Mr. Justice S.A. Shah, President — The appellant is the original complainant who had filed a complaint before the District Forum to declare the electricity bill of 19.8.87 to be illegal and void. Under the said bill the G.E.B. assessed the consumption of electricity of last six months under A.B.C.D. formula on the allegation that the seal was tampered with and there was theft of electricity. It appears to us that the meter was burnt and the complainant immediately informed the officers of the Board at the local place that the meter has been burnt and the same may be changed. There is no dispute that prior to that day the meter was not working or the readings were not taken.

2. That according to Mr. Deve, the learned Counsel appearing on behalf of the Board, the Board had followed all the procedure viz., they detatched the meter, sealed the same and sent it to the laboratory for testing. However, the complainant has submitted that there to no finding of the laboratory that the wires were changed i.e., from negative to positive and positive to negative. At the most the report is that the seal appears to have been tampered with.

3. Mr. Trada, the learned Advocate appearing on behal