M/S Balajee Consultancy v. The Bihar State Power Holding Company Limited And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.3791 of 2017 =========================================================== M/s Balajee Consultancy, a proprietorship from having its place of business Sri Jagdamba Market, Gurhutta, Patna City, through its Proprietor namely Suresh Singh Son of Sri Bhola Singh Resident of Mohalla- Sadikpur, Police StationAalamganj, District- Patna, Bihar. .... .... Petitioner

Versus

1. The Bihar State Power ( Holding ) Company Limited through its ChairmanCum-Managing Director, Vidyut Bhawan Bailey Road, Patna.

2. The Chief Engineer (Commercial), the Bihar State Power(Holding) Company Limited, Vidyut Bhawan Bailey Road, Patna.

3. The General Manager-cum-Chief Engineer, the Bihar State Power(Holding) Company Limited, Vidyut Bhawan Bailey Road, Patna.

4. The Electrical Superintending Engineer, Patna Electric Supply Unit(PESU), the North Bihar Power Distribution Company Limited.

5. The Electrical Superintending Engineer, Muzaffarpur Supply Cirlce, the North Bihar Power Distribution Company Limited

6. The Electrical Superintending Engineer, Nalanda Supply Circle, the North Bihar Power Distribution Company Limited

7. The Branch Manager, United Bank of India, Langar Toli Branch, Arya Kumar Road, Machuatoli, Patna.

.... .... Respondents =========================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Bindhychal Singh, Adv. Mr. Ravi Nandan, Adv.

For the Respondent no.7 : Mr. Binod Bihari Sinha, Adv. Mr. Ajay Dutt Mishra, Adv.

For the BSPHCL : Mr. Anand Ojha, Adv. =========================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVAJI PANDEY ORAL JUDGMENT Date: 10-08-2017 Heard learned counsel appearing for the respective parties.

Patna High Court CWJC No.3791 of 2017 dt.10-08-2017 2/3 2.

In this case, limited grievance has been made that the petitioner has been assigned certain works to be carried out, which he has done, but the payment has not been made. 3.

The petitioner was allotted the work for installation/replacement of single phase and three phase meters in the premises of unmetered consumers and consumers with defective/burnt meters in electric supply circle, PESU, Muzaffarpur and Nalanda. As per the petitioner, he has carried out the work and submitted the bill, but he has not been paid the same. 4.

Whereas, learned counsel for the Bihar State Power (Holding) Company submits that he has received the instruction that till date the petitioner has not submitted the bill, so the question of payment does not arise.

5.

In such view of the matter, let the petitioner first submit his bill, if not already submitted, within a period of three weeks from today. If such bill is submitted, the Chief Engineer, North Bihar Power Distribution Company Limited and Chief Engineer, North Bihar Power Distribution Company Limited will examine the claim of the petitioner and if they arrive to a conclusion in favour of the petitioner, then admitted dues will be paid to the petitioner without

Patna High Court CWJC No.3791 of 2017 dt.10-08-2017 3/3 unnecessary delay. If they do not find favour with the petitioner, in such circumstance, they will give proper hearing to the petitioner and pass reasoned order.

6.

With the aforesaid observations and directions, this writ application is disposed of.

(Shivaji Pandey, J) pawan/- AFR/NAFR N.A.F.R.

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