Rajendra Kumar Upadhyay Vs Chhattisgarh State Power Distribution Company Power Limited (C.S.P.D.C.L.)

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2026:CGHC:1909

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NAFR

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Digitally signed by JYOTI JYOTI SHARMA SHARMA Date: 2026.01.14 10:38:33 +0530

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HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR

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FA No. 3 of 2020

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Rajendra Kumar Upadhyay S/o Shri H.C. Upadhyay, Aged About 36 Years Occupation - Agriculturist, R/o Near Gandhi Chowk, Gandhi Nagar, Ambikapur District - Surguja Chhattisgarh., District : Surguja (Ambikapur), Chhattisgarh ... Appellant(s)

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versus

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Chhattisgarh State Power Distribution Company Power Limited (C.S.P.D.C.L.), Through - Its Chairman, Chhattisgarh State Power Distribution Company Limited ( C.S.P.D.C.L.), Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh., District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh

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... Respondent(s)

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(Cause-tile taken from the Case Information System)

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For Appellant	: Mr. Vivek Bhakta, Advocate.
For Respondent	: Mr. Soumitra Kesharwani on behalf of Mr. Apurv Goyal, Advocate

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Hon’ble Shri Bibhu Datta Guru, Judge

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Order on Board

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13/01/2026

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1. The present First appeal has been filed being aggrieved by the impugned judgment and decree dated 20.11.2019 passed by Second Additional District Judge, Ambikapur Dist Surguja C.G. in Civil Suit No. 11-A/2014 whereby the suit filed by the appellant/ plaintiff to declare the proceeding of recovery of electric bill amounting Rs.

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1,54,310/- as illegal null and void has been dismissed.

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2. The dispute was sent to mediation center of this Court for mediation by order dated 17.07.2025. Pursuant to the same, both the Parties appeared before the mediation center on 29.07.2025 and the matter has been settled.

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3. For the sake of convenience the mediation report dated 10.09.2025 is reproduced as under:-

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4. Learned counsel for the appellant prays that the present first appeal be disposed off in terms of the mediation report and by placing reliance upon the order passed by the Supreme Court in the matter of Jage Ram v Ved Kaur & Ors passed in Spl. Leave to Appeal (C) No.723 of 2023 decided on 28-1-2025 wherein it has been held that the refund of Court fees is permissible if the matter is referred to mediation for settlement and the case is decided in terms of such a settlement, he would pray for refund of Court fees.

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5. In view of the above settled proposition of law, the prayer of refund of Court fees by the appellant is allowed. The Registry is directed to do the needful for refund of Rs. 18400/- (court fees), which has been afÏxed by the appellant at the time of filing of the appeal.

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6. In view of the aforesaid, the present appeal is disposed off.

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7. Decree be drawn in terms of the mediation arrived at between the parties.

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Rajendra Kumar Upadhyay v. Chhattisgarh State Power Distribution Company Power Limited (C.S.P.D.C.L.)

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