Sdo Op Sub Division Uklana Dhbvn Hisar v. Joginder
Case brief
What is this about?
Keywords: Section 145, Electricity Act, 2003; bar/exclusion of Civil Court jurisdiction; electricity supply dispute; DHBVN; Uklana; Hisar; SDO Sub Division; regular second appeal (RSA); Mahesh Kumar vs. Sub Divisional Officer and Another, RSA-4181-2016 (Division Bench, decided 14.05.2025); suit for declaration and permanent injunction dismissed for want of jurisdiction; liberty to pursue statutory remedy; no res judicata bar on fresh proceedings; Punjab and Haryana High Court at Chandigarh; Justice Nidhi Gupta; decision date 02.12.2025.
What did the court decide?
Second appeal allowed; the suit filed by the respondent-plaintiff stands dismissed on the ground of jurisdiction; the respondent-plaintiff is at liberty to take recourse to the appropriate remedy as available, in accordance with law; any evidence recorded or observations made in the impugned judgments and decrees shall not operate as res judicata in any subsequent proceedings initiated by the respondent-plaintiff.