2025:JHHC:27822 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI W.P.(C) No.4034 of 2025 .... Damodar Valley Corporation having its registered office at Commercial Department DVC Towers, VIP Road Kolkata, P.O. & P.S. Dumdum, District-North 24 Parganas and State-West Bengal-700002 through its authorized signatory Naresh Kumar Saw aged 46 years, s/o Gangadhar Saw, Residing at Village-Angwali, Rajatand, P.O. Angwali, PS Petarwar, District-Bokaro-825102 .… Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Jharkhand through Additional Chief Secretary, Department of Energy, P.O. & P.S. Dhurwa, District Ranchi, Jharkhand 2. Jharkhand State Electricity Regulatory Commission through its Secretary having its registered office at 1st Floor, Jharkhand State Housing Board (Old Headquarter), Harmu Housing Colony, PO & PS-Harmu, Ranchi-834002 .... Respondents .... CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR For the Petitioner : Ms. Khushboo Kataruka, Adv. For the State : Mr. Mohan Kumar Dubey, AC to AG For the Resp. No.2 : Mr. Saket Upadhyay, Adv. .... 03/11.09.2025 1. Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2. The present writ petition has been filed for the following reliefs:- i. To direct the Ld. JSERC to amortize the revenue gap of the Petitioner as on date and formulate, implement a clear road map detailing liquidation of the revenue gap of DVC in a time bound manner i.e. to be amortized within a period of 3 years; (ii) To declare that the persistent non-recognition of DVC's accumulated revenue gap by JSERC violates Rule 23 of the Electricity (Amendment) Rules, 2024 and Clause 8.2.2 of the National Tariff Policy; (iii) During the pendency of this writ petition, direct the Respondent No.2 to provisionally allow recovery of a Deficit Revenue Surcharge at the rate of 25% on the energy bills of all consumers in the State of Jharkhand, as an interim measure, to enable DVC to recover part of the admitted revenue gap and ensure continuity of electricity supply. 3. It has been submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the issue involved in the present writ petition is pending before the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity in OP No1 of 2025 & I.A. No.1280 of 2025 & I.A. No.1281 of 2025 & I.A. No.1290 of 2025 & I.A. No.1291 of 2025, and as such she has instruction from the client not to pursue the present writ petition. 4. Learned counsel for the other side have raised no objection. 2025:JHHC:27822 2 W.P.(C) No.4034 of 2025 5. In view of the above submission, the present writ petition stands dismissed as not pressed. 6. Pending I.A. No.12339 of 2025 and I.A. No.12577 of 2025 stands disposed of. (Rajesh Kumar, J.) Shahid/ uploaded