Jagdish Pandit v. The Chairman ,B.S.E.B. And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.15268 of 2012 ====================================================== Jagdish Pandit Son Of Late Lakhi Pandit Resident Of Kumhar Toli (Kankarbagh) P.S. - Kankarbagh, District - Patna .... .... Petitioner

Versus

1. The Chairman , Bihar State Electricity Board, Vidyut Bhawan, Baily Road, Patna

2. The Executive Engineer (Revenue) Electricity Supply Division, Kankarbagh, Patna - 20

3. The Assistant Electrical Engineer (Revenue), Electric Supply Division, Kankarbagh, Patna - 20

4. The Junior Electrical Engineer, Electric Supply Division Kankarbagh, Patna - 20 .... .... Respondents ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner : Mr. Tarun Kumar Sinha, Advocate For the Respondents : Mr. Vinay Kirti Singh, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SAMARENDRA PRATAP SINGH ORAL ORDER 21-08-2015 The petitioner submits that he has wrongly been charged Rs.1,36,423/- for committing theft of energy for which Kankarbagh Police station Case No. 33 of 2012 dated 25.1.2012 has also been instituted.

The writ petition is disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to take resort to the remedy of appeal under the Electricity Act.

The appellate authority would condone the delay in filing the appeal if filed within a month, as the petitioner was pursuing the remedy before this court.

It goes without saying that any money deposited by the

Patna High Court CWJC No.15268 of 2012 (4) dt.21-08-2015 petitioner would be subject to the result of the case filed under section 154 of the Electricity Act, which covers interest as well. (Samarendra Pratap Singh, J) Shashi./- U