JUDGMENT :

1. The present writ petition has been filed for issuance of direction upon the respondent nos.4 to 6 to show cause as to how and under what authority of law, the petitioner’s application for grant of fresh electrical connection with respect to a contract demand of 40 KW under Low Tension Industrial Services category has been rejected on 17th December, 2021. Further prayer has been made for issuance of direction upon the respondents to grant fresh electrical connection in favour of the petitioner. The petitioner has also prayed for issuance of direction upon the respondents to pay compensation, as the respondents have illegally rejected its claim for grant of fresh electrical connection.

2. Mr. Gaurav Raj, learned A.C. to Mr. Sachin Kumar, learned Sr. S.C., JBVNL, raises preliminary objection with regard to maintainability of the writ petition and submits that this Court vide order/judgment dated 21st December, 2021 passed in W.P.(C) No.3650 of 2020 has held that a complaint can be filed by a person before the Electricity

3. Dispute Redressal Forum constituted by a distribution licensee under Section 42(5) of the Electricity Act, 2003, if the said distribution licensee re