( 2025:JHHC:34544 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI W. P. (C) No. 1257 of 2024 …. Jadopur Steel Pvt. Ltd., a company registered under the provisions of Indian Companies Act having its registered office at 12 Jawahar Nagar, Mango, PO and PS; Mango, Town- Jamshedpur, District: East Singhbhum through its Director Shamim Jawed, aged 47 years, son of Md. Sanaullah, resident of 128A, Road No. 12, Jawahar Nagar, Mango, PO and PS: Mango, Town- Jamshedpur, District: East Singhubhum ……Petitioner Versus 1. Jharkhand Bijli Vitran Nigam Limited, having its office at Project Building, Dhurwa, PO: Dhurwa, PS: Jagannathpur, District: Ranchi, through its Managing Director. 2. The General Manager-cum-Chief Engineer, Jharkhand Bijli Vitran Nigam Limited having its office at Cooperative Building, Bistupur, PO and PS: Bistupur, Town: Jamshedpur, District: East Singhbhum. 3. The Chief Electrical Inspector, Department of Energy, Government of Jharkhand, Jharkhand Area, Kusal Colony, Doranda, PO and PS: Doranda, District: Ranchi ……Respondents ----- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY PRASAD ----- For the Petitioner : Mr. Shankar Lal Agarwal, Advocate : Ms. Ayushi, Advocate For the Respondents : Mr. Sachin Kumar, Advocate …… ORAL ORDER IN COURT ( 2025:JHHC:34544 2 Order No: 06/Dated: 07.11.2025 This Writ Petition has been filed on behalf of the petitioner for grant of following reliefs:- (i) For issuance of appropriate writ/order/direction from this Hon’ble Court for quashing the order as contained in Memo No. 3723, dated 23.11.2013 (Annexure-3) passed by General Manager-cum-Chief Engineer by which he has been pleased to impose penalty under Section 126 of the Electricity Act making assessment under Clause 157(xxxi) of the Electricity Supply Code, 2005 amounting to Rs. 26,78,370/-. (ii) For issuance of appropriate writ/order/direction from this Hon’ble court directing the Chief Electrical Inspector (Respondent No.3) to dispose of the petitioner’s appeal filed on 23.06.2021 filed pursuant to the order dated 26.02.2021 passed in W.P.(Cr) No. 358 of 2017 whereby, a liberty was given to the petitioner to challenge the assessment of loss even due to unauthorized use of electricity before the appropriate forum which may be decided in accordance with law, in case such challenge is made; and for any other appropriate writ/order/direction for which the petitioner may be found entitled. 2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the respondents. 3. During course of argument, learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that he is confining his prayer for the present only for disposing of the appeal filed by the petitioner before the Chief Electrical Inspector (i.e. Respondent No. 3) which was filed on 23.06.2021 and hence, this Writ Petition may be disposed of by directing the Chief Electrical Inspector (i.e. Respondent No. 3) to dispose of the said appeal filed by the ( 2025:JHHC:34544 3 petitioner on 23.06.2021. 4. No objection has been raised by the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the respondents. 5. Under the circumstances, this W.P.(C) No. 1257 of 2025 is disposed of, at this stage with a direction to the Chief Electrical Inspector (i.e. Respondent No. 3) to dispose of the appeal filed by the petitioner on 23.06.2021 as expeditiously as possible within a period of ten (10) weeks from the date of copy of receipt of this order. 6. Thus, this W.P.(C) No. 1257 of 2025 stands disposed of. (Sanjay Prasad, J.) Dated: 07.11.2025 Avinash/