JUDGMENT

The petitioner impugnes Ext.P8 demand, as per which, an amount of Rs.1,27,547/- was demanded from her, which is, in fact, based on Ext.P7 order of the Deputy Chief Engineer, APTS, Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB for short), Aluva. The petitioner's specific assertion in this writ petition is that the fault detected in the meter installed in her premises by the Anti Power Theft Squad (APTS for short) of the KSEB on 17.09.2003, cannot be attributed to her and that such a defect was only on account of the meter having been changed earlier and consequently that since it was changed by the Authorities of the KSEB themselves, nothing can be imputed against the petitioner. On such basis, she challenged the order of the APTS before the Deputy Chief Engineer, APTS, Aluva, which appears to have been done after obtaining two different judgments from this Court. However, the Deputy Chief Engineer, through Ext.P7 order, rejected the petitioner's claim and this has now led to Ext.P8. The petitioner says that both Exts.P7 and P8 order and assessments are illegal in law.

2. The learned Standing Counsel for the KSEB submits that the petitioner cannot impugn Ext.P7 since, as indicated abo