M/S Jmt Auto Ltd. (Unit-2) vs Jharkhand State Electricity Bo on 19 April, 2011

          IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
                                     W.P.C. No. 813 of 2011
                                                    with
                                     W.P.C. No. 814 of 2011

        1. M/s JMT Auto Ltd................. Petitioner (In WPC No. 813/2011)
        2. M/s JMT Auto Ltd. (Unit­2)......     Petitioner (In WPC No. 814/2011)
                                     Versus
        Jharkhand State Electricity Board & Ors.........Respondents. (In both cases)
                                          ......
        Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice R.K.Merathia
                                          ......
        For the Petitioner                 : Mr. S.L.Agrawal, Advocate
        For the Respondents         : Mr. V.K.Prasad, Advocate
                                          ......

3/19.04.2011

At the outset, Mr. V.K.Prasad, learned counsel appearing for 

the   respondents   Jharkhand   State   Electricity   Board,   submitted   that   the 

matter   is   pending   before   the   Supreme   Court   and,   therefore,   both   these 

cases may be listed thereafter.

On   this,   Mr.   Agrawal,   learned   counsel   appearing   for   the   petitioner   in 

both the cases, submitted that during pendency of these cases at least the 

amount   of   fuel   surcharge,   recovered   from   the   petitioners   from   January 

2004   to   April   2004,   may   be   refunded   as   the   fuel   surcharge   was   itself 

abolished   from   January   2004.   He   submitted   that   this   position   has   been 

admitted in Para­25 of the counter affidavit, filed on behalf of J.S.E.B. on 

11/04/2011,   though   it   is   stated   that   such   amount   will   be   adjusted   in 

consumer’s   bill   on   proper   verification.   He   further   submitted   that   the 

petitioners have severed their relationship with the Board from 2008 and, 

thereafter, they  shifted to other licensee and, therefore, adjustment will not 

be practical.

The statements made in the counter affidavit could not be disputed by 

Mr.   Prasad.   However,   he   submitted   that   it   is   not   know   whether   such 

amount has already been paid/adjusted or not.

In the circumstances, the respondent no. 2­General Manager­cum­Chief 
Engineer, Singhbhum Area, Cooperative Building, Bistupur, Jamshedpur is 

directed   to   refund   the   amount   of   fuel   surcharge   recovered   from   the 

petitioners from January 2004 to April 2004 within four weeks from today, 

if not already paid/adjusted.

For other prayer, let these cases go out of list with liberty to the parties 

to mention for listing of the same after the order is passed by the Supreme 

Court.

Let  a copy of this order be handed over to Mr. V.K.Prasad, as prayed.

      (R.K.Merathia, J)

Mukund/­