Judgment

HANSARIA, J.:- Leave granted. Heard learned counsel of the parties.

2. Bassi Cold Storage, respondent No. 1 is a consumer of electric energy supplied by the appellant Punjab State Electricity Board (hereinafter the Board), who is a licensee under the Indian Electricity Act, 1910 (for short, the Act). The consumer aforesaid had some dispute with the Board (the details of which are not relevant for the present appeal) which ultimately came to be resolved by an Undertaking given by one Ved Bassi, who is the proprietor of the above-named cold storage. This Undertaking is dated 31-7-1979. One of the conditions of the Undertaking given by Bassi was that he would pay the current bill for electricity becoming due for consumption from August, 1979 onwards by way of a nominal sum of Rs. 2500/ - per month pending final settlement of dispute in view of the financial crises. This is contained in para 5 of the Undertaking. Respondents case is that it started paying as per this Undertaking from the month of August, 1979 and did so till January, 1980. The power supply was, however, disconnected on 4-2-80. It is of the view that resort to disconnection had been taken to feed fat the grudge w