GULSHAN NARANG vs THE ELECTRICITY OMBUDSMAN, HARYANA AND ORS

CWP-21107-2026 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Serial No.135 CWP-21107-2026 Decided on:14.07.2026 Gulshan Narang . . . Petitioner Versus The Electricity Ombudsman, Haryana and others . . . Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TRIBHUVAN DAHIYA Present: Mr. Rhytm Katyal, Advocate, Mr. Pratyush Arora, Advocate and Ms. Mehndi Singhal, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Bhupender Singh, Additional Advocate General, Haryana. TRIBHUVAN DAHIYA, J.(ORAL) The petition has been filed inter alia seeking a writ of certiorari setting aside the interim order dated 22.06.2026, Annexure P-1, passed by the Electricity Ombudsman, Haryana, in appeal no.19 of 2026, to the limited extent the petitioner has been directed to deposit forty per cent of the exact disputed amount within ten days of issuance of the order. 2. Learned counsel contended that aggrieved by the order dated 08.05.2026, Annexure P-10, passed by the Consumer Grievances Redressal Forum (CGRF) the petitioner preferred the aforementioned appeal before the Ombudsman, which was registered on 27.05.2026. Alongwith the appeal, he filed an application, Annexure P-11, seeking exemption from pre-deposit MEHAK HURIA unde