( 1 ) IN all the aforesaid petitions, since the validity of clause/condition 2 (j) of Conditions and Miscellaneous Charges for Supply of Electrical Energy (hereinafter referred to as "the Conditions of Supply") has been challenged either directly or indirectly, hence all these petitions are being disposed of by this common judgment.

( 2 ) IN Special Civil Application no. 9032 of 2002, it has been averred that Visnagar Co-operative Spinning Mills Ltd. went in liquidation and a final order of liquidation was passed. Pursuant to the order of liquidation, Liquidator was appointed and the Liquidator started exercising statutory powers conferred under sections 107 to 115 of the Co-operative Societies Act, 1961. There were several creditors of Visnagar Co-operative Spinning Mills Ltd. whose dues were outstanding against the said mills. There were also dues of workers running into crores of rupees against the said mill. A petition being Special Civil Application no. 1178 of 1988 was filed in this Court. By an order dated 20th September, 1999, this Court directed for the disposal of the assets of the mill company by a committee under the Chairmanship of the Commissioner, Kut