Sachchida Nand Rastogi Vs The Bihar State Power Holding Company Limited — Patna HC (2024) — LawSathi Research

Sachchida Nand Rastogi Vs The Bihar State Power Holding Company Limited — Patna HC (2024) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Direction to Respondent No. 5 (Assistant Electrical Engineer, Electric Supply Sub-Division, South Bihar Power Distribution Company Ltd., Digha, Patna) to accept the petitioner's application for an electrical connection with the requisite amount and consider it strictly in accordance with law, within four weeks of receipt of the copy of the order.

Issue for consideration

Whether the Court should direct Respondent No. 5 to accept the petitioner's application for an electrical connection along with the requisite amount and consider the same in accordance with law.

Court's answer

This Court disposed of the writ petition with a direction to Respondent No. 5 to accept the petitioner's application for an electrical connection along with the requisite amount and consider the same strictly in accordance with law.

Ratio / Principle

Respondent No. 5 was directed to consider the said application within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of the copy of the order.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Patna High Court (Judge A. Abhishek Reddy), Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.11670 of 2024, decided 20-08-2024: Petitioner Sachchida Nand Rastogi sought a writ of mandamus commanding the respondent power-company authorities, particularly Respondent No. 5 (Assistant Electrical Engineer, Electric Supply Sub-Division, SBPDCL, Digha, Patna), to accept his application for an electricity connection to premises at Rajeev Nagar Police Station area, District Patna, and to permit deposit of the requisite amount. Counsel for the respondents stated the petition could be disposed of with a direction to Respondent No. 5 to accept the application with requisite amounts and consider it in accordance with law. Accepting this position, the Court disposed of the writ petition, directing Respondent No. 5 to accept the application for the electrical connection with the requisite amount, to consider it strictly in accordance with law, and to do so within four weeks of receipt of the copy of the order.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.11670 of 2024

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Sachchida Nand Rastogi Son of Daya Shankar Rastogi, Resident of MohallaDigha Ghurdold Road, Uma Bihar Colony, P.S. Digha, District- Patna.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

The Chief Managing Director, South Bihar Power Distribution Company Vidyut Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna.

The General Manager-cum- Chief Engineer, Patna, Electric Supply Union, South Bihar Power Distribution Company Ltd. Bailey Road, Patna.

The Executive Engineer, Electric Supply Division, South Bihar Power Distribution Company Ltd. Danapur, Patna.

The Assistant Electrical Engineer, Electric Supply Sub- Division, South Bihar Power Distribution Company Ltd. Digha, Patna.

... ... Respondent/s

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Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Mani Bhushan Kumar For the Respondent/s : Mr. Vinay Kirti Singh ======================================================

CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A. ABHISHEK REDDY ORAL ORDER

2 20-08-2024 Heard the learned counsel for the parties.

The present writ petition has been filed for the

following reliefs:-

“That this writ application is being filed on behalf of the petitioner for issuance of writ in the nature of mandamus commanding the Respondents authorities, particularly Respondent No. 5 to accept the application of the petitioner for electric connection and allow the petitioner to deposit the requisite amount for supply of an electrical connection to the premises of the petitioner situated at Rajeev Nagar Polic Station, District Patna.”

Patna High Court CWJC No.11670 of 2024(2) dt.20-08-2024 2/2

Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the respondents has stated that the present writ petition may be disposed of with a direction to the Respondent No. 5 to accept the application made by the petitioner along with the requisite amounts and consider the same in accordance with law.

Having regard to the above made submission, the present writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the Respondent No. 5 to accept the application of the petitioner for an electrical connection along with the requisite amount and consider the same strictly in accordance with law. The Respondent No. 5 is directed to consider the said application within a period of four weeks from the date of the copy of the receipt of this order.

With the above directions, the present writ petition stands disposed of to the extent indicated above.

(A. Abhishek Reddy, J)

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