SAURABH PRUTHI vs TATA POWER DELHI DISTRIBUTION LTD

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$~50 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + LPA 141/2025, CM APPL. 11329/2025 & CM APPL. 11330/2025 SAURABH PRUTHI ...Appellant Through: Mr. B.P. Agarwal, Advocate. versus TATA POWER DELHI DISTRIBUTION LTD ...Respondent Through: Mr. Manish Srivastava, Mr. Moksh Arora, Mr. Santosh Ramdurg and Mr. Yash, Advocates and Mr. Amit Singh, AGM Legal. % Date of Decision: 25th February, 2025 CORAM: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TUSHAR RAO GEDELA JUDGEMENT TUSHAR RAO GEDELA, J : (ORAL) 1. Present letters patent appeal has been filed assailing the impugned judgement dated 28.01.2025 passed by the learned Single Judge dismissing the writ petition bearing W.P.(C) 6112/2018 titled Saurabh Pruthi vs. Tata Power Delhi Distribution Ltd. filed by the appellant. 2. It is the case of the appellant that he along with his father are tenants of the premises at plot no.G-978, DSIDC Narela Industrial Area, Delhi and are using electricity connection through CA No.60017874730 having sanctioned load of 108 KW for industrial purposes, which was sanctioned in the name of Sh. Darshan Kumar. It is stated that an inspection was carried out by the respondent on 09.11.2015 and at the time, all seals were found to be intact. However, the meter reading could Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed LPA 141/2025 Page 1 of 6 By:VINOD KUMAR Signing Date:04.03.2025 11:38:12 not be downloaded due to technical reasons and accordingly, the meter of the appellant was replaced by the respondent on 23.11.2015 with a new meter and a bill of Rs.1,00,439/- was raised under Regulation 43(i) of the DERC’s Supply Code & Performance Standards Regulations, 2007 (hereafter referred as ‘DERC Supply Code, 2007’), for the period from 07.11.2015 to 23.11.2015, which was duly paid by the appellant. 3. It is furt