I. P. Mukeiji, J.

1. THIS is a writ by the consumer, Jadabpur Tea Company Limited challenging the order of the appellate authority dated 13th January, 2009. By this order the alleged final order of assessment dated 10th November, 2008 was affirmed. THIS alleged assessment require the writ petitioner to pay Rs.9,38,045/-, confirming the prior identical provisional assessment. THIS amount has already been deposited by the writ petitioner further to the provisional assessment. By the order of the appellate authority, the respondent/licensee would just have to appropriate that deposit. The writ petitioner does not stop here. It challenges the entire proceedings culminating in the appellate authority's order, right from the stage of provisional assessment on the ground that they are illegal and void.

2. THE writ petitioner is a limited public company having its registered office in Kolkata. It owns a tea estate, called Ramsai Tea Estate, within the Maynaguri Police Station in West Bengal.

In the afternoon of 19.09.2008, at about 4 O'clock, some officials of the respondent No. 1 arrived in the tea garden. The Manager was there. They told the Manager that they would start inspect