Nawin Chandra Jaiswal v. The Consumer Grievances Redressal Forum

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.8236 of 2026 ====================================================== Nawin Chandra Jaiswal Son of Late Mathura Prasad Jaiswal, resident of Mohalla- Gurhatta, Rai Jai Krishna Road, Patna City, District- Patna. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The Consumer Grievances Redressal Forum Electric Supply Circle, PESU (East), 3rd Floor, D.C.R-cum-M.R.T.P. Building, Road No. 1, R-Block, Patna-800001 through its Chairman.

2.

The Certificate Officer, Patna.

3.

The Electrical Executive Engineer, Electric Supply Division, South Bihar Power Distribution Company Limited, Patna City. 4.

The Assistant Electrical Engineer (Revenue), Electric Supply Division, South Bihar Power Distribution Company Limited, Patna City. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Ajit Kumar Sinha, Adv.

For the Respondent/s :

Mr.Vivek Prasad, Adv.

Mr. Rajni Kant Mishra, Adv.

Mr. L. L. Pandey, Adv.

For the SBPDCL Mr. Deepak Kr., Adv.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A. ABHISHEK REDDY ORAL ORDER 17-06-2026 Without going into the merits or demerits of the case, the present writ petition is disposed of at the stage of admission with the consent of both the counsels.

2. Having regard to the fact that the petitioner is having an alternative and efficacious remedy of filing an appeal before the Electricity Ombudsman against the order dated 20.02.2026 passed by the Consumer Grievance Redressal Forum (CGRF), this Court is not inclined to entertain the present writ petition. The present writ petition is disposed of granting liberty to the petitioner to challenge the order dated

Patna High Court CWJC No.8236 of 2026(2) dt.17-06-2026 2/2 20.02.2026 passed by the Consumer Grievance Redressal Forum (CGRF) before the learned Electricity Ombudsman within a period of four weeks from today. On such appeal being filed, the authority concerned shall pass a necessary orders in accordance with law. The entire exercise shall be completed within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

3. It is made clear that before passing any order, the petitioner shall be given an opportunity of hearing. Any order passed shall be communicated to the parties.

4. With the above direction, the present writ petition stands disposed of.

(A. Abhishek Reddy , J) Bhardwaj/- U