IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.5587 of 2005 M/S Sawaraj Steel Private Limited Industries, a Private limited Company, having its place of business at Kumharar, Patna – 6, through its Director, Vijay Goenka, son of Ishwar Prasad Goenka resident of H.N. Sah Lane, Chowk, Patna City, P.S. Chowk, District Patna ….. Petitioner Versus 1. The Bihar State Electricity Board through its Chairman having its office at Vidyut Bhavan, Bailey Road, Patna 2. The Financial Controller, Bihar State Electricity Board Vidyut Bhavan, Bailey Road, Patna 3. The General Manager cum Chief Engineer, Mangles Road, Patna Electric Supply Undertaking, Patna 4. The Electrical Executive Engineer, Electric Supply Division, Gulzarbag, Patna …. Respondents For the Petitioner : Mr. P.C. Agrawal, Advocate For the Respondents : M/s Vinay Kirti Singh and Vijay Kumar Verma, Advocates 5 26.08.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the Respondents. Petitioner seeks a direction that, it being a low tension consumer, would be entitled for exemption from payment of Minimum Guarantee Charges in view of the Industrial Policy of 1995. Learned counsel for the petitioner places reliance upon a decision of the Apex Court in K.D. Industries Vs. Bihar State Electricity Board reported 2 in 2000(3) PLJR 28 (SC). However, in course of hearing of this case, the learned counsel for the petitioner drew attention of this Court towards an order dated 3.10.2007 passed in CWJC No. 14250 of 2004 and other analogous cases. It is submitted that in one of such cases, entitlement for exemption from payment of Minimum Guarantee Charges was one of the issues and the petitioners were permitted to approach the Consumer Redressal Forum constituted under sub Section (5) of Section 42 of the Electricity Act, 2003. In the opinion of this Court, this writ application can also be disposed of in terms of aforesaid order passed in C.W.J.C. No. 14250 of 2004 and other analogous cases. Let the petitioner approach the Consumer Redressal Forum by filing an appropriate application / representation along with the certified copy of this order as also enclosing all the relevant documents in support of his case within three weeks. If such application / representation is filed before the aforesaid Forum within the aforesaid period then let the aforesaid Forum consider the grievance of the petitioner and dispose of 3 the same on its own merit and in accordance with law expeditiously, preferably within two months. In case the application / representation filed by the petitioner finds favour with the Forum, further necessary consequential order shall immediately be passed and communicated to the concerned authorities so that the grievance of the petitioner raised in his application could be redressed without further delay. It is also made clear that the concerned authorities on receipt of the order of the forum on the application / representation of the petitioner shall comply with the same expeditiously, preferably within a period of three months from the date of receipt of the order of the Forum. Accordingly, this writ application stands disposed of in the terms as indicated above. Spd/- ( Dr. Ravi Ranjan, J.)