IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.12544 of 2010 MS. HIMANI COLD STORAGE MAATARA-CHANDI ROAD, NEAR SAGAR TOWN, SASARAM, DISTRICT-ROHTAS, BIHAR. ……PETITIONER. VERSUS 1. THE BIHAR STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD THROUGH ITS CHAIRMAN, BAILEY ROAD, PATNA. 2. ELECTRICAL SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, ROHTAS ELECTRICAL CIRCLE, SASARAM, ROHTAS. …….RESPONDENTS. ----------- For the petitioner : M/s Sandeep Kumar & Ajit Kumar, Advocates. For the respondents : Mr. Anand Ojha, Advocate. ----- 02/ 24.09.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned counsel for the respondents. 2. The grievance of petitioner is that respondents have charged monthly minimum guarantee (M.M.G.) from April-2006 till October-2006 which they should not have charged. He further submits that it was never charged earlier and only in the month of March, 2010 such demand has been raised by the authority concerned. 3. On the other hand, learned counsel for the respondents submits that the matter requires investigation by the appropriate authority and the appropriate authority is the Electrical Superintending Engineer, Rohtas who has issued the bill. 4. In the aforesaid facts and circumstances, this writ petition is disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to move before the said authority within fifteen days from today along with a copy of this order. However, if such an - 2 - application is filed before the authority concerned, the said authority must decide the same in accordance with law within one month thereafter. 5. During the pendency of the said objection before the said authority no coercive step shall be taken against the petitioner for realization of the disputed amount. However, the petitioner must go on paying all other dues including monthly charges. Ranjan (S.N. Hussain, J.)