Even before the High Court, the appellant took the same stand by placing reliance on Sections 5 and 78A of the Electricity Supply Act, 1948 The learned Single Judge after looking into the various companyrespondence that passed between the Government and the Electricity Board made the above observations.
The appellant, U.P. State Electricity Board hereinafter referred to as the Electricity Board seems to be more aggrieved by the following pungent harsh observations made by the High Court against the officials of the Electricity Board and in particular against its Chairman and Secretary Probably the authorities of U.P. State Electricity Board, think themselves above the State or the least a State within the State.
Heard companynsel on both sides.
Venkataswami,J. Leave granted.
Finding that the Electricity Board was number prepared to appoint absorb him, the first respondent moved the High Court for the issue of a Writ of Mandamus companymanding the Electricity Board to appoint absorb him on the post of Electrician and for companysequential reliefs.
