Purushottam Arora v. The State Of Bihar, Through The Secretary,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.17451 of 2021 ====================================================== Purushottam Arora Son of Sri Arun Narayan Arora Resident of Arora House Hajiganj, Choti Patan Devi lane Patna City, P.S. - Chowk Patna City, DistrictPatna - 800008. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar, through the Secretary, Department of Energy, Government of Bihar, 8 Daroga Rai path, Patna - 800001. 2.

The Secretary, Department of Energy, Government of Bihar, 8 Daroga Rai path, Patna - 800001.

3.

South Bihar Power Distribution Company Ltd, through the Managing Director, Second Floor, Vidyut Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna 800001. 4.

The Managing Director, South Bihar Power Distribution Company Ltd, Second Floor, Vidyut Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna 800001. 5.

The Chief Engineer, O and M, South Bihar Power Distribution Company Limited, having its office at 3rd Floor, Vidyut Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna. 6.

The Assistant Electrical Engineer, Boring Road, Patna. 7.

The Joint Electrical Engineer, Boring Road, Patna. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Suraj Samdarshi, Advocate For the State :

Mr.Subash Prasad Singh ( GA-3 ) Mr. Indeshwari Prasad Mandal, AC to GA-3 For the SBPDCL : Mr. Kunal Tiwary, Assistant Standing Counsel ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA) 10-05-2022 Petitioner has preferred this writ petition seeking a mandamus to South Bihar Power Distribution Company Limited to grant a fresh electricity connection to the petitioner at his shop premises located on the lower ground floor in the Orchid Mall at Boring Road, Patna.

Patna High Court CWJC No.17451 of 2021(4) dt.10-05-2022 2/2 At the outset, learned counsel for the respondent company, on instructions from the concerned Executive Engineer of the respondents, submits that as soon as the petitioner deposits his share of the outstanding dues of electricity, a fresh electricity connection shall be granted within 24 hours.

We are satisfied with the statement, thus no further adjudication of the matter is necessary.

Petition is disposed off.

(Rajan Gupta, J) (Mohit Kumar Shah, J) S.Sb/- U