KSEB into the same. He submits that, on being convinced that t