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2018 Supreme(Pat) 1274

VIKASH JAIN
Krishna Murari – Appellant
Versus
North Bihar – Respondent


Advocates Appeared:
Anand Kr Ojha, Krishna Murari, Vinay Kirti Singh, Advocates

JUDGMENT :

Vikash Jain, J.

Perused the office notes. Let the defects as pointed out by the office be ignored.

2. Heard the petitioner appearing in person, as well as learned counsel for the respondent-North Bihar Power Distribution Company Limited. One copy of the writ petition has been served upon the respondent in Court today.

3. The present writ petition has been filed for redressal of three grievances, namely, statutory compensation for deficiencies of service in electricity should be paid; bills in the shape of long strips should be stopped; and meter cards should be provided.

4. At the very outset, this Court takes note that the petitioner had first approached the Consumer Forum under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 in Complaint Case No. 79 of 2014. The matter went up to the State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission in Appeal No. 58 of 2015 and thereafter to the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission in Revision Petition No. 2726 of 2015. Instead of raising the matter further before the Hon'ble Supreme Court, the petitioner initiated a second round of litigation by way of filing a writ petition bearing CWJC No. 18426 of 2016. After noticing the first round of litigat















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