Prahlad Rai Khetan v. Chhattisgarh State Electricity

HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR Order Sheet WPC No. 2877 of 2019

1. Prahlad Rai Khetan S/o- Late Jwala Prasad Khetan Aged About 60 Years R/o - Sakti, District Janjgir-Champa Chhattisgarh

2. Arvind Kumar Khetan S/o - Gulabchand Khetan Aged About 38 Years R/o - Sakti, District Janjgir-Champa Chhattisgarh. ---- Petitioners

Versus

1. Chhattisgarh State Electricity Distribution Company Limited, Daganiya, District Raipur Chhattisgarh, District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh

2. The Superintending Engineer, Chhattisgarh State Electricity Distribution Company Limited, Janjgir, District Janjgir-Champa Chhattisgarh.

3. The Junior Engineer, Chhattisgarh State Electricity Distribution Company Limited, Sakti, District Janjgir-Champa Chhattisgarh. --- Respondents 29.08.2019 Mr. Awadh Tripathi, counsel for the petitioners. Mr. Apurv Goyal, counsel for the respondents. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that since the alternative remedy is available for redressal of grievance u/s 42(5) of the Electricity Act, 2003 before the Consumer Redressal Forum, he wants to withdraw this petition with liberty to file appropriate proceeding before the said Forum.

As prayed, this writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. The petitioners shall be at liberty to file appropriate proceeding before the appropriate Forum.

Registry is directed to return the certified copy of the order (Annexure P-2) to the counsel for the petitioners after retaining the photocopy of the same.

In the meanwhile, no disconnection of electricity shall be made for a period of one week.

Cc as per rules.

Sd/- (Goutam Bhaduri) Judge R a o