PARESH SETH Vs. JHARKHAND STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD

JUDGEMENT

(1.) BY the Court - -Heard. The petitioner has preferred this application against the energy bills dated 13th September, 2000 and 16th may, 2001 issued by the officials of Jharkhand State Electricity Board.

(2.) THE case of the petitioner is that he purchased 1st floor of the building in question through registered sale deed dated 3rd August, 1999. He has taken electrical connection for residential purpose and no commercial activity is being done in his portion of the building. However, the respondents have illegally raised bills dated 13th September, 2000 and 16th May, 2001, treating the connection as commercial.

(3.) HAVING regard to the facts and circumstances, as it appears that the bills have been raised on mere presumption that certain commercial activities were going on in the ground floor, without ascertaining the facts and as admittedly, the meter was installed for supplying electrical energy for domestic consumption, the case is remitted to the competent authority of Tata Iron and Steel Company Ltd. to pass appropriate order in respect of two bills in question dated 13th September, 2000 and 16th May, 2001 and serve the petitioner fresh bills or communicate the decision, as may be taken, within six weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order.