r^ ^ .*^ 4J^ BEFORE THE HON'BLE HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARHAT BILASPUR „...»«< v. •nrum W.P.No. ^l Of 2005. PETITIONER PLAINTIFF RESPONDENTS / (^ ^ ^.^ <^ \<N My ® w ,<6-'' //' //^ jDmeshKumarSarm,aged45yr. / : - ..^-:—.' -^' sonofshnK.L.Sarm.R/o-M/sS.Carboii, IndustrialArea,Bhanpun,Raipur(C,G.) V-E R.S.US- .' '.. ; ; •.:.•,::,..:.,. i-J'.Executiye Engmeer,yCity Division Clihattisgarh StateElectncityBoard, Raipur(C.G.) 2:ChiefEhguieer (Raipur area) Gudihari Cliliattisgarh State ElfiGtricity Board, Raipur (C.G.) runanDivisionaIEngmeer, ChIiattisgarB State Electricity Board, Civil Lmfis,RaipuTXC.G.) I..Shriman Superintendmg Eagmeer, [CityCircle],NayaParaC6Iiattisgarh State Electricity Board, Raipur [C.G.I . < FETrTIONUNDERAM^IGLES226ATTO2270FCONSTITl?Il . 'OFINDIA: .;"-; ; : - ' •:' :::' XI-HC-22 .?^'^iTm5Pi';5TfUTIT?, Rcii^y sn^T.'T^r^)' ..\AA^.O,.^.\.\< f^s 121 w(n:'frai*<ici) 00 an^T^r fs.'ii* sn^r aOTWBfitT 3TI^5T BTitRIT tlf?(T «iiwfd<Tl-iHi4^TfffWt rfSrezrc ^; 3:I^Ei 3T1^?T \.'~. 18^-2005 Shri t-I.B. Agrawat, S|r. Advocate with Ms. Sangeeta Mishra, Advcoate for the petitioner. Heard on admission. The petltloner has pref^rred this wrtt petlUon under ArUcte 226/227 of e Constitution of India beihg aggrieved by the order dated 313t March 2005 passed by the 12* Adtiiitional DisfrictJudge. FTC.Raipur onan application filed by ttie petition^runder Order 39 Rule 1 & 2 of the C.f3,C. seeking\temporary injunction. | The peBtioner flled a chtil sutt before the Court below ftirinjunction and declaration thatthe petlU^ner concemed is industrlal unit, therefore, the respondents shouid char^e electrica! bill at the rate flxed for the indusfrial unit and notat e| commerciat rate on the ground that the petitioner concemed is a sma manuiacturing of begs & roll biscute, soaps, therefore, ttie entiUed to charge commercia 1 scaie indus&y set up for ihe purpose of and packing materialmeant for bread, pefitioner unit must be charged vwthth® eiectrical charge fixed for inddstrial unit and not as printing press. The petitioner concerned is regi^tered wrtth the Industry Ctepartment as industry. i have pemsed the ord^r passed by the 3rd Civil Judge Class 2, Raipur dated 30-4-2004 wher^iby the trial Court rejecfed theappticafon under Order 39 Rute 1 &2 anjd Section 151 ofthe C.P.C. on the ground that as per cireular datsd 2-4-1976 No.5/4/37/2350 the concemed ha® been termed as commercial an(l accordmgto th^ circular respondentsare rates. The trial Court reached to the conclusion that the peUtioner Ifias failed to establish a prima facie case, i %• XI-HC-22 'SSf •<IN|ciq, ©Tn^'TS',RclKiy 3T1^TT5W i 2 2 wnR-fraxiiw W, 200 i^g sn^r^r f3:iN;3n^T ^^t^y^cl 3< 1^1 ^WIWBfST -^ <tll<<lM'ifl-l KI><clT?'tel^'<.Rl«;K ^SlRlIi'3T[^T Bafve against which the petitjoner i^reierred an appeai and the appellate court vide its order dated 31-3-200$ affirmed tte order passed by leamed Civil Judge. Pemsat of ttie order shows that even though the petiUoner untt has been reglstered under the Incfustry Department, during inspecfen by the ofRcials of the Electricity Boarjd it was found that the petitioner was doing the busjness ofprinting, cutti^g and laminatiqn, therefore, in viewofthe circular dated 2-4-1976 fte FJetitioner unit was charged wtth commercial rates and at item No.10 in th^ said circular the printing press is shownto be charged atthe commercial tates. In view of the above facfte, t do not finct any tltegaHty and inflrmity in ttie order impugned passed bfy the trial Courtas well as appellate Court, as the petltioner has failed to makeout a prima facie case. Even otherwise, the petitioner is n^t going to suffer irreparable ioss. In case, tha petjtioner's suit is decrea^, ttien he will be entitled for the adjiatment oftheamount if paid excess (o Uie indusfrial charges. However, the trial Court will decfde the suit on tt^ own merit without bejnginfluenced by any oftfte obsen/attons made In thisorder. Wlth ttie aforesaid obse^ations, the petition stends disposed of. Consequentiy, M.(W.)(:a. No.1681ff005 and IA No.4046/2005 also stand disposed of. Sd/- L.C. Bhadoo Judge (q^?f^r) [^ -s'