Ajay Kumar Tripathi v. The Bihar State Power Holding Company Limited
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.2953 of 2024 ====================================================== Ajay Kumar Tripathi son of Ramchandra Tripathi, Resident of Shaktipuram, Shri Ram Bhawan, North of Ashiyana Phase-2,Police Station-Rajiv Nagar,Patna.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1.
The Bihar State Power Holding Company Limited Through its Chairman, Vidyut Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna.
2.
The South Bihar Power Distribution Company Ltd., through its Managing Director, Vidyut Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna. 3.
The General Manager-cum-Chief Engineer, Patna Electric Supply Division, South Bihar Power Distribution Company Limited,Baily Road, Patna.
4.
The Executive Engineer, Electric Supply Division, South Bihar Power Distribution Company Limited, Ashiyana, Patna. 5.
The Assistant Electric Engineer, Electric Supply Sub Division, South Bihar Power Distribution Company Limited, Ashiyana, Patna. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Gyan Prakash, Adv.
Mr. Parul Priya, Advocate For the Respondent/s :
Mr. Kumar Manish, APP Mr. Aishwarya Shankar, Adv.
====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 06-03-2024 Heard learned counsel for the parties concerned.
2. The petitioner has filed the present writ application for a direction upon respondents no. 4 and 5 i.e. the Executive Electric Engineer, Electric Supply Sub Division, South Bihar Power Distribution Company Limited, Ashiyana, Patna and the Assistant Electric Engineer, Electric Supply Sub Division, South Bihar Power Distribution Company Limited, Ashiyna, Patna to accept the application of the
Patna High Court CWJC No.2953 of 2024(2) dt.06-03-2024 2/3 petitioner for installation of electric connection in the house of the petitioner and allow the petitioner to deposit the requisite fees/ amount for installation of electric connection at the premise of the petitioner, situated at Rajiv Nagar Police Station District- Patna.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner tried to submit an on-line application for new electric connection but the said on-line application has not been accepted. The petitioner has been informed that electric connection to the premise situated in Rajiv Nagar Area shall not be allowed.
4. Learned counsel relies upon Clause 4.13(B) in Chapter 4 of Bihar Electricity Supply Code, 2007, which requires the respondents to grant electric connection even on encroached Government/ Semi Government/ Public land, subject to furnishing of documents, as required under the Supply Code. Learned counsel submits that the petitioner is ready to furnish all the documents along with requisite fees, as required under Clause 4.13(B) in Chapter 4 of Bihar Electricity Supply Code, 2007.
5. Mr. Kumar Manish, learned counsel for South Bihar Power Distribution Company Limited submits that if
Patna High Court CWJC No.2953 of 2024(2) dt.06-03-2024 3/3 the petitioner submits on-line application for grant of electric connection along with all the requisite documents, as per the Bihar Electricity Supply Code, 2007, the respondent Nos. 4 and 5 shall consider the application of the petitioner, in accordance with law and take appropriate decision, within a period of one month.
6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the rival submissions, the present writ application is disposed with a direction to the petitioner to submit on-line application along with all the requisite documents, within a period of 10 days from today and if, such on-line application is submitted by the petitioner, respondent nos. 4 and 5 shall be obliged to consider the same, in accordance with law and take appropriate decision within one month on the application of the petitioner. (Anil Kumar Sinha, J) brajesh/- U