Satrudhan Pd. Sinha And ORS v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.4957 of 2018 ===========================================================

1. Satrudhan Pd. Sinha, Son of Late Bidya Prasad, resident of Village- Pathara, P.O.- Ankupa, Panchayat Matpa Block- Kutumba, P.S.- Kutumba, DistrictAurangabad.

2. Vivek Kumar Raj, Son of Radheshyam Prasad Gupta, R/o Village- Tandwa, P.O. & P.S.- Tandwa, Block- Nabinagar, District- Aurangabad.

3. Vijay Kumar Yadav @ Vijay Yadav, S/o Late Aliyar Yadav, R/o VillageKasautiya, P.O.- Mali, P.S.- Mali, Block- Nabinagar, District- Aurangabad.

4. Arun Kumar Mishra, Son of Sri Rambadan Mishra, Resident of VillageMatpa, P.O.- Matpa, P.S. & Block- Kutumba, District- Aurangabad.

5. Chitranjan Kumar Singh, Son of Ram Pravesh Singh, Resident of VillageSori, P.O. Sori, P.S.- Mali, Block- Nabinagar, District- Aurangabad.

6. Subhodh Kumar Saw, Son of Ramraj Saw, Resident of Village- Varma, P.O. Ankupa, P.S. - Kutumba, District- Aurangabad. .... .... Petitioners

Versus

1. The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Department of Energy, Govt. of Bihar, Patna.

2. The Principal Secretary, Department of Energy, Government of Bihar, Patna.

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

4. The Finance Controller, South Bihar Power Distribution Company Limited, Vidyut Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna.

5. The Chief Engineer, Rural Electrification, Patna.

6. The Electrical Executive Engineer, Electric Supply Division, Aurangabad Bihar.

7. The Assistant Electrical Engineer, Electric Supply Sub-Division, Nabinagar, Aurangabad, Bihar.

.... .... Respondents =========================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioners : Mr. Amarendra Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Respondents : None =========================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VIKASH JAIN ORAL JUDGMENT Date: 30-03-2018 The present writ petition has been filed for the following reliefs - "(i) To issue an appropriate writ preferably in the nature of 'Mandamus'

commanding upon the respondent authorities to produce the order by which

Patna High Court CWJC No.4957 of 2018 dt.30-03-2018 2/3 the Rural Revenue Franchise Panchayat Parta, Tandwa, Ankohrha, Mahuwaon, Matpa, Sanda, Maharajganj, Pipra, Sonaura, Bariyawan, Ramnagar, Harihar Urdana granted in favour of petitioners have been cancelled and upon production of the same to quash the said order.

(ii) To grant any other relief in favour of the petitioners for which the petitioners are found entitled to in the facts and circumstances of the case."

2. At the very outset, learned counsel for the petitioners submits that it will suffice if the petitioners' representation dated 30.10.2017 (Annexure-9) filed before the Electrical Executive Engineer, Electric Supply Division, Aurangabad (Respondent No. 6) is directed to be disposed of, in which event, the present writ petition need not be pressed on merits.

3. None appears on behalf of the respondents despite repeated calls.

4. Having regard to the nature of the grievances and the stand of the petitioners, the present writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the Electrical Executive Engineer, Electric Supply Division, Aurangabad (Respondent No. 6) to consider and dispose of the petitioners' representation dated 30.10.2017 (Annexure-9), if the same is still pending before him, after grant of opportunity of hearing to the petitioners in accordance with law expeditiously and preferably within

Patna High Court CWJC No.4957 of 2018 dt.30-03-2018 3/3 a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this judgment.

B.T/Chandran (Vikash Jain, J) AFR/NAFR NAFR CAV DATE N.A.

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