Dr. Chandra Prakash Shukla v. The Bihar State Power Holding Company Limited,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.6356 of 2024 ====================================================== Dr. Chandra Prakash Shukla Son of Late Udho Prasad Shukla, Resident of Mohalla- S. K. Puram, Shukla Road, Digha Ghat, P.S.- Digha, P.O.- Digha Ghat, District- Patna- 800011 (Bihar).

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The Bihar State Power Holding Company Limited, through its Chairman, Vidyut Bhawan, Baily Road, Patna.

2.

The South Bihar Power Distribution Company Limited through its Managing Director, Vidyut Bhawan, Baily Road, Patna. 3.

The General Manager-cum-Chief Engineer, Patna Electric Supply Union, South Bihar Power Distribution Company Limited, Baily Road, Patna. 4.

The Executive Engineer, Electric Supply Division, South Bihar Power Distribution Company Limited, Danapur, Patna. 5.

The Assistant Electrical Engineer, Electric Supply Sub-Division, Digha, Patna.

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Pravin Kumar Chaubey, Adv.

For the Respondent/s :

Mr. Vinay Kirti Singh, Adv.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A. ABHISHEK REDDY ORAL ORDER 03-05-2024 The prayer sought for in the present writ petition is to direct the respondent No. 5 to accept the application of the petitioner for an electrical connection along with the requisite amount.

2. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the respondents has stated that the writ petition may be disposed of with a direction to the respondent No. 5 to accept the application made by the petitioner along with the requisite amount and consider the same in accordance with law.

Patna High Court CWJC No.6356 of 2024(2) dt.03-05-2024 2/2

3. Having regard to the above made submissions, the present writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent No. 5 to accept the application of the petitioner for an electrical connection along with the requisite amount and consider the same strictly in accordance with law. The respondent No. 5 is directed to consider the said application within a period of four weeks from the date of the copy of the receipt of this order.

4. With the above directions, the present writ petition stands disposed of to the extent indicated above. (A. Abhishek Reddy, J) Ayush/- U