Asha Devi v. The Bihar State Power Holding Company Limited

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.12452 of 2024 ====================================================== Asha Devi (Female), aged about 54 years, Wife of Ram Shankar Prasad, Resident of Bajrang Vihar Colony North Nepali Nagar, Police Station Rajiv Nagar District Patna 800025 At Present Chhata Shahabad Police Station Sahpur, District- Patna ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The Bihar State Power Holding Company Limited through its Chairman, Vidyut Bhawan, Baily Road.

2.

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

The General Manager-Cum-Chief Engineer, Patna. Electric Supply Union South Bihar Power Distribution Limited, Baily Road, Patna. 4.

The Executive Engineer, Electric Supply Division, South Bihar Power Distribution Limited, Danapur, Patna.

5.

The Assistant Electrical Engineer, Electric Supply Sub-Division, Digha, Patna.

... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Anant Kumar Mishra, Advocate.

For the Respondent/s :

Mr. Vinay Kirti Singh, Advocate.

For the BSPHCL :

Mr. Deepak Kumar, Advocate.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A. ABHISHEK REDDY ORAL ORDER 28-08-2024 Heard learned counsel for the parties.

2. The present Writ Petition has been filed for the following reliefs:- "(i) For issuance of appropriate writ/writs, order/orders, direction/directions to the respondent authorities to take/accept the application of the petitioner for grant of electric connection on the aforementioned

Patna High Court CWJC No.12452 of 2024(2) dt.28-08-2024 2/2 address of the petitioner.

(ii) To further direct the respondents to grant a fresh electric connection on the application of the petitioner on the abovementioned address of the petitioner."

3. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the respondents has stated that the present writ petition may be disposed of with a direction to the Respondent No. 5 to accept the application made by the petitioner along with the requisite amounts and consider the same in accordance with law.

4. Having regard to the above made submission, the present writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the Respondent No. 5 to accept the application of the petitioner for an electrical connection along with the requisite amount and consider the same strictly in accordance with law. The Respondent No. 5 is directed to consider the said application within a period of four weeks from the date of the receipt of the copy of this order.

5. With the above directions, the present writ petition stands disposed of to the extent indicated above. (A. Abhishek Reddy, J) shakir/- U