WP.1422/2010 acd IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 1422 OF 2010 Mangireesh Prem Co.Op. Soc. Ltd. ..Petitioners. Versus The Brihan Mumbai Electric Supply And Transport Undertaking BEST & Anr. ..Respondents. ---- Mr. Manish Upadhye, for the Petitioner. ---- CORAM : MOHIT S. SHAH, C.J. AND S.C. DHARMADHIKARI, J. DATE : 10th AUGUST, 2010. P.C. What is challenged in this petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India is the notice dated 15.3.2010 (Exhibit-A) issued by the Divisional Engineer, (B.E.S.T)(E.S.), Dept. of the Brihan Mumbai Electric Supply & Transport, informing the petitioner that the case is registered for using of tampered meter under the provision of Indian Electricity Act, 2003, and that tampered meter is confiscated. The said notice further states that the provisional civil liability (vigilance claim) of the undertaking due to the use of electricity through tampered meter is estimated to be Rs.4,08,221/-,and the petitioner is directed to pay the aforesaid amount. 1 WP.1422/2010 2] The impugned show cause notice is issued by the respondents and petitioner ha been given an opportunity to submit reply to the same, and in fact petitioner has already submitted reply on 5.5.2010. Further, in case if any order adverse to the petitioner is passed, petitioner will have further remedy of filing an appeal under section 127 of Electricity Act, 2003. Hence, this petition is not required to be entertained at this stage. 3] Learned Advocate for the petitioner submits that petitioner has already deposited 50% of the amount claimed in the notice. He, therefore, seeks to withdraw the petition after stating that the petitioner has already deposited 50% of the amount claimed in the notice. The petition is disposed of as withdrawn. CHIEF JUSTICE S.C. DHARMADHIKARI, J. 2