application for
electricity connection have approached the Consumer
Grievances Redressal Forum (CGRF) who vide order dated
01.08.2023 has dismissed the complaint of the petitioner ... facts of the
present. Learned counsel has stated that the CGRF has relied on
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complaint petition before the Consumer
Grievance Redressal Forum, BSPHCL, Patna ('CGRF') giving
rise to Registered Case No. 50/2012 under Section ... Indian Electricity Act, 2003. The 'CGRF' heard the matter and
held as under :-
"As with regard to entitlement of the incentive
under
jurisdiction
to decide the case and relegated the petitioner to approach the
CGRF. Learned counsel has stated that the initial inspection of
the premises ... present writ petition has relegated the petitioner to approach the
CGRF.
4. During the pendency of the proceedings, the
electricity connection of the petitioner
before the
Consumer Grievances Redressal Forum (hereinafter referred to as
the 'CGRF') bearing case no. 97 of 2014. The CGRF after hearing ... paid by respondent no.8 to avoid
disconnection of electricity. The CGRF disposed of the application
with the following directions:(1) the petitioners should
order dated
29.06.2018 passed in Case No. 151 of 2016 by CGRF whereby
it has refused to interfere with the electricity charges for the
disconnected ... Kumari, learned counsel for the
petitioner, submits that the order passed by CGRF has been
challenged before the appellate authority/Ombudsman. The bill
raised
distribution companies for taking appropriate steps
for constitution of 11 CGRF Courts under South Bihar
Power Distribution Company Ltd. And 9 CRRF Courts
in North ... Annexure A of Counter filed by
Respondent No.3) for Constitution of CGRF. The Joint
Secretary, Department of Energy vide its Letter No. 292
dated
controverted fact emerging is that
substantive case before the CGRF is still pending.
The battle brought to this Court was of an interim
order ... CGRF have given any interim
directions, it alone was first competent to decide
whether there has been compliance of its order or
not. The question
alternative and efficacious remedy of approaching the Consumer
Grievance Redressal Forum (CGRF) under Section 42(v) of the
Electricity Act, 2003, this Court ... disposed
of granting the liberty to the petitioner to approach the CGRF, if
Patna High Court CWJC No.1131
alternative and efficacious remedy of approaching the
Consumer Grievances Redressal Forum (CGRF) under Section
42 (5) of the Electricity Act, 2003, this Court ... petition is
disposed of granting liberty to the petitioner to approach the
CGRF within a period of four weeks from the date of the receipt
permission to withdraw the present Writ Petition with
liberty to approach the CGRF under Section 42 (6) of the
Electricity Act, 2003.
2. Having regard ... withdrawn with the aforesaid
liberty. The petitioner shall approach the CGRF within a period
of three weeks from the date of the receipt
