HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 1542 of 2008 (M/S) B.P. Packaging (P) Ltd. … Petitioner Versus Uttarakhand Power Corporation & others … Respondents Mr. G.K. Verma, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Lok Pal Singh, Advocate for respondent nos. 1 & 2. Mr. Anil Kumar Joshi, Advocate for respondent no. 3. 25th June, 2009 Hon’ble Sudhanshu Dhulia, J. The petitioner claims to be a consumer of power corporation. He was an auction purchaser of an industrial unit. However, the contention of the petitioner is that the bills of the previous consumer who was the owner of the said industrial unit are being thrust upon him. The petitioner has cited various case laws claiming that the liability of the previous owner cannot be slapped on the subsequent owner. The case of the petitioner is, however, distinguished on facts, inasmuch as it is an admitted case that the petitioner before taking electricity connection had given an undertaking before the Uttarakhand Power Corporation that he will fulfill entire liability of the previous consumer in case it does not get the money from the official liquidator. The case of the present petitioner cannot be put on the same footing as that of the petitioner in various case laws cited by the present petitioner. A statement has been made at the bar by the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned counsel for the respondent that the dues have already been paid by the petitioner on directions of this Court. However, it is made clear that in case the licencee i.e. the Uttarakhand Power Corporation is able to procure the amount of the said bills from the official liquidator, the same shall be returned to the petitioner. With these directions, writ petition is disposed of. (Sudhanshu Dhulia, J.) 25.6.2009 Avneet