f .. h*«^ @5 ^HLGHCOURTOF CHHATTISGARH AT SINGLE BENCH: HON'BLE SHR! H.L. DATTU, C.J. Writ Petition No.999 of 1992 Petitloners 1, Respona'ents 2. 3. M/s. C.R. Virmani and Company a partrsership firm du!y registered under the partnership Act, and carrying on the business of iiquor contractors with its principal place of business at Prem Kunj, Civil Lines, Raipur, iVI.P.- Shri Ashwlni Sethl, aged about 28 years, son of Shri T.R. Sethl, partner M/s C.R. Virmani & Company, resident of Prem Kunj; CEvii Lines, Raipur (M.P.) Versus Union of india, represented by the Secretary to ths Go's,1. of india, Ministry of Communications, Department of Telecommunications, Sanchar Bhawan, 20, Ashok Road, New De!hi. The Telecom. District Engineer, Raipur Telecom. District, Ralpur, IVI.P. The General Te!ecommunications, Raipur, M.P. Nanager, Raipur CJrde, Prese.nt: Shri B.P.Sharma, counsel for the petltioners, ORAL (Passed on 16m March, The petitloners, being aggrieved by the dlsconnection of teiephone bearing No.427878 and aiso the threatening given by the respondents to disconnect teiephone bearing No.424142 for non- payment of the bill belonglng to the partnership flrm of the petitioners, are before me in thls writ petition. (2) In my opinion, for the rellef sought for In this vmt petltion, the petitioners require to approach the coinpetent authority under the provisions of Section 7-B of the indian Telegraph Act (henceforth 'the Act'). 2. (3) !n that view of the matter, ! deciine to entertain this v/rit petition. Accordin.gly, the writ petition is rejected. However, llberty is resen/ed to the petitioners to approach the competent authority under the Act wlthin too months' time from today. If a r.ep^eserstauen is by the petitioners within the time granted by this Court before the competent authorifr^ under the Act, it shai! decide the same in accordance with iav^ wlthin a reasonab'e period. Ordered accordingEy. Sd/- Chief Justice F ;$;