66-11129-2025-CWP=.doc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIRCUIT BENCH AT KOLHAPUR CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 11129 OF 2025 Tanaji Pralhad Mane … Petitioner Versus The State of Maharashtra Through Government Pleader and Anr. … Respondents …………. Mr. Shailesh Chavan a/w Mr. Anand Kadam, Mr. Prashant Lomate for the Petitioner. Ms. T.J. Kapre, AGP for the Respondent - State. …………. Coram : M. S. Karnik & Ajit B. Kadethankar, JJ. Date : November 10, 2025. P. C. : 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner. 2. A remedy of filing statutory appeal under Section 127(1) of the Electricity Act, 2003 is available to the petitioner. By keeping all contentions open, the petition is disposed of with liberty to prefer an appeal before the Appellate Authority or any other appropriate Court. 3. Since the period spent in prosecuting this petition is bona fide, the same be considered sympathetically while deciding the application as Uday S. Jagtap 1 of 2 UDAY SHIVAJI JAGTAP Digitally signed by UDAY SHIVAJI JAGTAP Date: 2025.11.11 18:43:00 +0530 66-11129-2025-CWP=.doc regards delay in filing the appeal before the Appellant Authority or any other appropriate Court. [Ajit B. Kadethankar, J. ] [ M. S. Karnik ] Uday S. Jagtap 2 of 2