Azfar Eqbal v. The Bihar State Power Holding Company Ltd. And ORS
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.3140 of 2015 ====================================================== Azfar Eqbal, son of Md. Abuzar, resident of New Azimabad Colony, P.S. Sultanganj, Town & District Patna.
.... .... Petitioner
Versus
1. The Bihar State Power ( Holding) Company Ltd. Vidyut Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna, through its Chairman-cum- Managing Director.
2. The South Bihar Power Distribution Company Limited, Vidyut Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna, through its Director.
3. The Electrial Executive Engineer, Electric Supply Division, Gaighat, Guljarbagh, Patna.
4. The Assistant Electrical Engineer, Electric Supply Division, Gaighat, Guljarbagh, Patna.
.... .... Respondents ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Suraj Samdarshi For the Respondent/s : Mr. Anand Kumar Ojha, SC ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JYOTI SARAN ORAL ORDER 12-01-2017 Heard Mr. Suraj Samdarshi, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and Mr. Anand Kumar Ojha, learned counsel for the respondents.
Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the fact that the final assessment order was passed by the assessing authority on 21.2.2011, by which the provisional punitive demand of Rs.3,57,960/- has been modified and reduced to the tune of Rs.51,911/-, and against which order, the petitioner has not chosen to move before any superior forum for questioning the same, the writ petition being filed after a delay of four years is
Patna High Court CWJC No.3140 of 2015 (3) dt.12-01-2017 2/2 neither held maintainable on account of unexplained delay nor the modification of the punitive demand by the respondents while passing the final assessment order, persuades this Court to interfere with the same. Another relevant aspect of the matter is that the final assessment amount has been deposited by the petitioner in 2011 itself.
No cause for indulgence is made out.
The writ petition is disposed of accordingly. (Jyoti Saran, J) A.I./- U