Sub Divisional Officer Op Sub Division No 2 Uhbvn and Ors. v. Ramesh Kumar
Case brief
What is this about?
Punjab and Haryana High Court, RSA-718-2022 (O&M), Alka Sarin J., decided 01.08.2025. Bar of civil Court jurisdiction under Section 145 of the Electricity Act, 2003; reliance on Division Bench ruling in Mahesh Kumar v. Sub Divisional Officer & Anr. (RSA-4181-2016, 14.05.2025); UHBVN Sub Divisional Officer appellants; suit of Ramesh Kumar dismissed for want of jurisdiction; second appeal allowed; liberty to pursue alternate remedies; no res judicata effect of evidence/observations in impugned decrees; speaking judgment.
What did the court decide?
Appeal allowed; the suit filed by the plaintiff-respondent stands dismissed on the ground of jurisdiction (bar under Section 145 of the Electricity Act, 2003); liberty reserved to the plaintiff-respondent to avail remedies available in law; evidence/observations in the impugned judgments and decrees declared not to operate as res judicata in subsequent proceedings; pending applications disposed of.