Being aggrieved by the disconnection of electric supply to the Waldorf Restaurant by the Calcutta Electric Supply Corp. Ltd, the Writ petitioner moved this application challenging such disconnection not only on the ground that the respondent authority were not entitled to disconnect the said supply but also on the ground that there had been violation of the principles of natural justice in as much as such disconnection of electric supply was not proceeded with by a notice or of an opportunity of being heard before such disconnection was effected. The writ petitioner contended that In as much as there had been no default in payment of the bills for consumption of electricity submitted by the Calcutta Electric Supply Corpn. Ltd, under the circumstance such act of disconnection was, according to the petitioner, arbitrary, illegal and done in a high handed manner.

2 Waldorf Restaurant situate at 24B, Park Street, Calcutta, is 8 regular consumer of electricity in respect of four meters installed at the premises. The petitioner contended that it had been paying the bills regularly without any default for the actual consumption as submitted by the Calcutta Electric Supply Corpn. Ltd.