Anil Kshetarpal,J. - (1.) The petitioner, who is proprietor of M/s Paramjeet Ice factory, calls in question the calculation of electricity dues, for a period of one year, prepared by the respondent-power supply company.
(2.) Since this Court is of the view that she is required to be relegated to the alternative remedy, therefore, it would not be appropriate to dilate in detail on the various contentions of the learned counsel for the parties. She got installed an electricity connection with a sanctioned load of 100 KV and contracted demand of 100 KVA. The respondent suspected pilferage of electricity and therefore, her premises were checked. The report prepared by the search party, after inspecting the site, is extracted as under:- "At 10.00 PM dt. 19.06.2020 visited the site of consumer premises and found that consumer is stealing energy by connecting all 3 phases (RYB) with S/C cable Black in colour about 3 mete length each from R-D fuse unit of 11 KV H-Pole structure of Nigam of 11 KV group of industry feeder to distribution transformer 315 KVA capacity installed inside the consumer premises being LS connection. It is also found that the 11 KV H-Pole structure of consumer inside the premises whose GO switch found in open position for effecting/making the meter dead stop intentionally. It is a case of direct theft of energy. M and P wing is called at site and they prepared the checking report MTI-68347 dated 20.06.2020. Videography of the site carried out for evidence. Supply of consumer disconnected".
(3.) Thereafter, another Joint Checking Report MTI-68347 was prepared which reads as under: "Visit the site as per telephonic message from XEN "OP" Division Ambala Cantt. XEN "OP" M and P Div. Ambala and SDO "OP" Kesri, Open the MCB for checking the accuracy of meter and found current in all the three phases zero and also the load in the meter display is zero. The same is checked on LT side of Transformer with LT accucheck and found 11 = 109A, 13-117A and Load = 77.1 KW. The current and load in the meter display is zero due to bypassing the meter for stealing the energy. The meter along with metering equipment is handed over to SDO "OP" for n/action as per instruction". ;