IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.11093 of 2010 1. M/S MAA DURGA COLD STORAGE PVT. LTD., HAVING ITS UNIT AT BISCUIT FACTORY ROAD, NASRIGANJ (DIGHA) P.S. DANAPUR, DISTT.- PATNA, THROUGH ITS DIRECTOR, RAMESH KUMAR, S/O SHRI BASANT LAL, R/O MOHALLA NASRIGANJ, P.O.- DIGHA, P.S. DANAPUR, DISTT.- PATNA Versus 1. THE BIHAR STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, VIDYUT BHAWAN BAILEY ROAD, PATNA THROUGH ITS CHAIRMAN 2. THE GENERAL MANAGER CUM CHIEF ENGINEER PATNA ELECTRIC SUPPLY UNDERTAKING, MANGLES ROAD, PATNA 3. THE ELECTRICAL SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER PATNA ELECTRIC SUPPLY UNDERTAKING (WEST), MANGLES ROAD, PATNA 4. THE ELECTRICAL EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, ELECTRIC SUPPLY DIVISION DANAPUR, PATNA ELECTRIC SUPPLY UNDERTAKING, PATNA 5. THE ASSISTANT ELECTRICAL ENGINEER, ELECTRIC SUPPLY DIVISION, DIGHA, PATNA ----------- 5. 30.11.2010 Learned counsel for the parties are not at issue that the controversy in the writ petition can be adjudicated by the ‘Ombudsman’ functioning under the Indian Electricity Act, 2003. The writ petition is therefore disposed with the observation that the Ombudsman is expected to hear the parties and decide the matter by a reasoned and speaking order preferably within a maximum period of two months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. Since the Court has disposed off the matter for an appropriate decision by the authority competent under a statute to do so, it shall not be appropriate for the Court to give any directions of a nature which 2 shall continue to operate after the disposal of the writ application and bind the statutory authority as an order of the Court. Therefore, the interim order dated 22.7.2010 of this Court shall now fall for consideration by the Ombudsman appropriately for which if the petitioner makes an application within one week, it is expected to be disposed off the same day keeping in mind that the petitioner did have a protection from this Court. Learned counsel for the Board has fairly submitted that the Board shall desist from any coercive action from a period of one week from today. The writ application stands disposed. P. Kumar ( Navin Sinha, J.)