Mr. Justice S.S. Sandhawalia, President — This appeal is directed against the order of the District Forum, Ambala dated 11th of September, 1992 dismissing the complaint of the appellant by expressing his inability to adjudicate upon the merits of the case and relegating him to his remedy by way of a civil suit. This matter is now rendered virtually infractuous because of the admitted position that the appellant has subsequently in fact preferred a suit in the Court of the Senior Sub Judge, Ambala on the 12th of November, 1992 for seeking an identical relief. It, therefore, suffices to notice the facts in their barest out-line.

2. Arjav Dev, complainant-appellant has an electricity connection No. T-24/252 for his tubewell at his village Balapur in Tehsil Ambala. His son Subash Chand also had an electricity connection No. T-24/16 for a Chakki installed at or nearby the said tubewell. It was the appellant's case that his son resided separately from him and personally he had always paid all the electricity charges due from him for his tubewell connection. However, his son was a defaulter in the payment of electricity charges to the tune of Rs. 5,209/- and the allegation was that in