GIRISH CHANDRA GUPTA, MRINAL KANTI SINHA
Macneill Engineering – Appellant
Versus
West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Co. – Respondent
Girish Chandra Gupta, J.
This appeal is directed against an order dated 4th May, 2012 passed by the Learned Trial Court refusing to pass any interim order as regards restoration of supply of electricity. Aggrieved by the order of refusal the petitioners have come up in appeal.
The case of the writ petitioners briefly stated is as follows:
The writ petitioner No.1 is a sick company and is engaged, inter alia, in manufacturing of forklift vehicle material, material handling equipment and such other business. They have 300 workers. Part of the factory premises is let out for shooting of TV serials etc. The consumption of electricity in the preceding 12 months from the date of incident was for an aggregate sum of Rs.2,00,000/-approximately. On 18th April, 2012 a surprise inspection was conducted at the factory of the petitioner No.1. During such inspection the petitioner No.1 was allegedly found to have been engaged in unauthorized use of electricity. Supply was disconnected at about 16.20 hours on 18th April, 2012. On 19th April, 2012 the West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (hereinafter referred to as W.B.S.E.D.C.L) communicated to the writ petitioner
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