1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.4282 OF 2009 Ramesh s/o Bhivsan Tahsildar, R/o-Ekvira Colony, Balad Road, At & Post-Bhadgaon, Tq-Bhadgaon, Dist-Jalgaon. ...PETITIONER. VERSUS 1) The State of Maharashtra, Through Secretary, Energy Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai-32, 2) The Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd., Through the Secretary, Prakash Gadh, Bandra, Mumbai, 3) The Executive Director, (Distribution & Transmission) & Competent Authority, Prakash Gadh, Bandra, Mumbai, 4) The Executive Engineer, Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd., Pachora, Dist-Jalgaon. ...RESPONDENTS. ... Shri.K.C. Sant Advocate for the Petitioner. Smt.R.K. Laddha, A.G.P. for Respondent No.1. Shri.H.M. Karwa Advocate for Respondent Nos. 2 to 4. ... 2 CORAM: NARESH H. PATIL AND K.U. CHANDWAL, JJ. DATE : 24TH NOVEMBER, 2009. PER COURT : 1. Shri Karwa, learned counsel for Respondents raises preliminary objection on the ground that the remedy of Appeal is provided to the Petitioner. Affidavit in reply is filed by the Respondents. 2. In view of the statement made by Shri Karwa, the Petitioner may avail remedy of Appeal before the Director of Operation, Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd., Mumbai. The Petitioner, if desirous, may prefer an Appeal within thirty days from today before the said authority. In case appeal is filed, we direct that the Appeal shall be heard on its own merits and the appellate authority shall dispose of the Appeal finally, after hearing the Petitioner and the concerned parties, on its own merits and in accordance with law, within six months from the date of filing of the Appeal. 3. It is made clear that this Court has not 3 expressed any opinion on the merits of the issues raised by the Petitioner in this Petition. 4. With these directions, Writ Petition is disposed of. [K.U. CHANDIWAL, J.] [NARESH H. PATIL,J.] asb/NOV09/wp4282.09