DAROPDI DEVI vs PUNJAB STATE POWER CORPORATION LTD & ANR

RSA-6487-2018 (O&M) IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 262 RSA-6487-2018 (O&M) Date of decision : 07.05.2026 Daropdi Devi ...... Appellant versus Punjab State Power Corporation Limited and anr. ...... Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PANKAJ JAIN Present: Mr. Puneet Kumar Bansal, Advocate for the appellant. Mr. Alok Mittal, Advocate for the respondents. **** PANKAJ JAIN, J. (Oral) 1. Plaintiff is in second appeal, aggrieved of the judgment and decree passed by the Lower Appellate Court. For convenience, parties are being referred to by their original position in the suit i.e. the appellant as plaintiff and respondents as defendants. 2. In brief, plaintiff is the holder of domestic electricity connection bearing account No.FJ-25/583 for her premises. On 30.11.2011, plaintiff received a memo No.2099 from defendant No.2 alleging that the meter in question was checked on 15.11.2011 and it was found that the seals were tampered with. Defendant was asked to deposit an amount of Rs.1,48,033/- as compensation on account of theft of energy and Rs.54,000/- as compounding charges, failing which threat of disconnection was extended. The complaint filed by plaintiff und