Usha Devi v. The Bihar State Power Holding Company Limited

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.8176 of 2024 ====================================================== Usha Devi Wife of Onkarnath Singh, Resident of village- Chaurasi Hathla, P.S.- Karaiparsurai, District- Nalanda. At present- Madhuvan Puri, BlockRadhey Krishna Path, P.S.-Rajiv Nagar, District- Patna ... Petitioner

Versus

1.

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, VidyutBhawan 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. ... Respondents ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner :

Mr.Pankaj Kumar Singh, Adv.

For the Respondents :

Mr.Ajay Kumar Gautam, Adv.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A. ABHISHEK REDDY ORAL ORDER 16-05-2024 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.

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

Patna High Court CWJC No.8176 of 2024(2) dt.16-05-2024 2/2 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) Shamshad/- U