Writ petition disputing electricity bill calculations raised disputed questions of fact; Court declined to entertain, directing petitioner to approach Consumer Grievance Redressal Forum under Section 42(5) of the Electricity Act within four weeks.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.8455 of 2024
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M/s. Himalaya Agro Chemicals Private Limited Unit-II, N.H.- 31, Bypass Road, P.S. Sadar, District Purnia, through its Director, Kumar Krishna Prakash, aged about 61 (Male), son of Shri Onkar Mal Agrawal, resident of Unit-II, N.H.-31, Bypass Road, P.S. Sadar, District Purnia.
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Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Suraj Samdarshi, Adv. For the Respondent/s : Mr. Vinay Kirti Singh, Adv. For the NBPDCL : Mr. Kunal Tiwary, Adv. ======================================================
CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A. ABHISHEK REDDY ORAL ORDER
6 21-11-2024 Heard the parties
the opinion that there are disputed questions with regard to the calculations of the bills levied which cannot be gone into by this Court and further that the petitioner is having an alternative and effective remedy of approaching the Consumer Grievance Redressal Forum under Section 42 (5) of the Electricity Act, 2003. Therefore, this Court is not inclined to
Patna High Court CWJC No.8455 of 2024(6) dt.21-11-2024 2/2
entertain the present writ petition.
(A. Abhishek Reddy , J)
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the High Court should entertain a writ petition challenging disputed electricity bill calculations when an alternative remedy exists under Section 42(5) of the Electricity Act.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
M/s. Himalaya Agro Chemicals Private Limited Unit-II
The North Bihar Power Distribution Company Limited
The General Manager (Revenue), North Bihar Power Distribution Company Limited
The Chief Engineer (Commercial), North Bihar Power Distribution Company Limited
The Electrical Superintending Engineer, H.T. Cell, North Bihar Power Distribution Company Limited
The Assistant Electrical Engineer, Electric Supply Sub-division, Purnia Rural, Purnia
A. Abhishek Reddy
As recorded by the court registry
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