CW 5452/07 [1] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT JAIPUR BENCH S.B. Civil Writ Petition No.5452/07 Supdt. Engineer & Anr. Versus Bhagwan Sahai & Anr. DATE OF ORDER : 06/07/2009 HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY RASTOGI Mr. J.P. Sharma ] for petitioner Mr. Anil Kumar Sharma ] None present for respondents *** Instant petition has been filed by petitioner-Company assailing order of Permanent Lok Adalat dt.28th March, 2007. The so-called alleged consumer complainant- respondent No.1 Bhagwan Sahai filed application before Permanent Lok Adalat with the grievance that despite he has deposited the amount which was demanded by the petitioner-Company on three different occasions, but still the electricity connection has not been transferred/released and it is causing great hardship to him. Petitioner in the written statement filed before Permanent Lok Adalat raised certain objections that earlier connection which was in favour of the petitioner was dis-connected in 1996 and the place where he intends to get his CW 5452/07 [2] electricity connection shifted that shop does not belong to him. Further objection was that charges which the complainant-respondent had deposited was in connivance with their own officer. As such, scheme of rules does not permit to shift the electricity connection as demanded by him. Learned Permanent Lok Adalat taking note of material on record, observed in Para 5 that after the electricity connections were dis-connected in 1996 on account of alleged encroachment at the behest of Municipal Council, the complainant on submitting application demand notice was sent from the office of the petitioner on 30th September, 2003 to deposit a sum of Rs.1542/- which was immediately deposited by him and after his application for shifting electricity connection was accepted, further demand was raised of Rs.2250/- to be deposited by him within 60 days that too was deposited by the complainant-respondent on 28th October, 2003 and thereafter, further demand was raised on 25th September, 2004 for a sum of Rs.155/- and on 30th September, 2004 for a sum of Rs.1330/- that too was deposited by the complainant-respondent on 1st October, 2004 and despite amount was deposited in terms of demand notice the petitioner when failed CW 5452/07 [3] to comply with shifting of electricity connection, he approached by filing application before Permanent Lok Adalat. Only defence taken by the petitioner before Permanent Lok Adalat was that demand notices were sent to the complainant, but it was in connivance of their own officers and shifting which is being claimed by him of electricity connection is not as per scheme of rules which has been noticed by Permanent Lok Adalat in its order impugned and suffice it to say once that demand notices which were issued from the office of petitioner were duly deposited by the complainant. He was under bonafide belief that petitioner-Company will meet out his grievance and will shift the electricity connection as desired by him. In opinion of this Court, defence taken by the respondent is simply a lame excuse to deprive the consumer-complainant of his legitimate right to get the electricity connection. The Permanent Lok Adalat has properly appreciated the material on record. This court does not find any manifest error in the order impugned which may call for interference. CW 5452/07 [4] Consequently, writ petition fails and is hereby dismissed. Petitioner is directed to comply with the order of Permanent Lok Adalat within 30 days from today, if not complied with so far. [AJAY RASTOGI], J. FRBOHRA5452CW07 6-7.doc