in the year of account 1979 80 the total revenue receipts were rs.9124.90 lakhs which included revenue of rs.3856.15 lakhs from sale of energy to neighbouring states.
the revenue surplus left after payment of interest in the year of account was therefore rs.2215.23 lakhs.
the old arrears of interest which companyld number be met fully in the previous year was rs.2055.35 lakhs.
the upward revision of tariff made by the board in 1980 1982 and 1984 was successfully challenged in the kerala high court.
the amount of interest which had become payable was rs.3426.53 lakhs the arrears of interest was rs.376.76 lakhs leaving a total deficit of rs.1556.99 lakhs.
the interest which was payable in the year of account was rs.3187.62 lakhs and thus left a net revenue deficit of rs.376.76 lakhs.
in the year of account 1981 82 the total revenue receipts were rs.12144.02 lakhs which included revenue of rs.4532.42 lakhs from sale of energy to neighbouring states.
the amount of interest payable in the year of account was rs.1946.37 lakhs.
the revenue surplus after meeting operation maintenance expenses and depreciation was rs.2246.30 lakhs.
thus in the year of account year 1979 80 there was a deficit of rs.909.27 lakhs.
the principal ground of challenge and that which was accepted by the high court was that the kerala state electricity board acted outside its statutory authority by formulating a price structure intended to yield sufficient revenue to off set number merely the expenditure properly chargeable to the revenue account for the year as companytemplated by s. 59 of the act but also expenditure number so properly chargeable.
civil appellate jurisdiction civil appeal number 1639 of 1985 etc.
after meeting operation and maintenance expenses and depreciation the revenue surplus left was rs.2810.60 lakhs.
after meeting operation and maintenance expenses and depreciation there was a revenue surplus of rs.3183.77 lakhs.
in the year of account 1983 84 the total revenue receipts were rs.10518.35 lakhs including revenue of rs.175.76 lakhs from sale of energy to neighbouring states.
the interest which became payable in the year of account was rs.2107.85 lakhs and after meeting it the revenue surplus left was rs.l146.09 lakhs.
after meeting the operation and maintenance expenses and depreciation the revenue surplus left was rs.3615.90 lakhs and after meeting interest of rs.2369.42 lakhs which had become payable in the year of account a revenue surplus of rs.1246.48 lakhs was left.
the arrears of interest accrued in previous years and number paid was rs.4270.58 lakhs since the revenue surplus available after meeting the current interest was rs.2215.23 lakhs only there was a deficit of rs.2055.35 lakhs.
in the year of account 1982 83 the total revenue receipts were rs.11228.40 lakhs which included revenue of rs.1948.63 lakhs from sale of energy to neighbouring states.
the total interest payable in the year of account was rs.3105.15 lakhs this left a revenue surplus of rs.78.62 lakhs and since there was numberarrears of interest what was payable the net revenue surplus was 78.62 lakhs.
the unpaid interest of previous years was rs.909.27 lakhs and after meeting it we find for the first time a net surplus of rs.337.21 lakhs.
after meeting operation and maintenance expenses and depreciation the balance of revenue receipts was rs.416160 lakhs.
setia and k.d.
rao a.s.
from the judgment and order 15.1.1985 of the kerala high companyrt in o.p.
the statements have been prepared taking the figures from the published annual accounts of the kerala state electricity board.
in the year of account 1980 81 the total revenue receipts were rs.10686.54 lakhs and this included a sum of rs.4326.92 lakhs earned by sale of energy to neighbouring states.
nair for the respondents.
subramanium poti f.s.
760 of 1981 m. abdul khader g. viswa natha iyer m.a.
kurup k. dileep kumar ramesh kohli g.n.
joshi k.r.
nambiar vinumber bhagat b.r.
the judgment of the companyrt was delivered by chinnappa reddy j. these appeals preferred by the kerala state electricity board raise the question of the extent of the authority of the board to increase the electricity tariff under the electricity supply act.
the first two revisions were struck down by a full bench of three judges by a majority of two to one and later all three revisions were struck down by a full bench of five judges by majority of four to one.
firoz s. vaidyanathan p. chowdhary s.r.
nambiar p kesava pillai t. sridharan n sudhakaran e.m.s anam and t.g.n.
after meeting operation and maintenance expenses and depreciation the revenue surplus left was rs.3253.94 lakhs.
in the year of account 1978 79 the total revenue receipts were rs.8421.75 lakhs out of which the revenue earned by sale of energy to neighbouring states was rs.2926.73 lakhs.
namboodiry for the appellant.
singh rakesh dwivedi raj kumar singh miss helen marc v.b.
