Anil Kumar v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court; Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 2163 of 2024 (CWJC); decided orally on 21-10-2024 by Justice A. Abhishek Reddy; Anil Kumar v. State of Bihar & others (Energy Department; BSPHCL; BSPTCL; NBPDCL; Executive Engineer, Electricity Transmission Division, Motihari; Assistant Engineer, Electricity Supply Division, Motihari; Junior Engineer, Kotwa Sub-Division); subject: shifting/removal of electricity pole and transmission line crossing private land at petitioner's cost; representation to Respondent Nos. 4/5; calculation and deposit of removal charges; compensation claim left to Civil Court; writ petition disposed of, neither allowed nor dismissed; no statute or precedent discussed.
What did the court decide?
Liberty to the petitioner to submit a suitable representation to Respondent Nos. 4/5 for removal of the electricity pole and transmission line through his land; respondents to calculate and communicate the removal cost; removal to follow upon the petitioner's deposit of that amount; liberty reserved to the petitioner to pursue any compensation claim before the appropriate Civil Court.