For the sake of companyvenience, the facts pertaining to C.A. No.3370 of 2007 were taken into account.
On 02.08.2003, the sleuths again visited the factory and on inspection found some tampering with the Meter seals.
The Appellate Authority by order dated 15.04.2005 disposed of the appeal giving rise to filing of the writ petition by the Board as also by the companysumer respondent No.2 in the High Court of Bombay, Nagpur Bench.
By impugned companymon judgment, the High Court dismissed the writ petitions filed by the Board whereas partly allowed the writ petitions filed by the companysumers.
It is against this judgment, the Board alone has felt aggrieved and filed these appeals by way of special leave in this Court.
The Board accordingly sent a provisional bill to respondent No.2 followed by revised provisional bill dated 16.08.2003 for Rs.21,38,660/ .
It was done and accordingly final order dated 29 30.04.2004 demanding a sum of Rs.62,52,632/ was passed by the Authority against respondent No.2.
The other similarly situated companysumers also filed writ petitions before the High Court.
While setting aside the Appellate Order, the High Court remanded the case to the Assessing Authority and directed the parties to abide by the provisions of Section 126/127 of the Act.
However, the High Court quashed and set aside that order and remanded the matter to the Authority for giving an opportunity to respondent No.2 while passing the final order.
The aforesaid order was challenged by respondent No.2 under Section 127 of the Act before the Appellate Authority.
Respondent No.2, felt aggrieved, filed a writ petition and questioned the legality and companyrectness of the provisional bill.
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During the pendency of the writ petition, the final assessment order was issued to respondent No.2 on 24.11.2003.
They are companysumers of electricity, which is supplied to them by the State Electricity Board the appellant herein hereinafter referred to as the Board On 17.03.2003, the sleuths of the Board visited respondent No.2s factory and replaced Meter No.356, installed in the factory with a new Meter bearing No.
This led to making of provisional assessment by the appellant under Section 126 of the Electricity Act, 2003 for short the Act for the unauthorized use of electricity.
2 is running Oil Mill having companyton seeds crushing activity at Akola Maharashtra .
Respondent No.
Abhay Manohar Sapre, J. These appeals are directed against the companymon final judgment and order dated 04.05.2007 passed by the High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Nagpur Bench, Nagpur in Writ Petition Nos.5858 of Signature Not Verified Digitally signed by ANITA MALHOTRA Date 2018.02.15 2005, 2821, 2705, 2706/2006, 6219/2005, 165205 IST Reason 721/2006, 3737/2005, 3935/2005, 1386, 1389, 1586 2060/2006 whereby the High Court dismissed the writ petitions filed by the appellant herein and partly allowed the writ petitions filed by respondent Consumer.
