Nibha Kumari v. The Bihar State Power Holding Company Limited

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.7588 of 2024 ====================================================== Nibha Kumari W/o Krishna Singh, Resident of Shreepal Basant, P.O.- Basant, P.S.-Garkha, District- Saran, At Present Shaktipuram Colony, P.S.-Rajiv Nagar, District- Patna ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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The Bihar State Power Holding Company Limited Through, its Chairman, Vidyut Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna 2.

The South Bihar Power Distribution Company Ltd. Through its Managing Director, Vidyut Bhawan Bailey Road, Patna, 3.

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

The Executive Engineer, Electric Supply Division South, Bihar Power Distribution Company Ltd., Ashiana, Patna, 5.

The Assistant Electric Engineer, Electric Supply Sub- Division, South Bihar Power Distribution Company Ltd. Ashiana, Patna ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Satyendra Rai, Adv.

For the Respondent/s :

Mr.Vinay Kirti Singh, Sr. Adv.

For SBPDCL :

Mr. Kumar Priya Ranjan, Addl SC Mr. Sandeep Kumar, Adv.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A. ABHISHEK REDDY ORAL ORDER 15-05-2024 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.

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.7588 of 2024(2) dt.15-05-2024 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 application.

4. With the above directions, the present writ petitioner stands disposed of to the extent indicated above. (A. Abhishek Reddy , J) perwez U