AJN 25-OS-WP(L)617.11 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION (LODGING) NO.617 OF 2011 Mr. Abdulla Abdul Quddus Farooqui ... Petitioner Vs. The Commissioner of Municipal Corporation, Greater Mumbai & Anr. ... Respondents Mr. S.K. Tiwari h/f Mr. A.K. Chauhan for the petitioner. Mr. Harinder Toor with Dipankar Das i/b M.V. Kini & Co. for respondent 2. The petitioner is present in the court. CORAM: MRS. RANJANA DESAI & R.G. KETKAR, JJ. DATED : 25TH APRIL, 2011. P.C.:- 1. Counsel for the petitioner states that the petitioner is prepared to deposit an amount of Rs.4,72,918/- with respondent 2 by tomorrow i.e. on or before 26/4/2011 either by cheque or in cash. The petitioner is present in the court. AJN 25-OS-WP(L)617.11 2 Counsel for the petitioner has made this statement on instructions from the petitioner. We accept this statement. Counsel states that this amount is being paid without prejudice to the rights and contentions of the petitioner. If the amount is accordingly paid, respondent 2 shall accept it. Needless to say that if the amount is paid, the petitioner’s electricity connection shall not be disconnected. 2. Counsel for respondent 2 states that an alternative remedy is provided under Section 154(1), (2) and (5) of the Electricity Act, 2003. If an alternative remedy is open to the petitioner, we are not inclined to entertain this petition. The petitioner may adopt alternative remedy if he is so advised. If the petitioner adopts the alternative remedy, till such time as his application is decided, the respondents shall not disconnect his electricity connection. This will, of course, be subject to the petitioner regularly paying the bills for the electricity consumption which will be sent by respondent 2 to him. The court or the authority seized of the petitioner's application shall deal with it independently and in AJN 25-OS-WP(L)617.11 3 accordance with law. 3. The petition is disposed of in the aforestated terms. [MRS. RANJANA DESAI, J.] [R.G. KETKAR, J.]