Disposed¶6
Bankim Bihari Khanra v. West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limited and Ors.
Calcutta HCWPA/575/2025
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
Alternative remedy / appellate forum deference; electricity grievance redressal hierarchy (Regional Grievance Redressal Officer and Ombudsman); WBSEDCL; writ petition disposed with leave to appeal to Ombudsman; time-bound window (by 13.03.2025) with protection from limitation objection; single-judge bench (Rajarshi Bharadwaj, J.); decided 19.02.2025.
What did the court decide?
Leave granted to the petitioner to approach the Ombudsman; if the petitioner approaches the Ombudsman by 13th of March, 2025, the appeal shall be considered on merit without the ground of limitation. No order as to costs. ¶6