Daiban Banerjee And ANR. v. Chairman And Managing Director Of West Bengal State Electricitydistribution Company Ltd. And ORS.

19.03.2025 Sl. No.89 Ct.3/ tkm W.P.A. 30919 of 2024 Daiban Banerjee & Anr.

vs.

Chairman & Managing Director, WESEDCL & Ors. Mr. P K Banerjee Ms. Indrani Nandi ... ... for the petitioners Dr. M Saha Ray Mr. Debanjan Chatterjee ... ... for WBSEDCL

1. Affidavit of service is taken on record.

2. Petitioner has aggrieved by disconnection of the electricity connection due to non-payment of electricity dues.

3. It is the case of the petitioners that the respondent authority is raising exorbitant electricity bills.

4. Learned counsel for the respondent authority submits that the grievance of the petitioner can be raised before the Grievance Redressal Officer (GRO) under clause 3.5.1 of the West Bengal Central Electricity Commission notification dated 7th August 2013.

5. It is further submitted that if the petitioner is aggrieved by the order of the GRO, he can prefer an appeal before the Ombudsman.

6. Learned counsel for the petitioner seeks to withdraw the present petition and approach the GRO in accordance with law.

7. Liberty is granted to him to approach the GRO.

8. It is clarified that in case the petitioner approaches the GRO within 2 weeks from this order, the GRO will consider his grievance on merit as expeditiously as possible.

9. Present writ petition is dismissed as not pressed with the above terms.

(Gaurang Kanth, J.)