Mrs. Navita Kumari v. The Bihar State Power Holding Corporation Through Its Chairman And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.3930 of 2015 ===========================================================

1. Mrs. Navita Kumari W/o Shri Birendra Kumar Sharma Resident of VillageBikhapur, P.S. Amarpur, District- Banka. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The Bihar State Power Holding Corporation through its Chairman, Vidyut Bhawan, Patna, (Bihar)

2. The Executive Electric Engineer, Banka.

3. The S.D.O.(Electrical ) Amarpur, Banka.

4. The Assistant Electrical Engineer, Amarpur, Banka.

5. The Junior Electrical Engineer, Amarpur, Banka. .... .... Respondent/s =========================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Onkar Nath, Adv. For the Respondent/s : Mr. Vinay Kirti Singh, Adv. =========================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JYOTI SARAN ORAL JUDGMENT Date: 02-02-2017 Heard Mr. Ritesh Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Prakash Kumar learned counsel for the Power Distribution company.

The petitioner is aggrieved by the installation of over head high power transmission line which according to the petitioner has been installed over his raiyati land. In view of the legal position so settled by the Supreme Court in the case of Power Grid Corporation of India Limited versus Century Textiles & Industries Limited and Ors. arising from Civil Appeal No. 10951 of 2016 and the liberty

Patna High Court CWJC No.3930 of 2015 dt.02-02-2017 2/2 present at paragraph 26 of the judgment, I deem it fit and proper to dispose of the writ petition with liberty to the petitioner, if so advised, to avail of the liberty so granted by the Supreme Court by approaching the District Judge concerned.

The writ petition is disposed of accordingly. (Jyoti Saran, J) Bibhash/- AFR/NAFR AFR CAV DATE NA Uploading Date 7.2.2017 Transmission Date NA