Patna High Court
Bindu KumariversusThe Bihar State Power Holding Company Limited
- Decided
- Disposal
- DISPOSED
- Bench
- A ABHISHEK REDDY
Holding
The Court held that Respondent No.5 must accept the petitioner's application for an electrical connection and consider it within four weeks.
Summary
Petitioner Bindu Kumari filed a writ petition seeking a mandamus directing the Assistant Electrical Engineer (Respondent No.5) to accept her application for an electrical connection and allow her to deposit the requisite amount. The respondents agreed that the petition could be disposed of by directing the same. The Court, after hearing counsel, ordered Respondent No.5 to accept the application and process it in accordance with law within four weeks of receipt of the order. No specific statutory provisions or precedents were cited. The petition was consequently disposed of with the said directions.
Issues considered
- Whether the Assistant Electrical Engineer is duty-bound to accept the petitioner's application for an electrical connection and allow payment of the requisite amount?
Subjects
- mandamus
- electrical connection
- public utility
- consumer rights
- writ jurisdiction
- electricity supply
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.232 of 2026
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Bindu Kumari Wife of Sri Upendra Kumar Resident of village- Ganj
Mansuriya, P.O. and P.S.- Maker, District- Saran, At present- Bajrang Vihar
Colony, near Government Boring, A.K. Marble, Ashiyana Digha, P.S.- Rajiv
Nagar, District- Patna.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. The Bihar State Power Holding Company Limited through its Chief
Managing Director, Vidyut Bhawan, Baily Road, Patna.
2. The Chief Managing Director, Bihar Power Distribution Company Ltd.,
Vidyut Bhawan, Baily Road, Patna.
3. The General Manager -cum- Chief Engineer, Patna Electric Supply Union,
South Bihar Power Distribution Company Ltd., Baily Road, Patna.
4. The Executive Engineer, Electric Supply Division, South Bihar Power
Distribution Company Ltd., Danapur, Patna.
5. 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. Raju Prasad, Adv.
: Mr. Mithilesh Kumar Upadhyaya, Adv.
: Ms. Tetara Kumari, Adv.
For the Respondent/s : Mr. Vivek Prasad
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A. ABHISHEK REDDY
ORAL ORDER
2 13-01-2026 Heard the learned counsel for the parties.
The present writ petition has been filed for the
following reliefs:-
“1. That this writ application is
being filed on behalf of the petitioner for
issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus
commanding the respondent authorities,
particularly respondent No. 5 to accept the
application of the petitioner for an electrical
connection and allow her to deposit the
requisite amount for supply of an electrical
connection to the premises of the petitioner
situated Rajiv Nagar Police Station, District-
Patna High Court CWJC No.232 of 2026(2) dt.13-01-2026
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Patna.”
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. With the above directions, the present writ petition
stands disposed of to the extent indicated above.
(A. Abhishek Reddy, J)
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