JUDGMENT

Antony Dominic, J.

These appeals are filed by the Kerala State Electricity Board and the State of Kerala and others, challenging the judgment in W.P(.C)1648/15. By the judgment under appeal, the learned Single Judge overruled the objection raised by the appellant in W.A.649/16 regarding the maintainability of the writ petition filed by the Kerala High Tension and Extra High Tension Industrial Electricity Consumers Association (hereinafter referred to as 'Association') and directed the appellants to deal with the claims raised by the Association in Exts.P6 and P10 representations and based on individual claims made by its each member with supporting documents.

2. By Ext.P2 order dated 21.5.90, the Government announced incentives to new industries in the matter of power connection. Ext.P2 was adopted by the Electricity Board, vide its order dated 19.6.1990. Subsequently, the Government issued Ext.P3 order dated 6.2.1992, whereby new industrial units which commenced commercial production between 1.1.92 to 31.12.96 and satisfied the other conditions specified, were offered uninterrupted power supply and exemption for five years from payment of enhanced power tariff, which came in