RAJESH KUMAR SACHDEVA vs BSES RAJDHANI POWER LTD

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$~66 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 10th September, 2025 + W.P.(C) 13863/2025 & CM APPL. 56840/2025 RAJESH KUMAR SACHDEVA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. B.P. Aggarwal and Mr. Rajesh Sachdeva, Advs. versus BSES RAJDHANI POWER LTD. .....Respondent Through: Mr. Moksh Arora and Mr. Santosh Ramdurg, Advs. CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MINI PUSHKARNA MINI PUSHKARNA, J. (ORAL) 1. The present writ petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking directions to the respondent to convert the category of the electricity connection bearing CA No. 154760376, installed at House No. B-1/2 PVR Anupam Road, Saket, Near PVR Cinema, New Delhi-110017, from „non-domestic‟ to „domestic‟ purpose, and to sanction the new electricity connection for domestic purpose for the first floor and second floor of the property in question, as applied for vide request No. 008007777418. 2. Issue notice. Notice is accepted by learned counsel appearing for the respondent. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the respondent submits that the present writ petition would not be maintainable as there is an alternate remedy for Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed Page 1 of 5 By:HARIOM SHARMA Signing Date:12.09.2025 21:13:26 filing a complaint before the Consumer Grievance Redressal Forum (“CGRF”). 4. Learned counsel appearing for the respondent relies upon the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (Guidelines for establishment of the Forum and the Ombudsman for redressal of grievances of Electricity Consumers) Regulation, 2024 (“Regulation”), to submit that for any grievance with regard to a new connection or change in billing category, a complaint can be filed before the CGRF. 5. Responding to the aforesaid submissions, learned counsel appearing for the pet