Irregular electricity bills -- wilful harm, mental agony and suffering--proof--damages--appellant, electricity supply company continuously issued wrong meter ..........

 Irregular Electricity Bills

Irregular electricity bills -- wilful harm, mental agony and suffering--proof--damages--appellant, electricity supply company continuously issued wrong meter reading and bills to respondent--Trail court ordered electricity company to pay damages to respondent for causing wilful harm and financial loss--Validity--Right of being compensated legally could not be obtained without resort to available legal remedies--Plea of Electricity Company that respondent had no cause of action carried no weight---Issuance of wrong meter readings was not disputed by company hence they could not come with the plea that respondent had not suffered mental agony by acts of their officials-- Proof of suffering and agony could not be demeaned in shape of written documents but may well be proved by circumstances--Respondent established continuity of wrong action on part of appellants as well as his approaches for redressal -- Company legally could not take an exception to prove bona fide of its actions--Burden was upon company and a failure in such regard would always burden it to bear consequences as failure therefor burdened them to compensate the aggrieved--High court declined to interfere in order passed by trail court and lower appellate court as prima faice there appeared no illegality in Judgment and decree of court below--Second appeal was dismissed in circumstances.

2020 YLR 1026 Sindh