Jitendra Singh v. The Bihar State Power Holding Company Limited
Case brief
What is this about?
CWJC 9545 of 2026, Patna High Court, decided 03-07-2026 by A. Abhishek Reddy, J.; writ petition for mandamus for electricity/electrical connection; petitioners sought acceptance of new connection applications and deposit of requisite amounts at Rajiv Nagar and Digha, Patna; respondents Bihar State Power Holding Company Ltd., Bihar Power Distribution Company Ltd., South Bihar Power Distribution Company Ltd. officers; petition disposed of with direction to Respondent No.5 (Assistant Electrical Engineer, Digha) to accept applications and decide in accordance with law within four weeks; advocates: Sunil Kumar Singh for petitioners, Vivek Prasad for respondents.
What did the court decide?
Direction to Respondent No.5 (Assistant Electrical Engineer, Electric Supply Sub-Division, South Bihar Power Distribution Company Ltd., Digha, Patna) to accept the petitioners' application for an electrical connection along with the requisite amount and consider the same strictly in accordance with law, within four weeks from receipt of the copy of the order.