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Pankaj Kumar v. The State of Bihar

Patna HC12 Feb 2024CWJC/10470/2023

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CWJC No.10470 of 2023, Patna High Court, Oral Order dated 12-02-2024, Justice Anil Kumar Sinha; petitioner Pankaj Kumar v. State of Bihar (Energy Department), SBPDCL, BSPHCL, PESU/Bankipur electrical supply officers and Sapna Singh; request to make electricity connection absolute in part of ancestral property dated 02.06.2016; SBPDCL undertaking of no disconnection while electricity charges paid regularly; writ disposed with liberty to petitioner to pay electricity bill regularly; no statute or precedent engaged.

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Liberty to the petitioner to pay the electricity bill regularly to the South Bihar Power Distribution Company Limited; writ application disposed of. ¶24

Pankaj Kumar Vs The State of Bihar — Patna HC (2024) — LawSathi Research

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.10470 of 2023

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Pankaj Kumar Son of Late Awadesh Kumar Singh, Resident of East Gandhi Maidan Bakadganj, Behind Mona Cinema Hall, Bankipur, P.S.-Pirbahore, District-Patna.

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... ... Petitioner/s

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Versus

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The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Energy Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.

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

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The Chairman cum Managing Director, Bihar State Power Holding Company Ltd., Vidyut Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna.

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The General Manager-cum-Chief Engineer, PESU Area, Mangles Road, Patna.

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The Electrical Superintending Engineer, Electrical Supply Circle, PESU (East), Shivalaya Market, Ashok Raj Path, Patna.

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The Electrical Executive Engineer, Electrical Supply Division, Bankipur, Patna.

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Sub Divisional Officer (Revenue), Electrical Supply Division, Bankipur, Patna.

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Junior Engineer, Electrical Supply Division, Bankipur, Patna.

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Junior Engineer, Revenue Electrical Supply Division, Bankipur, Patna.

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Sapna Singh wife of Dinesh Kumar Singh, Resident of East Gandhi Maidan Bakarganj, Nalapur, Behind Mona Cinema Hall, Bankipur, P.S.-Pirbahore, District-Patna.

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... ... Respondent/s

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====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Manoj Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr.Subhash Prasad Singh ( GA 3 ) For SBPDCL : Mr. Vinay Kirti Singh, Sr. Advocate : Mr. Akhileshwar Singh, Advocate : Mr. Venkatesh Kirti, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER

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4 12-02-2024 1. Heard learned counsel for the parties concerned.

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Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the

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present writ application has been filed for a direction to the

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Patna High Court CWJC No.10470 of 2023(4) dt.12-02-2024 2/2

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respondent authorities to make electricity connection absolute in the part of the premises of petitioner’s ancestral property dated 02.06.2016.

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Learned Senior counsel for the South Bihar Power Distribution Company Limited submits that as long as petitioner is paying the electricity charges regularly, there shall be no disconnection, however this shall be subject to an order, if any, passed by statutory authority and/ or by the competent court.

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In view of the aforesaid submission of learned Senior counsel for the South Bihar Power Distribution Company Limited, this writ application is disposed with liberty to the petitioner to pay the electricity bill regularly to the Distribution Company.

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(Anil Kumar Sinha, J)

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rinkee/-

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Pankaj Kumar v. The State of Bihar

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