IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE V.G.ARUN
Tuesday, the 31st day of May 2022 / 10th Jyaishta, 1944
IA.NO.1/2022 IN CRP NO. 533 OF 2012
OP(ELE) 45/2005 OF DISTRICT COURT, KALPETTA, WAYANAD
PETITIONER/REVISION PETITIONER :
THOMAS P.K., AGED 65 YEARS, S/O. KURIAKOSE, PULIYORATH HOUSE,
PALLIKUNNU P.O., KANIYAMBETTA VILLAGE, VYTHIRI TALUK, WAYANAD
DISTRICT - 673 121.
RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT:
KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY AT
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695004, PATTOM P.O.
Application praying that in the circumstances stated in the
affidavit filed therewith the High Court be pleased to enlarge the time
limit fixed by this Hon'ble Court by judgment dated 05.08.2021 for a
further period of one year, in the interest of justice.
This Application coming on for orders upon perusing the application
and the affidavit filed in support thereof, and this court's final order
dated 05.08.2021 and upon hearing the arguments of SMT.SARITHA THOMAS &
SRI.ALEX.M.SCARIA, Advocates for the petitioner and of SRI.
SRI.P.A.AHAMED, STANDING COUNSEL for the respondent, the court passed the
following:
(P.T.O)
V.G.ARUN, J.
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I.A.1/22 in CRP.No. 533 of 2012
and
I.A.1/22 in CRP.No. 534 of 2012
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Dated this the 31st day of May, 2022
ORDER
By judgment dated 5.8.2021, the C.R.Ps were allowed and the original petitions remanded to the District Court, Wayanad for fresh consideration. The parties were directed to co-operate and the court below was directed to take earnest efforts to dispose of the cases within six months. These applications are filed by the petitioner seeking extension of the time limit stipulated in the judgment by one year.
2. Learned submitted that, due to COVID-19 related issues and the intervening vacation, appropriate steps for amending the original petitions could be submitted only on 24.5.2022. In the nature of the amendment, more time will be required for deciding the original petitions.
In view of the submissions, the time limit stipulated in the judgment is extended by a further period of six months.
Sd/-
V.G.ARUN, JUDGE vgs 31-05-2022 /True Copy/ Assistant Registrar