N.N.MITHAL
RAJ NARAIN PRATAP NARAIN – Appellant
Versus
U. P. STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD – Respondent
N. N. MITHAL, J.
( 1 ) THE present revision is directed against the order passed by the court below rejecting the plaintiffs application for issue of temporary injunction in the proceedings under Section 20 of the arbitration Act.
( 2 ) THE relevant facts of the case are that the plaintiff entered into a special agreement with the U. P. State Electricity Board (hereinafter referred to as the Board) on 26-9-1979 for supply of electricity to its Roller Flour Mill. A sum of Rs. 55,100/- was deposited as security and the board in pursuance of the agreement installed a meter for indicating units of electric power consumed, No other meter for indicating the maximum demand was, however, installed in the premises at that time. In the agreement one of the terms thereof related to settlement of disputes of certain nature through arbitration. The revisionist continued to pay all the charges in respect of the units consumed by it up to Apr. 1979 in accordance with the readings recorded by the meter. However, on 17-4-1979 the applicant received a bill for Rs. 7429-13p pertaining to the period from January, 76 to August, 77. Although the correctness and legality of this demand was disputed by th
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