CWP No.11080 of 2011 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition.No.11080 of 2011 Date of decision:18.7.2011 Atta Chaki Welfare Society of Punjab ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE ADARSH KUMAR GOEL ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE AJAY KUMAR MITTAL Present: Mr. Sandeep Arora, Advocate for the petitioner. Adarsh Kumar Goel, ACJ. 1. This petition seeks quashing of electricity bills in respect of enhanced security and meter rent and for direction for grant of interest on security deposit. 2. The petitioner claims to be a society aggrieved by demand from its members on account of enhanced electricity bills. According to the petitioner, sufficient security deposit had already been made and there was no occasion to increase the same. Even though as per circular dated 21.5.2011, Annexure P.6, consumers having load less than 100 KW are not liable to pay any security, members of the petitioner-Society have been required to pay such amounts without payment of any interest. The petitioner made a representation Annexure P.5 on which no decision has been taken. 3. We have heard learned counsel for the petitioner. 1 CWP No.11080 of 2011 4. Question whether security deposit required to be made by the members of the petitioner is in excess of tariff laid down under sections 45 and 47 of the Electricity Act, 2003, is a disputed question which cannot be adjudicated upon in writ proceedings. The same can be appropriately adjudicated upon at any other alternative forum. 5. We, thus, do not find any ground to entertain this petition. Dismissed. It is, however, made clear that this will not debar the petitioner from pursuing the representation or taking any other remedy in accordance with law. (Adarsh Kumar Goel) Acting Chief Justice July 18, 2011 (Ajay Kumar Mittal) ‘gs’ Judge 2