M/S Choudhary Cold Storage Andfr v. Bihar State Electricity Boardand

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.11367 of 1996 ====================================================== M/S Choudhary Cold Storage & Fruit Preservation, a Partnership Firm having its office at Betiah, P.S. Betiah, Distt. West Champaran through its partner Shri Banwari Lal Choudhari .... .... Petitioner

Versus

1. The Bihar State Electricity Board, Vidhut Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna through its Chairman

2. The Electrical Superintending Engineer, Motihari Electrical Supply Circle, at Motihari

3. Electrical Executive Engineer, Betiah Supply Sub-division, Betiah .... .... Respondents ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Suraj Samdarshi, Adv. For the Respondent/s : Mr. Vinay Kirti Singh, Sr.Adv. Mr. Vijay Kumar Verma, Adv.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JYOTI SARAN ORAL ORDER 13-01-2017 Heard Mr. Suraj Samdarshi, learned counsel for the petitioner, and Mr. Vinay Kirti Singh, learned Senior Counsel, who appears alongwith Mr. Vijay Kumar Verma for the respondents.

This writ petition was admitted for hearing for consideration of the grievance of the petitioner as to whether he was entitled for payment of security amount for the entire period even when connection prayed for by the petitioner was seasonal. Mr. Samdarshi, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, informs that although at the relevant time such was the grievance of the petitioner but by passage of time demand increased and now he is a consumer of permanent connection and

Patna High Court CWJC No.11367 of 1996 (8) dt.13-01-2017 thus, whatever security deposit made by the petitioner has been adjusted against the connection of the petitioner rendering the issue infructuous.

The writ petition is disposed of accordingly. (Jyoti Saran, J) Surendra/- U