JUDGMENT :

1. Heard.

2. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith by consent of the parties.

3. By this Writ Petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner is challenging the order dated 08.06.2016 passed by the Consumer Grievance Redressal Forum, Nagpur, restricting the period of a bill to 24 months prior to issuance of the bill.

4. The facts and circumstances giving rise to the present petition are as under :

Respondent No.1 is a Charitable Institution running a School. On 30.07.2007, the electric connection was granted to respondent No.1's premises, and the electricity supply was also started on the same day. According to respondent No.1, the petitioner did not send any bill. Therefore, respondent No.1 on 27.06.2012 requested the employee of the petitioner to issue a bill. According to respondent No.1, on 19.12.2014, a provisional bill of Rs.6,74,093/- was issued without mentioning the period of the bill. It is contended that on 10.03.2015, the bill for the period from 01.10.2012 to 28.02.2015 was issued, which was Rs.6,69,970/-. According to respondent No.1, again on 09.09.2015, the petitioner issued a bill of Rs.9,40,070/-.

5. Respondent No.1 applied to