Smt. Parwati Devi v. The State Of Bihar And ORS
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.11719 of 2017 ====================================================== Smt. Parwati Devi Wife of Sri Baban Singh @ Baban Singh Yadav Resident of Mohalla- Krishna Nagar Zero Mile, Post- Anaith, Police Station- Ara Nawada, District- Bhojpur.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
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The State Of Bihar 2.
Principal Secretary, Energy Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 3.
Managing Director, Bihar State Power Transmission Company Limited, 4th Floor, Vidyut Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna - 800001 4.
Director Project, Head Quarter, State Power Transmission Company Limited, 4th Floor, Vidyut Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna - 800001 5.
General Manager, Head Quarter, Bihar State Power Transmission Company Limited, 4th Floor Vidyut Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna - 800001 6.
Chief Engineer Electrical, Vidyut Bhawan, Patna Bihar. 7.
Superintending Engineer Electrical Transmission Anchal, Dehri-on- Sone. 8.
Executive Engineer Electrical Bhojpur at Ara. 9.
Assistant Executive Engineer Transmission, Sub- Division 132/33 Grid Sub Station, Bhojpur at Ara.
... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Ramashray Roy, Advocate For the State :
Mr.Abbas Hardher - SC 6 For the BSPTC :
Mr. Ritesh Kumar, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. G. ANUPAMA CHAKRAVARTHY ORAL JUDGMENT Date : 19-06-2025
1. Heard the Learned counsel for the parties.
2. The petitioner has filed the instant application for the following reliefs:
"That this is an application for issuance of an appropriate
2/4 writ/writs, order/orders, direction/ directions, directing the respondent authorities restraining them from passing electric wire of one lac 32 thousand K.V. through the roof of the residential house of petitioner and as such it is dangerous to life and property of the petitioner and that too, without any notice or knowledge of the petitioner and For any other relief/reliefs for which the petitioner is entitled to."
3. At the very outset, Learned counsel for the respondents contended that since this matter is squarely covered under the order dated 26.06.2024 passed in CWJC No. 17625 of 2016 (Lalmuni Devi Vs. The State of Bihar & Ors.) by this Court in which this Court has passed the order in light of the judgment passed by the Hon'ble Apex Court in the case of The Power Grid Corporation of India Limited vs Century Textiles & Industries Ltd & Ors. reported in 2017(2) PLJR (SC) 152, this writ petition may also be disposed of on the same terms and
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4. After perusal of the aforesaid judgment, the Learned counsel for the petitioner seeks liberty to file appropriate application for compensation before the appropriate authority.
5. Having regard to the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the present writ petition stands disposed of in terms of the aforesaid judgment passed in CWJC No. 17625 of 2016 (supra) in light of the judgment passed by the Hon'ble Apex Court in the case of The Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (supra) with liberty to the petitioner to seek necessary compensation by approaching the concerned Civil Court and in case, any such petition is filed within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order, the same shall be examined and considered on merits by the appropriate court and shall be disposed of expeditiously.
6. With the aforesaid direction the writ petition stands disposed of.
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7. Interlocutory Application, if any, shall stands disposed of.
(G. Anupama Chakravarthy, J) Spd/- AFR/NAFR NAFR CAV DATE NA Uploading Date 20.06.2025 Transmission Date