IN IN IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL CIVIL CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT WRIT WRIT PETITION NO.1160 OF 2004 PETITION NO.1160 OF 2004 PETITION NO.1160 OF 2004 Sunil Ramesh Gupta .. Petitioner V/s Maharashtra State Electricity Board .. Respondents Mr.P.K.Dhakephalkar i/by M/s.S.K.Srivastav & Co. for the Petitioner. Mrs.A.R.S.Baxi for the Respondents. CORAM: CORAM: CORAM: S.RADHAKRISHNAN & S.RADHAKRISHNAN & S.RADHAKRISHNAN & S.A.BOBDE, S.A.BOBDE, S.A.BOBDE, JJ. JJ. JJ. DATE DATE DATE : 6.12.2004. : 6.12.2004. : 6.12.2004. P.C.: P.C.: P.C.: 1. Heard the learned Counsel for the Petitioner and the learned Counsel for the Respondent-MSEB. The Petition is with regard to excess billing. Pursuant to our order dated 3.2.2004 the Petitioner was directed to pay a sum of Rs. 4 lakhs, and upon payment of said amount of Rs.4 lakhs the electricity connection of the Petitioner was to be restored. The learned Counsel for the Respondent-MSEB states that pursuant to the said order, the Petitioner has already deposited a sum of Rs.4 lakhs and the Respondent-MSEB has also restored the electricity supply of the Petitioner. 2. Now, the petitioner has filed objection with regard to the Bill before the Superintendant Engineer of the MSEB. The learned Counsel for the Respondent-MSEB states that the Superintendant Engineer of the MSEB will afford an opportunity of personal hearing to the Petitioner and will decide the said objection of the Petitioner as expeditiously as possible. In view thereof the Superintendant Engineer of the Respondent MSEB is directed to decide the said objection of the Petitioner as expeditiously as possible, preferrably within a period of eight weeks from today. The learned Counsel for the Petitioner categorically states that the Petitioner will keep on paying the current bills regularly. 3. Petition stands disposed of in the above terms. ....