PATNA HIGH COURT ISSUES JUDGEMENT ON THE SOUTH BIHAR POWER DISTRIBUTION COMPANY LTD AND OTHERS V/S THE STATE OF BIHAR AND OTHERS

PATNA, India, May 8 -- Patna High Court issued the following judgment on May 5:

1. The Writ petition has been filed for quashing the order dated 08.05.2014 (Annexure1) passed by the Consumer Grievance Redressal Forum, Patna in Registered Case No. 01 of 2014 (M/s Aastha Lok Hospital Vs. The South Bihar Power Distribution Co. Ltd. & Ors) whereby and whereunder the Consumer Grievance Redressal Forum has exercised its jurisdiction not vested in law and vide impugned order has directed the petitioners to revise the punitive energy bill which has been legally prepared in terms of Section 126(3) of the Electricity Act, 2003 read with Annexure-7 of the Bihar Electricity Supply Code 2007, and further for a declaration that the final assessment orde...