( 1 ) TWO several provisional assessments both dated 7th August, 2004, purporting to have been made under Clause 22 (J) of the terms and conditions of supply of electricity are under challenge in this writ petition. Briefly stated the facts and circumstances the case are as follows.

( 2 ) THE writ petitioner No. 1 is the wife of Bidhu Bhusan Mazumdar. The writ petitioner No. 2 is younger brother of the said Shri Bidhu Bhusan mazumdar. Both the writ petitioners are the recorded consumers of electricity. The service connection provided to the writ petitioner No. 1 is A/3402/1 under consumer No. E 300042. The service connection provided to the writ petitioner No. 2 is A/4214/1 under consumer No. E300063. Their case is that they are law-abiding citizens. They have regularly been paying the bills raised upon them for electricity consumed. They have two several small businesses (i) wheat grinding machine (ii) Ice-cream factory. They never indulged in any unfair practice in the matter of consumption of electricity. They have disclosed receipted bills upto July 2004. The last date of reading of the meters is 30th July, 2004 in the case of both the writ petitioners. On