IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA LPA No.401 of 2009 BIHAR STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, VIDYUT BHAWAN, BAILY ROAD, PATNA, THROUGH ITS CHAIRMAN. -APPELLANT Versus 1. M/S BIKANER PLASTO FLEX PVT.LTD. D-11/12 INDUSTRIAL AREA, HAJIPUR, DISTRICT-VAISHALI, HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AT GURHATTA, HAMAM ROAD, PATNA CITY-800 008, THROUGH ITS DIRECTOR, DEV KISHAN RATHI, S/O LATE MANSUKH DAS RATHI, R/O GURHATTA, HARMANDIR ROAD, PATNA CITY, P.O. + P.S. KHAJEKALAN, DISTRICT-PATNA. -RESPONDENT-1ST SET 2. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, REVENUE & LAND REFORMS DEPARTMENT, GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA. 3. THE GENERAL MANAGER-CUM-CHIEF ENGINEER, TIRHUT AREA ELECTRICITY SUPPLY, BHAGWANPUR CHOWK, MUZAFFARPUR. 4. THE ELECTRICAL SUPERINTENDING ENGINNER, MUZAFFARPUR ELECTRIC SUPPLY CIRCLE, MUZAFFARPUR. 5. THE ELECTRICIAL EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, ELECTRIC SUPPLY DIVISION, HAJIPUR, P.S.HAJIPUR, DISTRICT-VAISHALI. 6. THE DISTRICT CERTIFICATE OFFICER, VAISHALI, HAJIPUR. -RESPONDENTS 2ND SET For the Appellant : Mr. Vinay Kirti Singh For the Respondent : Mr. Suraj Samdarshi 3 21.04.2009 When certificate proceeding was initiated by the Electricity Board the writ petitioner approached this Court. There were dispute of bills payable. The Court did not quash the certificate proceeding but directed the writ petitioner to 2 apply to the designated forum for redressal of his grievance and once that is resorted with regard to the bills demand bills can proceed. Petitioner is a consumer. Therefore, with regard to the redressal of the dispute the learned Judge only directed to approach the forum created under the Electricity Act. For effective redressal of the dispute before Certificate proceeding are initiated, redressal forum has to deal with the dispute. This is an additional remedy available to consumer of electricity notwithstanding any other remedy. We do not understand why an appeal is filed by the Board in this case. There is not merit in this appeal which is, accordingly, dismissed. (J.B. Koshy, CJ.) (Dr. Ravi Ranjan, J.) AAhmad