124 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision : 11.02.2026 M/S VISHNU RICE MILLS AND ANR ....Appellants Versus UTTAR HARYANA BIJLI VITRAN NIGAM LTD AND ANR ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PANKAJ JAIN Present : Mr. A.K. Kansal, Advocate and Mr. Gaurav Kansal, Advocate for the appellants.

Mr. Anil Chawla, Advocate for the respondents.

PANKAJ JAIN, J. (ORAL)

Plaintiffs are in second appeal aggrieved of the judgment and decree passed by the Lower Appellate Court whereby District Judge reversed the judgment and decree passed by the Trial Court, dismissing the suit filed by the plaintiffs.

2. For convenience, the parties hereinafter are referred to as by their original position before the Court of the First Instance, i.e., the appellants as plaintiffs and respondents as defendants.

3. Plaintiffs filed suit seeking decree of permanent injunction restraining defendants from recovering amounts pertaining to bills for the months of January, 2007 and February, 2007.

3.1. As per the case of the plaintiff, he is consumer under defendants having electricity connection No.KL-4. The energy is being consumed for running rice mill. The connection is seasonal in natur