Surendra Prasad Singh v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.25117 of 2013 ===========================================================

1. Surendra Prasad Singh S/O Jageshwar Prasad Singh Mohalla- Beur, P.S- Beur, P.O- Anisabad, District- Patna, Bihar.

.... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar, through the Principal Secretary, Power Government of Bihar, Patna.

2. The Secretary, Bihar State Electricity Board, Government of Bihar, Patna.

3. The Managing Director, Bihar Power Distribution Company Limited, Patna.

4. The Chief Engineer, Bihar Power Distribution Company Limited, Patna.

5. The Executive Engineer, Bihar Power Distribution Company Limited, Phulwarisharif, Division, Patna.

6. The Revenue Electric Assistant Engineer Bihar Power Distribution Company Limited, Phulwarisharif, Division, Patna.

.... .... Respondent/s =========================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Sanjeev Kumar, Adv. For the Respondent/s : Mr. Anand Kumar Ojha, Adv. =========================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JYOTI SARAN ORAL JUDGMENT Date: 02-02-2017 None appears on behalf of the petitioner.

Learned counsel for the State and Mr. Anand Kumar Ojha, learned counsel for the Electricity Company are present. The petitioner prays for a reconnection of his disconnected electricity connection.

Mr. Ojha invites the attention of this Court to the F.I.R. instituted against the petitioner, which he says, is the reason behind the disconnection. A copy of the F.I.R. is present at Annexure-3 and takes notice of the conscious defaults of the petitioner. He submits

Patna High Court CWJC No.25117 of 2013 dt.02-02-2017 2/2 that the petitioner is in huge amount of arrears. In the circumstances discussed there cannot be any case for indulgence save and except where the petitioner would deposit the entire arrears dues amount.

It goes without saying that in case the petitioner would deposit atleast 50% of the balance arrears amount and undertakes to deposit the balance arrears in appropriate monthly instalments, the authority concerned which according to Mr. Ojha would be the respondent No.5 would consider his prayer for restoration. It also goes without saying that in case the respondents would decide on granting restoration, the petitioner besides making the payment of instalments, would also be under obligation to make payment of the current dues, failing which the respondents would be entitled for disconnecting his electricity connection again.

The writ petition is disposed of accordingly. (Jyoti Saran, J) Bibhash/- AFR/NAFR NAFR CAV DATE NA Uploading Date 7.2.2017 Transmission Date NA