IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P. No.20148 of 2011 Date of Decision.01.11.2011 M/s Golden Egg Poultry Farm through its partner Pankaj Gulati .....Petitioner Versus State of Punjab through its Chairman, Punjab State Powercom Corporation Ltd., Patiala and others .....Respondents Present: Mr. Amit Jhaji, Advocate for the petitioner. CORAM:HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. KANNAN 1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment ? No 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not ? No 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? No -.- K. KANNAN J.(ORAL) 1. The writ petition challenges the order making final a provisional assessment made for alleged theft of electricity. There is a statutory provision of appeal under Section 127 of the Electricity Act, which is a prescribed effective alternative remedy. Learned counsel for the petitioner states that it is not an efficacious remedy since there has been a disconnection of electricity and he has already paid 50% of the amount. A power to grant any interim order is also available under Section 127 of the Electricity Act and the petitioner shall only seek such interim directions before the authority, which is competent to pass an order when he prefers an appeal. The statutory process cannot be scuttled on a spacious plea of more efficacious remedy under Article 226. 2. The writ petition is dismissed. (K. KANNAN) JUDGE November 01, 2011 Pankaj*