Heard the counsel for the parties.

1. The short question which has been called for consideration in this case is whether the Electricity Board can raise average bills on account of default in the meter installed in the petitioner's premises by applying the process of load factor.

2. Facts of the case, in brief is that' the petitioner is a domestic consumer of electricity supplied by the respondents Board. The meter installed within his premises for the purpose of calculating electricity consumption became defective and it was pointed out by the petitioner to the respondent-Board. Consequently, the Electricity Board raised a bill purportedly on the basis of average billing claiming that the consumer was liable to pay the electrical charges showing connected load as 2 KW and for two hundred units consumption. The petitioner challenged the bill raised by the Electricity Board and filed writ petition being CWJC No. 2389 of 2000. While disposing of the writ petition, this Court by order dated 6.5.2002 set aside the impugned bill with a direction to the respondent Board to raise a fresh bill on the basis of average consumption of previous three months for corresponding three previo