HOTEL WOODLAND Vs. JHARKHAND STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD

JUDGEMENT

(1.) IN this writ application the petitioner has prayed for issuance a writ in the nature of certiorari for quashing the order dated 2.12.2003 passed by the Consumer Grievance Redressal Forum, Jharkhand State Electricity Board, Ranchi in Consumer Case No. 21/2003 and further for quashing the letter dated 20.1.2004 issued by the Electrical Executive Engineer, Electricity Supply Circle, Dhanbad intimating the petitioner that the bill has been corrected and a sum of Rs. 7,03,955/ - is payable to the Board.

(2.) THE petitioner is running a hotel in the town of Dhanbad. In 1999 when the petitioner was served with bill of different amounts, it challenged the same by filing CWJC No. 2970/99R. The writ petition was disposed of on 30.1.2001 directing the respondent -Board to raise fresh bill. When fresh bill was raised, the petitioner again challenged the same by filing CWJC No. 2064/2001 which was disposed of on 11.5.2001 and the matter was remitted to the Consumer Grievance Redressal Forum.

(3.) THE respondent -Board contested the claim of the petitioner before the Forum and stated in their counter -affidavit that the load of petitioner 'spremises was found 18 K.W. and accordingly the bills were raised on the basis of the said load. It is contended that in terms of order dated 30.1.2001 passed in C.W.J.C. No. 2970/ 99(R) the bill of the petitioner had already been revised on the basis of consumption recorded by the new meter. The tribunal recorded the following findings :