1 wp2983.10 FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET No. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE, BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.2983 OF 2010 Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders or directions and the Registrar's orders. Court's or Judge's orders Coram: Smt. Nishita Mhatre, & Shri M. T. Joshi, JJ. Date : 7th July, 2011 Shri A.V. Patil, Advocate, for the Petitioner. Shri S.M. Godsay, Adv. for Respondents No.2 and 3. --------- 1. The present petition has been filed by the petitioner, which is a limited company. The petitioner has been issued electricity bills which it disputes. According to the petitioner, it is entitled to be heard, in view of the provisions of Section 126 of the Electricity Act, 2003, when there is a dispute regarding issuance of the electricity bills. 2 wp2983.10 2. By this petition, the petitioner has prayed that Respondent No. 3 should be directed to afford an opportunity to the petitioner to be heard in accordance with section 126 of the Electricity Act, 2003 and to decide the objections raised by the petitioner on 11.2.2010, on merits. 3. We have perused the provisions of Section 126 of the Electricity Act. Sub-section (3) of Section 126, which has been amended, stipulates that the person on whom an order has been served under sub-section (2) of Section 126, would be entitled to file objections, if any, against the provisional assessment before the assessing officer. This officer shall afford a reasonable opportunity to be heard to such a person and pass a final order of assessment within thirty days from the date of service of such order of provisional assessment. 3 wp2983.10 4. In these circumstances, in our opinion, the petition can be conveniently disposed of, by directing Respondent No. 3 to consider the objections raised by the petitioner in accordance with the provisions of Section 126 of the Act. The petitioner shall appear before Respondent No. 3 on 1.8.2011. Appropriate orders may be passed by the assessing officer in accordance with the law, thereafter. The petition stands disposed of, accordingly. (M.T. JOSHI) (SMT. NISHITA MHATRE, J.) pnd/wp2983.10