g0 H!GH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR Writ Petition (C) No.7100 of 2009 PETiTiONER: Municipal Corporation, Ambikapur, District Surguja, Chhattisgarh, Through: The Commissioner Shri Rakesh Jaiswal, aged about 44 years, S/o Shri RP. Jaiswai, R/o Ambikapur, District Surguja, Chhattisgarh -Versus- 1. Chhattisgarh State Power Distribution Company Limited a Successor Company of Chhattisgarh State Electricity Board; Through: Chief Engineer (STrRD) 2. Executive Engineer (ST: RD) C.G’ State Power Distribution Company Limited, Ambikapur, District Surguja, Chhattisgarh RESPONDENTS: Present: Shri Kishore Bhaduri, counsel for the petitioner. $hri Ghanshyam Patel, Advocate appears on behalf of $hri Abhishe Sinha, Advocate for the respondents Single Bench: Hon’ble Shri Dhirendra Mishra, J. ORAL ORDER (3-1 2-2009) 1i The petitioner Municipai Corporation Ambikapur, by the instant petition has impugned the demand notice of Annexure-P/1 dated 23-11-2009 whereby the respondents have demanded a sum of Rs.1‘04,26,560/- as an arrears of electricity charges. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that he is not pressing this petition at this stage, however, he prays for liberty to raise a dispute before the Electricity Ombudsman as per the provisions of the Electricity Act, 2003. He further submitted that next sitting of aforesaid authority is scheduled for 842-2009 and, therefore, till then the respondents be restrained from/tan any coercive steps against the petitioner corporation. k g gél . Learned counsel for the respondents has no objection if the petition is disposed of in the aforesaid terms. . Accordingly, the petition is dismissed as not pressed with liberty as prayed for. However, it is directed that no coercive steps shall be taken by the respondents in pursuance of notice of Annexure-PH dated 23-1 1-2009 till 20-12-2009. sw— ’l’ d" Judge -% > v Dhirendra Mishra i i Roshan 52,... y #