IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Regular Second Appeal No. 2268 of 2007 (O&M) Date of decision : January 22, 2008 Jagbir Singh ....Appellant versus SDO Uttar Haryana Vidyut Parasaran Nigam, Kundli ....Respondent Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Pritam Pal Present : Mr. Vivek Singla, Advocate for Mr. Gorakh Nath, Advocate for the appellant Pritam Pal,J. (Oral) This regular second appeal by plaintiff (hereinafter referred to as “the appellant”) is directed against judgment and decree dated 12.9.2003 passed by learned trial court, whereby a suit for declaration to the effect that notice dated 27/29.8.2000 imposing penalty of Rs 43,225/- is illegal, in-valid, null and void and that he (appellant) was not liable to pay the said penalty to the defendant (hereinafter referred to as “the respondent”), was dismissed. Thereafter, appeal filed by the appellant was also dismissed vide impugned judgment and decree dated 22.1.2004 passed by learned Additional District Judge, Sonepat. Both the courts below have come to the conclusion that appellant was found extracting the supply of energy un-authorisedly from the electric pole upon checking by the Vigilance Department of the respondent. Thus, he (appellant) was found committing theft of energy and Regular Second Appeal No. 2268 of 2007 (O&M) -2- thereupon a penalty of Rs 43,225/- was imposed upon him vide notice dated 27/29.8.2000. The learned counsel for the appellant simply contended that the aforesaid notice served upon the appellant was wrong and illegal. However, he could not point out as to how the said notice was illegal or against the provisions of any law/rules. Besides that, the learned counsel for the appellant also failed to make out any substantial question of law involved in this appeal for consideration by this Court. Hence, the same is hereby dismissed in limine. Since no merit is found in this appeal, so no order is required to be passed on the applications for condonation of delay. ( Pritam Pal ) January 22, 2008 Judge 'dalbir'