Pooja Kumari v. The Bihar State Power Holding Company Limited Through Its Chairman
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.17377 of 2025 ====================================================== 1.
Pooja Kumari Wife of Nitish Kumar Singh, Resident of Mohalla-Tejpur Ward No. 07, Barhauna, Post Office-Telhara, Police Station- Telhara, District- Nalanda, at present Resident of Mohalla- Shaktipuram Colony Near Bablu Kirana, Ashiyana Nagar, Police Station- Rajiv Nagar, District- Patna. 2.
Amlesh Kumar, Son of Indu Shekhar, Resident of Mohalla- A. G Colony, Main Road, Keshri Nagar, Police Station- Rajiv Nagar, District- Patna, at present Resident of Mohalla- Shaktipuram Colony, Behind Kashish Medical, Ashiyana Nagar, Police Station -Rajiv Nagar, District-Patna. 3.
Anil Kumar Poddar, Son of Sitaram Poddar, Resident of Mohalla- Road No.- 23, Rajiv Nagar, Police Station. Rajiv Nagar, District- Patna at present Resident of Mohalla- Ghurdar Road, Near SSB Camp, Near Laxmi Lane, Police Station- Digha, District- Patna.
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Dilip Kumar, Son of Sharadanand Rai, Resident of Mohalla- Chandra Vihar colony, Road No. 7. Ashiyana Nagar, Police Station -Rajiv Nagar, DistrictPatna at present Resident of Mohalla- Madhubanpuri Colony, Phase 1, Ashiyana Nagar, Police Station -Rajiv Nagar, District-Patna. 5.
Pintu Kumar, Son of Kanhiya Rai Rai, Resident of Mohalla- Jayprakash Nagar, Police Station-Rajiv Nagar, District- Patna at present Resident of Mohalla- Mahavir Colony, Road No 10 Ashiyana Nagar, Police Station -Rajiv Nagar, District-Patna.
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Sunil Kumar, Son of Radheshyam Mishra, Resident of Mohalla- Bhootnath Road, Police Station- Kankarbag, District-Patna at present Resident of Mohalla- Shaktipuram Nagar, Ashiyana Nagar, Police Station -Rajiv Nagar, District-Patna.
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Satyendra Singh, Son of Late Darpan Singh, Resident of Village and Post Office- Jaithar Police Station- Tairaya, District-Saran at present Resident of Mohalla Shaktipuram Colony. Behind Kashish Medical, Ashiyana Nagar, Police Station -Rajiv Nagar, District-Patna.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
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The Bihar State Power Holding Company Limited through its Chairman Vidyut Bhawan, Baliey Road, Patna-800001 (Bihar). 2.
The South Bihar Power Distribution Company Limited through its Managing Director, Vidyut Bhawan, Baliey Road, Patna-800001 (Bihar). 3.
The General Manager-cum-Chief Engineer, Patna Electric Supply Union, South Bihar Power Distribution Company Limited, Bailey Road, Patna (Bihar). 4.
The Executive Engineer, Electric Supply Division, South Bihar Power Distribution Company Limited, Danapur, Patna (Bihar). 5.
The Assistant Electrical Engineer, Electric Supply sub- Division, South Bihar Power Distribution Company Limited, Digha, Patna (Bihar). 6.
The Assistant Electrical Engineer, Electric Supply sub- Division, South Bihar Power Distribution Company Limited, Digha, Patna(Bihar).
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The Assistant Electrical Engineer, Electric Supply sub- Division, South Bihar Power Distribution Company Limited, Ashiyana, Patna (Bihar). ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Sachin Kumar, Advocate For the Respondent/s :
Mr. Vivek Prasad, Advocate For the SBPDCL :
Mr. Mukti Nath, Advocate Mr. Rajan Prakash, Advocate ====================================================== 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 nos. 6 & 7 i.e. the Assistant Electrical Engineer, Electric Supply Sub Division, South Bihar Power Distribution Company Limited, Digha, Patna and the Assistant Electrical Engineer, Electric Supply Sub Division, South Bihar Power Distribution Company Limited, Ashiyana, Patna ( Bihar) respectively to accept the applications of the petitioners for installation of electric connection in the houses of the petitioners and allow the petitioners to deposit the requisite fees / amount for installation of electric connection at the premises of the petitioners situated at Rajiv Nagar Police Station and Digha Police Station, District- Patna.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners tried to submit on-line application for new electric connection but the said on-line applications have not been
3/4 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. 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. Mukti Nath, learned counsel for South Bihar Power Distribution Company Limited submits that if the petitioners submit on-line application for grant of electric connection along with all the requisite documents as per the Bihar Electricity Supply Code, 2007, the respondents no. 6 & 7 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
4/4 on-line application 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 nos. 6 & 7 shall be obliged to consider the same in accordance with law and take appropriate decision within one month on the application of the petitioners.
(Anil Kumar Sinha, J) praful/- U