Gopal Kumar v. The Bihar State Power Holding Company Limited

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.818 of 2024 ====================================================== Gopal Kumar Son of Jayram Singh, Resident of C-30-A, Raju Park, Pushpa Bhawan, Khanpur, Police Station- Neb Sarai, New Delhi at present resident of Shaktipuram Colony, Nepali Nagar, Police Station- Rajiv Nagar, Patna. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

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

2.

The South Bihar Power Distribution Company Ltd., through its Managing Director, Vidyut Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna.

3.

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

The Executive Engineer, Electric Supply Division, South Bihar Power Distribution Company Limited, Ashiana, Patna. 5.

The Assistant Electric Engineer, Electric Supply Sub Division, South Bihar Power Distribution Company Limited, Ashiana, Patna. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Gyan Prakash, Advocate :

Miss Parul Priya, Advocate For the Respondent/ SBPDCL :

Mr.Vinay Kirti Singh, Sr. Advocate :

Mr. Venkatesh Kirti, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 21-02-2024 1.

Heard learned counsel for the parties concerned. 2.

The petitioner has filed the present writ application for a direction upon respondent no. 5 i.e. The Assistant Electric Engineer, Electric Supply Sub Division, South Bihar Power Distribution Company Limited, Ashiana, Patna to accept the application of the petitioner for installation of an electric connection in the house of the petitioner and allow the petitioner to deposit the requisite fees/ amount for installation of electric

Patna High Court CWJC No.818 of 2024(2) dt.21-02-2024 2/3 connection at the premises of the petitioner, situated at Rajiv Nagar Police Station, District- Patna.

3.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner tried to submit an on-line application for new electric connection but the said on-line application has not been accepted. The petitioner has been informed that electric connection to the premises situated in Rajiv Nagar Area shall not be allowed.

4.

Learned counsel relies upon Clause 4.13(B) in 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 petitioner is ready to furnish all the documents along with requisite fees, as required under Clause 4.13(B) in Chapter 4 of Bihar Electricity Supply Code, 2007.

5.

Mr. Vinay Kirti Singh, learned Senior counsel for South Bihar Power Distribution Company Limited submits that if the petitioner submits an on-line application for grant of electric connection along with all the requisite documents, as per the Bihar Electricity Supply Code, 2007, the respondent no.

Patna High Court CWJC No.818 of 2024(2) dt.21-02-2024 3/3 5 shall consider the application of the petitioner, 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 petitioner to submit an on-line application along with all the requisite documents, within a period of 10 days from today and if, such an on-line application is filed by the petitioner, respondent no. 5 shall be obliged to consider the same, in accordance with law and take appropriate decision within one month on the application of the petitioner.

(Anil Kumar Sinha, J) rinkee/- U