JUDGMENT

G.S. Sandhawalia, J. - The appellants-defendants are in Regular Second Appeal against the concurrent findings of the Civil Court at Kaithal dated 14.10.2019 whereby the suit of the plaintiff-respondent was decreed and against the decision of the Lower Appellate Court dated 19.02.2020 vide which the appeal was also dismissed.

Counsel for the appellants has vehemently submitted that the Courts below were in error in decreeing the suit as the jurisdiction of the Civil Court was barred and the proceedings under Section 135 of the Electricity Act, 2003 (for short, the 'Act') had been initiated against the respondent-consumer.

On a perusal of the record, this Court is of the opinion that no substantial question of law arises for consideration in the present Regular Second Appeal.

**** The facts would go on to show that for checking done on 25.07.2018, the notice had been issued as electricity assessment charges for Rs.26,282/- and Rs.8000/- as compounding fees on the compounding of the alleged theft. Same were challenged by the plaintiff on the ground that no opportunity of hearing was given to him and the meter was installed outside the premises of the plaintiff and he had already