C.S. No. 66/2010 07.04.2011 Present: Mr. Trilok Jamwal, Advocate, for the plaintiffs Mr. Haresh Sood, Advocate, for defendant No.1 OMP No. 76/2011 Allowed. Name of defendant No.2 is directed to be substituted with that of Sukhminder Singh. Amended memo of parties is already on record. C.S. No. 66/2010 2. Mr. Trilok Jamwal, learned counsel for the plaintiffs has placed on record affidavit dated 6.4.2011 conveying the consent on behalf of the plaintiffs to the terms of settlement arrived at between the parties. Written consent on behalf of the plaintiffs reads as under: “Plaintiffs have no objection if payment is made by the respondents in 18 equal installments provided the rate of interest should be 12% per annum in accordance with Clause L of Section 1 of Schedule of Tariff (extract copy attached as A-1) announced by Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Regulatory Commission & notified by Chief Engineer (Comn.), HPSEB, Shimla vide his office order No. HPSEB/CE-Comn/SERC-6/2009-17/2009 dt 8/9/2009 with amendment as notified vide letter No. HPSEB Ltd./CE(Comn)/SERC-6/2010-5238-5537 dt.25/6/10 (Copy attached as Annexure A-2) where in 1% interest per month or pat thereof on the outstanding amount is payable by the defaulting consumers.” 3. However, in the Court, under instructions from the concerned Superintending Engineer, Mr. Jamwal has made a statement that rate of interest is agreed to be 9% instead of 12% per annum. Remaining terms remain unaltered and are agreed upon by the defendants also. 4. Statements of the learned counsel for the plaintiffs and the representative of the defendant No.1 company have been recorded separately. Defendants admit the plaintiffs claim. Consequently suit for an amount of Rs.88,88,979/- stands decreed in accordance with the terms agreed upon by the parties, which shall form part of the decree. The undertaking of defendant No.1 also stands accepted by the Court. Consequences of breach thereof, stand explained to the representative of the company. The moment defendant No.1 company deposits the 1st installment, as agreed upon plaintiffs shall restore the old electricity connection immediately. The suit is accordingly decreed and the decree sheet be prepared accordingly. 5. Since the suit stands compromised between the parties, Court fee be refunded to the plaintiffs as per Rules. April 07, 2011 ( Sanjay Karol ), (rana) Judge.