IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH ****

Date of Decision: 27.03.2026 DAKSHIN HARYANA BIJALI VITRAN NIGAM LIMITED AND ANR. ...Petitioners Vs.

CORPORATE FORUM FOR REDRESSAL OF CONSUMER GRIEVANCES & ORS. …Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JAGMOHAN BANSAL Present:- Mr. Arshad Ali, Advocate for Mr. Sharad Aggarwal, Advocate for the petitioners ***

JAGMOHAN BANSAL, J. (ORAL)

1. The petitioners through instant petition under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India are seeking setting aside of order dated 24.05.2024 passed by Consumer Grievance Redressal Forum (for short ‘Redressal Forum’) and order dated 12.11.2025 passed by Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission (for short ‘HERC’) whereby Authorities have held that consumer-respondent No.3 is liable to pay charges for extra load as per Clause 9.3.2 of HERC Regulations instead of Clause 9.3.5 of the said Regulations.

2. The petitioner is a State Government Undertaking. It is engaged in the business of power distribution and retail supply. Respondent No.3-M/s Saphire Land Craft filed a complaint before Redressal Forum alleging that licensee has levied penalty under Clause 9.3.5 whereas it should be under Clause