Bhartiya Majdoor Sangh, Through Its Pradesh Mantri, Manish Kumar, v. The State Of Bihar Through The Chief Secretary,
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.721 of 2021 ====================================================== Bhartiya Majdoor Sangh, through its Pradesh Mantri, Manish Kumar, Male aged about 36 years, Son of Nawan Kishore Singh, Resident of village - Rajaur, Sabhri, Sabhri, P.S. - Nardiganj, District- Nawada, Bihar. ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1.
The State of Bihar through the Chief Secretary, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 2.
The Principal Secretary Department of Energy, Patna. 3.
The Chairman-Cum-Managing Director, Bihar State Power Holding Company, Patna.
4.
The Director (Administration), Bihar State Power Holding Company, Patna. 5.
The Managing Director, Bihar State Power Transmission Company Ltd, Patna.
6.
The Managing Director, Bihar State Power Generation Company Ltd. Patna. 7.
The Director (Finance) Bihar State Power Holding Company Ltd, Patna. 8.
The Managing Director, North Bihar Power Distribution Company Ltd. Patna.
9.
The Managing Director, South Bihar Power Distribution company Ltd, Patna.
10.
The Accountant General, (A.G) Bihar, Patna.
... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Jitendra Kumar Rai, Advocate For the Respondent/s :
Mr. Kinkar Kumar, SC 9 Mr. Anand Kumar Ojha, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S. KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 29-06-2021 Petitioner has prayed for the following relief(s):- "(I) To direct the respondents to stop all the malpractices as evident from the statements made in succeeding paras of this petition such as extravagant expenditure, in the form of magnificent and
Patna High Court CWJC No.721 of 2021(3) dt.29-06-2021 2/3 glittering entertainment events organized by the company be stopped at once, since the company is in deficit to the tune of Rupees 831.40 crores of NBPDCL and Rs. 808 crores of SBPDCL = Rs.
139.44 crores = 1639.44 Crores.
(II) To direct the respondent authorities to make the audi9ting of the company through the Accountant General, (A.G) Bihar or through any other prestigious agency of the Government of India to stop the extravagancy of the Company officials. As the Company Officials including the Management of the Company are continuing with the extravagant expenditure, ignoring the deficit of the company that it has incurred in successive financial years and during the Financial Year-2019-2020 the deficit has grown to Rs. 1639.44 crores.
(III) To direct the respondent Authorities to refrain from increasing the charge of the units of electric consumption which is at present starting with Rupees 6 per unit onwards as the company can very well get over from the deficit/losses by efficient management of its affairs.
(IV) The respondent State especially respondent no. 1 Chief Secretary of Bihar be directed to appoint competent, specialized professional having knowledge of managing affairs of the company, as is done/made in the management of any professional company/Public Limited Company/Multinational Company so that Bihar State Power Holding Company Ltd and its subsidiary company may be professionally run and it may get overcome from huge losses that it is incurring
Patna High Court CWJC No.721 of 2021(3) dt.29-06-2021 3/3 merely because of inefficient management."
Learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission to withdraw the present petition reserving liberty to agitate the matter, subject matter of the instant lis, before the appropriate authorities, in accordance with law.
Permission granted.
Present petition stands dismissed as withdrawn with the liberty aforesaid. Also, if required, petitioner may approach this Court with greater particulars, if the need so arises subsequently.
Interlocutory Application(s), if any, shall stand disposed of.
(Sanjay Karol, CJ) ( S. Kumar, J) Sujit/PKP U