IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.22294 of 2011 1. M/S Hotel India A Partnership Firm Having Its Place Of Business At Maripur, P.O- Ramna, P.S- Khazimohammadpur, Town Adn Distt. Muzaffarpur Through Its Partner, Dheeraj Dhawan S/O Govardhanlal Dhawan Resident Of Chandralok Chowk, P.O- Ramna, P.S- Kazi Mohammadpur, Distt- Muzaffarpur. Versus 1. The Bihar State Electricity Board, Vidyut Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna Through Its Chairman. 2. The General Manager Cum Chief Engineer, Tirbu Area Electric Supply, Muzaffarpur. 3. The Electrical Superintending Engineer, Electric Supply Circle, Muzaffarpur. 4. The Electrical Executive Engineer, Supply, Muzaffarpur. 5. The Assistant Electrical Engineer, Supply, Maripur, Muzaffarpur. 2 21.12.2011 Heard counsel for the parties. The petitioner, which is a partnership firm, prays for quashing of the inspection made by the respondent Board in contravention of the provisions of the Electricity Supply Code, 2007. The petitioner submits that in the inspection, the respondent Board had raised a total sum of Rs.17.5 lacs as punitive bill in two accounts. The petitioner further submits that in the earlier inspection which was done in the recent times, the Board did not find any fault in recording of the meter reading. On the other hand, counsel for the Board submits that the petitioner tampered both with the seals as well as with the meter. As the petitioner has an alternative remedy of raising an objection, I do not propose to keep the matter pending. In the circumstances, this writ petition is disposed of with the following direction: 2 Pending final adjudication of appeal of the assessment, the petitioner would deposit 10% of the assessed loss within two weeks and rest 20% of the loss within further period of six weeks and the remaining 5% within a further period of six weeks. The Board will restore the electric connection of the petitioner on deposit of 1st installment. The petitioner would continue to pay the current charges. KHAN (S.P. Singh,J)