IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.15332 of 2009 Date of Decision: 06.10.2009 Satwinder Singh Petitioner Versus Punjab State Electricity Board and others Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASBIR SINGH Present: Mr.Kuldip Sanwal Advocate for the petitioner ….. Jasbir Singh, J. (Oral) By filing this writ petition, the petitioner has laid challenge to the order dated 19.3.2009 (P3), vide which, for theft of electricity, the petitioner was charged with an amount of Rs.6,01,153/-. Further challenge is to the order passed in appeal, by the appellate authority, on 31.8.2009 (P5). Heard. It is apparent from the records and not disputed before this Court, that meter was checked in the presence of the petitioner on 2.2.2009. Its seals were not intact and the meter was also found tampered. It is an admitted fact that in the laboratory, meter was checked in the presence of the petitioner. On both the occasions, the petitioner had signed the reports made by the officers concerned. It is also not in dispute that originally, respondents claimed an amount of Rs.21,00,976/- from the petitioner, however, thereafter, on a representation made by the petitioner, it was reduced to Rs.6,01,153/-. The appellate authority has affirmed the amount Civil Writ Petition No.15332 of 2009 mentioned above. Before this Court, only objection was raised against the impugned order, by stating that the appeal was heard by the SDM, whereas it should have been heard by the ADC, as per notification issued by the government. Be that as it may, this objection can be raised by the respondents and not by the petitioner because he filed the appeal before the SDM concerned, who heard the same. No case is made out for interference. Dismissed. 06.10.2009 (Jasbir Singh) gk Judge 2