Suman Devi v. The Bihar State Power Holding Company

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.16313 of 2025 ====================================================== Suman Devi, Wife of Anil Kumar Chaudhary, Resident of Village-Digha Aashiyana Road, Bajrangi Bihar Colony, Sector-07, Ward No. 2 (Nepali Nagar), P.S.-Rajeev Nagar, District-Patna.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The Bihar State Power Holding Company through its Chairman Vidyut Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna.

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, Baily Road, Patna.

4.

The Executive Engineer, Electric Supply Division, Ashiyana Nagar, Patna. 5.

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

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Miss. Nikita Mittal, Adv.

For the Respondent/s :

Mr.Vivek Prasad, Adv.

Mr. Ajay Kumar Gautam.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A. ABHISHEK REDDY ORAL ORDER 05-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the Bihar State Power Holding Company.

2. A grievance has been raised by the petitioner that she fulfills all the conditions even then the Power Holding Company has refused to grant connection in her house which has been constructed by her as her application for connection of power has been refused to be taken on the ground that some higher authorities has prevented to accept the same.

3. As per claim of the petitioner she has constructed a

Patna High Court CWJC No.16313 of 2025(2) dt.05-01-2026 2/2 house over the Khata No. 974, Survey Plot No. 1453, Thana No. 01, Tauzi No. 5174 situated in Mauza Digha, P.S. Rajiv Nagar, Patna.

4. Learned counsel for the Power Holding Company submits that actually the petitioner has not filed application for connection.

5. In such view of the matter, petitioner is directed to file an application along with details of land. If such an application is filed the Power Holding Company will be obliged to grant power to the petitioner subject to deposit of fee and charges as per law but this order will not create any semblance of right title and possession of petitioner over the land but will always be subject to result of proceeding if any pending initiated by the State of Bihar or any Board or Corporation.

6. With the aforesaid observation and direction this writ petition is disposed of.

(A. Abhishek Reddy , J) Bhardwaj/- U