IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/FIRST APPEAL NO. 2646 of 2011 ==========================================================

DEPUTY ENGINEER Versus ASHA ICE FACTORY & ANR.

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Appearance:

MR SP HASURKAR(345) for the Appellant(s) No. 1 MR ZEESHAN J SHAIKH(13718) for the Defendant(s) No. 1,2 ==========================================================

CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE J. C. DOSHI Date : 10/04/2026

JUDGMENT

1. The judgment and decree passed in Special Civil Suit No.188 of 2003 by the 2^nd Additional Senior Civil Judge, Dholka dated 15.12.2010 partly allowing the suit of Uttar Guj Vij Company Limited (‘UGVCL’, for short) permitting to assess the supplementary bill from June, 2000 to 02.08.2000 for illegal use of the electricity by Ashah Ice Factory and others (‘the factory’, in short) and to recover 6% interest is challenged by the UGVCL.

2. The factual aspects and brief facts are that the factory and his owner Siddiqbhai Mohamadyusuf was the customer of UGVCL with Customer No.27211 / 00238 / 7 since 24/25.04.1994. According to UGVCL, on 02.08.2000 surprise checking was carried out by the UGVCL Officer at premises of the