WP 2690/07 - 1 - IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.2690/2007 Maharashtra Krushak Hitwardhak Sanghatna, Muktainagar Jalgaon Tq.Muktainagar Dist.Jalgaon. Through its President Prakash s/o Gambhir Mahajan, age 50 yrs., occu.agriculturist r/o Karki Tq.Muktainagar Jalgaon, Dist.Jalgaon. ...Petitioner.. Versus 1] Union of India, through its Secretary, Power and Energy Department. 2] The State of Maharashtra, through its Principal Secretary, Mantralaya, Mumbai-32. 3] The Chief Minister, Maharashtra State, Mantralaya, Mumbai. 4] The Minister of Power & Energy, Maharashtra State, Mantralaya, Mumbai. 5] The Maharashtra State Electricity Regulatory Commission, Mumbai, World Trade Center, No.1, 13th Floor Kap Parade Road, Mumbai – 400 005. 6] The Superintending Engineer, Rural Circle, Jalgaon, Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd., Rural Circle, Jalgaon. WP 2690/07 - 2 - 7] The Chief Engineer, State Load Dispatch Center, Maharashtra State Electric Transmission Company Ltd., Thane Belapur Road, Eroli, Navi Mumbai – 400 708. 8] The Assistant Engineer, Electric Distribution Company Ltd., Muktainagar Dist.Jalgaon. ...Respondents... ..... Shri A.G. Talhar, Advocate for petitioner. Shri Alok Sharma, Assistant Solicitor General for respondent no.1. Shri P.P. More, AGP for respondent no.2. Respondent nos.3, 4, 6 & 7 deleted as per Court’s order dated 14.6.2007. Respondent no.5 served. Shri A.S. Bajaj, Advocate for respondent no.8. ..... CORAM: D.B. BHOSALE & R.M. BORDE, JJ. DATE: 11.01.2011 PER COURT : 1] Heard learned counsel for respective parties. 2] Learned counsel for the petitioner does not press the prayers made in the WP 2690/07 - 3 - petition and seeks liberty to the petitioner to approach the Maharashtra State Electricity Regulatory Commission, Mumbai, for redressal of its grievance and further seeks direction to respondent no.5 to consider its representation within time frame. In view of this submission, we are satisfied that this petition can be conveniently disposed of by the following order. 3] The petitioner is allowed to make representation / petition in respect of equal distribution of electricity to respondent no.5 – Maharashtra State Electricity Regulatory Commission, Mumbai, within a period of four weeks from today. If any such representation / petition is made by the petitioner, the same will be considered by respondent no.5 as expeditiously as possible and preferably within a period of 12 weeks from the date of receipt of such representation / petition. It is needless to mention that respondent no.5 shall give an opportunity of hearing to all the concerned and shall communicate its order to the petitioner within a period of four weeks from the date of its order. Writ petition is disposed of with no order as to costs. (R.M. BORDE, J.) (D.B. BHOSALE, J.) ndk/111111