Patna High CourtCWJC/12311/2014disposed

Baliram Singh v. The North Bihar Power Distribution Company Ltd. And ORS

2017-02-16Mr. Justice Jyoti Saran2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.12311 of 2014 ======================================================

1. Baliram Singh Son of Late Dharamdeo Singh Resident of Village- Sisai, Police Station- Goreya Kothi, District- Siwan. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The North Bihar Power Distribution Company Ltd. through its Managing Director, 1st floor Vidyut Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna.

2. Deputy General Manager, The North Bihar Power Distribution Co. Ltd., 1st Floor, Vidyut Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna.

3. Electrical Executive Engineer, North Bihar Power Distribution Company Ltd., Siwan.

4. Electrical Superintendent of Engineer, Chapra, Saran, North Bihar Power distribution, Co. Ltd.

5. Assistant Executive Engineer Siwan, North Bihar Power distribution Co. Ltd., Siwan.

6. Junior Electrical Engineer Goreya Kothi, District Siwan, North Bihar Power distribution Co. Ltd.

.... .... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Binod Kumar Sinha, Adv. For the Respondent/s : Mr. Vinay Kirti Singh, Adv. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JYOTI SARAN ORAL ORDER 16-02-2017 Heard learned counsel for the parties.

The petitioner questions the correctness of the bill raised by the respondents for the period 1991-2013 inter alia on grounds that the Electricity was never consumed by the petitioner. In view of the provisions underlying Section 42(5) of the Electricity Act, 2003 and the definition of a 'complaint' found in Regulation, 2(f)(iv) under the Bihar Electricity Regulatory Commission, Consumer Grievances Redresal Forum and

Patna High Court CWJC No.12311 of 2014 (4) dt.16-02-2017 2/2 Electricity Ombudsman Regulations, 2006, a forum is made available to the petitioner to raise such grievance and if so advised, the petitioner can take recourse to the same. The writ petition is disposed of accordingly. (Jyoti Saran, J) Bibhash/- U