( 1 ) BY filing this petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner-Company has challenged the order dated 25/10/2001, passed by the Appellate Committee of the Gujarat Electricity Board, respondent No. 1 herein, in Appeal No. A-82/2001. By the impugned order, the Appellate Committee has partly allowed the Appeal of the present petitioner and the said order of the Appellate Committee is the subject matter of challenge in this petition.

( 2 ) THE petitioner is a Limited Company and is a high tension consumer of the Gujarat Electricity Board, having its contract demand of 2000 KVA. On 2. 5. 2001, on behalf of the respondents, a Trivecto meter was installed at the electricity installation of the petitioner. The electricity installation of the petitioner was thereafter checked by the Industrial Checking Squad, which is specially constituted by the Board for the purpose of detection of theft and pilferage of electricity energy. Initially, the checking squad of the Board inspected the premises of the petitioner-Company and at that time, no irregularity was found. On 9. 9. 2001, in the early morning, at about 5. 00 a. m. , the Vigilance Checking S