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2026 Supreme(Online)(Ker) 326
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
MOHAMMED NIAS C.P., J
ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD LTD. – Appellant
Versus
P.M RASHEED – Respondent
WP(C) NO. 32589 OF 2023
For the Appellants/Petitioners: ADV SRI.R.HARISHANKAR
For the Respondents: ADV SRI.M.R.SASITH
The Electricity Board cannot challenge decisions of the Consumer Grievance Redressal Forum as these decisions bind the licensee.
Headnote:The Electricity Board challenges Ext.P1 order passed by the Consumer Grievance Redressal Forum (CGRF). This Court previously determined in W.P.
(C) No.25898 of 2015 that the Board cannot contest CGRF decisions as they bind the licensee, setting the framework for the current case. The judgment concludes by dismissing the writ petition but allows for future action if favorable outcomes arise from appeal to the Supreme Court.
| Table of Content |
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| 1. challenge to cgrf by electricity board. (Para 1) |
| 2. court asserts previous rulings on cgrf binding. (Para 2) |
| 3. dismissal of writ petition with conditions for future recourse. (Para 3) |
JUDGMENT
The Electricity Board challenges Ext.P1 order passed by the Consumer Grievance Redressal Forum (CGRF).
2. The issue as to whether the Board can challenge the orders of the CGRF was considered by this Court in the judgment in W.P.(C) No.25898 of 2015, dated 31st July, 2025, which has been affirmed in W.A. No.1096 of 2024 holding that the Board cannot challenge a decision of the CGRF, which binds the licensee and forms part of its institutional governance.
3. In view of the above, the Writ petition is only to be dismissed.
It is made clear that, in case the Board obtains any favourable orders from the Honourable Supreme Court in the appeal against the judgments referred to above, it will be open to the petitioners to take such steps to impugn the decision of the CGRF.
