From the Judgment and Order dated 24 9 69, 16 8 71, 25 1 72, 16 2 72, 11 2 72, 10 2 72, 22 11 72, 21 7 72, 8 2 72, 25 7 72, 31 5 72 and 4 3 75 of the Kerala High Court in W.A. Nos.809/69, 846 47, 855, 867, 894 and 940 of 1969, 261/71 and 957 58,983,988 and 1021/69,942/69, 427/71, 458, 415, 407, 408 68 of 1971 and 211, 241/70, 3 and 7/71, 342/72, 36, 42 and 43 of 1971 and Civil Appeal No.
1457/71 A. G. Puddissery for the Respondent In CA.
20/70 .
K. Pillai for the Intervener In CA.
1457 and 1641/71 .
2557/69, 20/70, 1423 1434, 1733, 2474, 2575 2578/72, 95 105, 1318, 1371 74, 2040/73, 2100 2102/74 and 120, 121 536 of 1975.
1021 of 1969.
1 In CA.
L.Sanghi, P. V. Kapur, U. K. Khaitan for Ferro Alloys Corpn.
1 In CAs.
20/70 and applicant intervener in CA.
Miss Lily Thomas for Respondent No.
S. Krishnamoorthy Iyer, P. Mathai, N. Sudharkaran and P. K. Pillai for Respondent No.
A. Seyid Mohammed and K. M. K. Nair for the Appellant in C.A. No.
2117/72 and 95 105/73 .
K. R. Choudhry K. Raj Choudhry for A.P. Electricity Board for the Intervener In C.A. No.
Sudharkaran, P. Mathai and P. K. Pillai for Respondent Nos.
C. Chandi, K. M. K. Nair and K. R. Nambiar for the Appellants in CAs.
1426 1429, 1431 1434, 1733/72, 2577 78, 95 96, 99 100 and 102 105/73 .
20/70 for Respondent Nos.
2576/72 .
1 In CA.
1 In CA.
1372/73 .
1 In CA.
It obliges the Board to companylect surcharges from number licensee companysumers of electricity even though the Board may have entered into long term companytracts with them with regard to the rate at which electricity is to be supplied to them.
2 In CA.
1652/74 .
B. Pai In CA Nos.
Balakrishnan for Respondent No.
1371 1374/73 .
2117 of 1972.
2040/73 .
1733/72 for Respondent No.
1457 and 1642/71 and CA.
L. Sanghi, P. Mathai, K. J. John, O. C. Mathur and B. Dadachanji for Respondent No.
1371 and 1374/73 and In C.A. No.
1373/73 M. K. Nair for Respondent No.
S. Nambiar for Respondent No.
1652/74 .
1 In CA.
Rathi, Advocate General for the State of Orissa and Parathasarthy for the Appellant in C.A. Nos.
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Civil Appeals Nos.
1 in CA.
1 In CA.
1425/72 .
1652/74 and O. C. Mathur, K. J. John and J. B. Dadachanji In all matters for Respondent No.1 In C.A. No.
2 In C.As.
V. Gupte In CA.
1 In CA.
2575/72 and C.A. No.
2578/72 .
1653 54774 .
V. Gupte, Ajay Ray and P. Mathai, O. C. Mathur, K. John and J. B. Dadachanji for the Appellants in CA.
Sudharkaran for Respondent No.
Rathi, Advocate General for the State of Orissa and Parthasarthy for Respondents In CAs.
Note Mrs. Sunanda Bhandare, Advocate appeared for the applicant intervener in CA.
1457/71.
That Order was passed in exercise of the powers companyferred by section 3 of the Kerala Essential Articles Control Temporary Powers Act, 1961.
Lal Narain Sinha, Solicitor General of India In C.A. No.
2557/69 In CAs.
1652/74.
The Judgment of the Court was delivered by Alagiriswami, J. A. C. Gupta, J. gave a dissenting Opinion.
Nos.20/70, 1423 24/72 .
K. Sen In C.A. Nos.
R. Nambiar for Respondent No.
1423, 1434, 1735, 2474, 2575, 2576 78/72, 1318, 1371, 1374, 2040/73, 2100 2102/74, 120 121, 536/75.
Vinoo Bhagat for the Appellants In C.As.
97773 .
1318/75 Ranjit Mahanty, Ajay Ray In CAs.
1 In CA.
1652 1654/74 and Mr. B. Sen, Senior Advocate, appeared for Respondent No.
20/70.
2557/69.
1423/72 , M. P. Jha In C.A. 1423/72 , A. G. Puddissery In all the petitions for the appellants in C.As.
2557/69 , P. Mathai, Ajay Ray, C. Mathur K. John, J. B. Dadachanji and Mrs. S. Bhandare In C.A. No.
1652/74 .
2575/72, 2576 78/72 and 2040/73 .
B. Pai, K. J. John, O. C. Mathur, J. B. Dadachanji and P. K. Kurian In CAs.
1653 1654774 .
ALAGIRISWAMI, J. The validity of the Kerala State Electricity Supply Kerala State Electricity Board and Licensees Areas Surcharge Order 1968 is in question in these appeals.
2100 2102/74, 121/75 , P. Mathai In CA.
Appeal by Special Leave from the Judgment and Order dated 17 8 71 of the Kerala High Court in W.A. No.
1318/73, 2100 2102/74, 121/75 for the Respondents In C.As.
Lal Narain Sinha, Solicitor General of India, A. G. Puddissery for the Appellant in C.A. No.
