MANGLA SHREE PROPERTIES PVT LTD vs TATA POWER DELHI DISTRIBUTION LTD

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$~20 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + LPA 91/2025, CM APPL. 7355/2025, CM APPL. 7356/2025 & CM APPL. 7357/2025 MANGLA SHREE PROPERTIES PVT LTD .....Appellant Through: Mr. B.P. Agarwal and Mr. Ashish Mangla, Advocates. versus TATA POWER DELHI DISTRIBUTION LTD .....Respondent Through: Mr. Manish Srivastava, Mr. Moksh Arora and Mr. Santosh Ramdurg, Advocates along with Mr. Amit Singh, AGM (legal). % Date of Decision: 7th February, 2025 CORAM: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TUSHAR RAO GEDELA JUDGEMENT TUSHAR RAO GEDELA, J.: (ORAL) LPA 91/2025 1. Present appeal has been preferred under Clause X of the Letters Patent assailing the impugned judgement dated 18.09.2024 in W.P.(C) 8684/2017 titled “Tata Power Delhi Distribution Ltd. vs. Mangla Shree Properties Pvt Ltd.”, whereby the learned Single Judge had allowed the writ petition filed by the respondent by quashing the direction passed by the Consumer Grievance Redressal Forum (hereinafter referred to as “CGRF”) to refund an amount of Rs.3,72,033/-, paid by the appellant to the Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed LPA 91/2025 Page 1 of 5 By:MADHU SARDANA Signing Date:11.02.2025 12:52:07 respondent for providing electricity connection in H.T. category. 2. Facts in brief are as follows:- a) The respondent is a company engaged in the supply of electricity to its consumers. In 2008, the Facility Centre-1, Block-D, Delhi State Industrial And Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “DSIIDC”) Narela, Delhi-11040 was allotted to the appellant and a H.T. connection was extended thereto. In pursuance of the said connection, the demand notes amounting to Rs.3,72,033/- and Rs.5,25,000/- were issued on account of estimate charges and security deposit, respectively. At the time of