R.S.Mongia, J.

1. Petitioner Sanatan Dharm Sabha (Registered) Ambala Cantt., is a Society registered under the Registration of Societies Act, 1860. According to the averments, the Society is a religious and charitable institution, and its main aim and object is to propogate the Sanatan Dharm by all legitimate means To achieve this aim and object of the Society, it has established 4 High Schools for Boys and Girls, a Public School a Blind Institute and an Industrial School for Women where embroidery, knitting and tailoring are taught. It has also established a Natural Cure Hospital with Phsiotherahy Department and an Eye. Hospital two Dharmshalas. and a Temple (Mandir) at Ambala Cantt. The said Institutions have been granted electricity connections by Respondent-Haryana State Electricity Board (hereinafter called the Board).

2. The grievance of the petitioner is that the-Respondent-Board is charging electricity charges for the above said Institutions on the commercial rates by treating the Institutions as commercial Establishments inspite of the fact that none of the Establishments of the petitioner is carrying any commercial activities and are rather purety religious, educa