IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

131-2 Date of decision : 18.02.2026 AGM (OP) Sub Division, DHBVN and another ...... Appellants versus Rajender Singh ...... Respondent CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PANKAJ JAIN Present: Mr. S.K. Mahajan, Advocate for the appellants.

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PANKAJ JAIN, J. (Oral)

1. Defendants are in second appeal, aggrieved of the judgment and decree passed by the Lower Appellate Court. For convenience, parties are being referred to by their original position in the suit i.e. the appellants as defendants and respondent as plaintiff.

2. Brief resume of facts is that the plaintiff is user of electricity connection bearing No.CC-1D-2670. The officials of the defendant department visited his premises and removed the old electricity meter and replaced the same with a new one. Thereafter, plaintiff received two memos dated 18.06.2016 alleging theft of electricity under Section 135 of Electricity Act for a sum of Rs.95,457/- and compounding amount of Rs.10,000/-. It is further alleged that in the checking report, it is not clear whether the seal was broken or meter seal was found doubtful. No notice was served to the plaintiff who requested defendants several t