Kumari Madhulata v. The Bihar State Power Holding Company Limited
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.16980 of 2025 ====================================================== 1.
Kumari Madhulata Wife of Sri Pradeep Kumar, Resident of MohallaKajariyan, P.S.- Rajpur, District - Buxar, At present 90 feet Road, Behind L.N.J.P., near Sector- 7, Nepali Nagar, P.S.- Rajiv Nagar, District - Patna. 2.
Neha Singh, Wife of Sri Akhileshwar Kumar Singh, Resident of MohallaAadarsh Colony, North Shastri Nagar, P.S.- Shastri Nagar, District - Patna, At present - Bajrang Vihar Colony, A.K. Marble Road, Near Govt. Boring, P.S.- Rajiv Nagar, District - Patna.
3.
Soni Devi, Sri Manoj Mistri, Resident of Mohalla- Baba Chowk, Keshri Nagar, P.S.- Rajiv Nagar, District - Patna, At present - Atal Nagar, Netaji Subhash Marg, Near Shiv Mandir, S.S.B.Camp, P.S.- Rajiv Nagar, District - Patna.
4.
Nitish Kumar, Son of Late Ram Uday Singh, Resident of Village- Baruntar, P.S.- Harnaut, District - Nalanda, At present- Poll No.- 30, Atal Nagar, Netaji Subhash Marg, S.S.B.Camp, P.S.- Rajiv Nagar, District - Patna. 5.
Smita Kumari, W/o Sri Ranjit Kumar, Resident of Village- Sahebpur Kamal, P.S.- Sahebpur Kamal, District - Begusarai, At present - 90 feet Road, Behind L.N.J.P., near Sector- 7, Ashiyana- Digha Road, P.S.- Rajiv Nagar, District Patna.
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Sarita Devi, Wife of Sri Santosh Kumar, Resident of Mohalla- Mitramandal Colony, Phase-II,, P.S.- Beure, District - Patna, At present - Atal Nagar, Netaji Subhash Marg, S.S.B.Camp, P.S.- Rajiv Nagar, District - Patna. 7.
Sunil Ray, Son of Sri Kishori Ray, Resident of Village- Damani Tola, P.S.- Belsand, District - Sitamarhi, At present - Maa Kali Road, near Sharma Steel work shop, Ghurdaur Road, P.S.- Rajiv Nagar, District - Patna. ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1.
The Bihar State Power Holding Company Limited through its Chief Managing Director, Vidyut Bhawan, Baily Road, Patna. 2.
The Chief Managing Director, Bihar Power Distribution Company Ltd., Vidyut Bhawan, Baily Road, Patna.
3.
The General Manager-cum Chief Engineer, Patna, Electric Supply Union, South Bihar Power Distribution Company Ltd., Baily Road, Patna. 4.
The Executive Engineer, Electric Supply Division, South Bihar Power Distribution Company Ltd., Danapur, Patna.
5.
The Assistant Electrical Engineer, Electric Supply Sub-Division, South Bihar Power Distribution Company Ltd., Digha, Patna. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Sunil Kumar Singh For the Respondent/s :
Mr.Vivek Prasad For the SBPDCL :
Mr. Deepak Kumar, Advocate
Patna High Court CWJC No.16980 of 2025(2) dt.27-11-2025 2/3 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 27-11-2025
1. Heard the parties.
2. The petitioners have filed the present writ application for a direction upon the respondent no. 5 i.e. the Assistant Electrical Engineer, Electric Supply Sub Division, South Bihar Power Distribution Company Limited, Digha, Patna to accept the applications of the petitioners for installation of electric connections in the houses of the petitioners and allow the petitioners to deposit the requisite fees / amount for installation of electric connections at the premises of the petitioners situated at Rajiv Nagar Police Station, District- Patna.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners tried to submit on-line applications for new electric connection but the said on-line applications have not been accepted. The petitioners have been informed that electric connection to the premises situated in Rajiv Nagar Area and Digha Area shall not be allowed.
4. Learned counsel relies upon Clause 4.13(B) of Chapter 4 of Bihar Electricity Supply Code, 2007, which requires the respondents to grant electric connection even on encroached Government / Semi Government / Public land subject to furnishing of documents as required under the Supply Code.
Patna High Court CWJC No.16980 of 2025(2) dt.27-11-2025 3/3 Learned counsel submits that the petitioners are ready to furnish all the documents along with requisite fees as required under Clause 4.13(B) of Chapter 4 of Bihar Electricity Supply Code, 2007.
5. Mr. Deepak Kumar, learned counsel for South Bihar Power Distribution Company Limited submits that if the petitioners submit on-line applications for grant of electric connection along with all the requisite documents as per the Bihar Electricity Supply Code, 2007, the respondents no. 5 shall consider the applications of the petitioners in accordance with law and take appropriate decision within a period of one month.
6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the rival submissions, the present writ application is disposed with a direction to the petitioners to submit on-line applications along with all the requisite documents within a period of 10 days from today and if such on-line applications are filed by the petitioners the respondent no. 5 shall be obliged to consider the same in accordance with law and take appropriate decision within one month on the applications of the petitioners.
praful/- (Anil Kumar Sinha, J) U