BIREN VAISHNAV
KAMLABEN MANOHAR BISHNOI – Appellant
Versus
DAKSHIN GUJARAT VIJ COMPANY LTD. – Respondent
ORDER :
1. Heard learned counsel for the respective parties.
2. By way of this petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner has prayed to quash and set aside the notice dated 13.08.2021 along with supplementary bills amounting to Rs. 1,18,83,571.70 issued by respondent no. 2 under the provisions of Electricity Act, 2003.
3. It is the case of the petitioner that she is the proprietor of M/s. Chetak Industries which is engaged in manufacturing of PVC garden and suction pipes and that on 07.08.2021, the officer of respondent no. 1 visited the premises of the petitioner to inspect the meter and prepared a checking sheet stating that the meter was running slow. Thereafter a joint laboratory testing was done and on 13.08.2021, the respondent authorities disconnected the power supply of the petitioner’s company and a checking sheet was prepared again wherein in the first part it is stated that the meter was running slow based on which the impugned supplementary bill was issued under the provisions of Section 135 of the Electricity Act.
4. Ms. Khyati Chugh, learned advocate appearing for the petitioner would submit that when the forensic inspection of the meter was d
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