(1.) PUNJAB State Electricity Board, Patiala (hereinafter called the Board) has filed the present regular second appeal and it has been directed against the judgment and decree dated 1.3.2000 passed by Addl. District Judge, Patiala, who affirmed the judgment and decree dated 29.3.1996 passed by Civil Judge (Sr. Division), Patiala, who decreed the suit by holding that the plaintiff is not liable to pay the disputed amount demanded by the defendant/appellants and defendants were also restrained from disconnecting the electricity supply to the premises of the plaintiff due to the non-payment of that amount.
(2.) SOME facts can be stated in the following manner :-
(3.) THE learned trial Court framed the following issues from the pleadings of the parties :-