Prayer in this writ application is for issuance of an appropriate writ commanding the Respondents to immediately and forthwith restore the power supply of the petitioner, which was disconnected on 14.6.2008. Further prayer has been made to direct the Respondents not to force the petitioner to pay any amount as mentioned by them, in the F.I.R. lodged against the petitioner.

2. Petitioner is a consumer of electrical energy in the H.T.S. category under Consumer No. NR-1/548, for a contract demand of 200 KVA since 10.10.2007. The petitioner used to pay monthly electric charges as per the bill raised on the basis of the Meter Readings. As per the usual practice every month a team of Board's Officials used to make periodical visits to the premises of the petitioner to check and verify the electric Meters and such verification was done in the month of March, 2008.

On 14.6.2008, the Board's Officials visited the petitioner's premises and inspected the electric Meter installed in the petitioner's premises. On inspection the Board's Officials had found evidence which suggested prima facie to them that the Electric meter was tampered with, whereby the meter had slowed down and was not sh