Patna High Court
Shalini SrivastavaversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- DISPOSED
Holding
The Court declined to set aside the office order and instead directed the respondent to consider the petitioner's representation and pass a reasoned order, thereby disposing of the writ application.
Summary
The petitioner, Shalini Srivastava, filed a writ petition seeking to set aside an office order that rescinded her agreement with the Public Health Engineering Department and imposed a five‑year blacklist, as well as directions to modify an electricity bill, payment of Rs.33 lakh from a larger operation‑and‑maintenance amount, and any other reliefs. The petition also included representations made to the Executive Engineer of the Public Health Division for redress of grievances concerning the electricity bill. The High Court examined the records but did not delve into the merits of the substantive claims, instead directing the respondent (Executive Engineer, Public Health Division) to consider the representation and issue a reasoned order after hearing the stakeholders within three weeks. The Court ordered that the writ application stand disposed of, effectively rejecting the petitioner's request for immediate relief. No specific statutory provisions or precedents were cited in the order.
Issues considered
- Whether the office order rescinding the agreement and imposing a blacklist can be set aside.
- Whether the respondent should be directed to modify and adjust the electricity bill as per the petitioner's representation.
- Whether the petitioner is entitled to payment of Rs.33,00,000 from the operation and maintenance amount.
- Whether any other reliefs are warranted under the facts and law.
Subjects
- writ jurisdiction
- office order
- blacklisting
- electricity bill
- payment of dues
- representation
- reasoned order
- disposal
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.997 of 2026
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Shalini Srivastava Wife of Thakur Manoj Kumar, Resident of Mohalla-
Shastri Nagar, P.S. Siwan Town, District Siwan, Proprietor M/S Akriti
Construction, 162-B, Devki Kunj Apartment, Patliputra, Patna.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. The State of Bihar through the Engineer-in-Chief-cum-Special Secretary of
the Public Health Engineering Department (PHED), Govt. of Bihar, Patna.
2. The Chief Engineer, Muzaffarpur Zone, Public Health Engineering
Department (PHED), Muzaffarpur Zone, Patna.
3. The Collector, East Champaran, Motihari.
4. The Superintending Engineer, Public Health Engineering Circle, Motihari.
5. The Collector, West Champaran, Bettiah.
6. The Executive Engineer, Public Health Division, Bettiah.
7. The Executive Engineer, Electricity Department, West Champaran, Bettiah.
8. The Sub Divisional Officer, Electricity Department, West Champaran,
Bettiah.
9. The Junior Engineer, Electricity Department, West Champaran, Bettiah.
... ... Respondent/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Rakesh Kumar Shrivastava, Advocate
For the State : Mr. Vikash Kumar, SC-11
For Respondent No.7 to9: Mr. Sanjeev Kumar, Advocate
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH
and
HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RITESH KUMAR
ORAL ORDER
(Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH)
2 29-01-2026 The following reliefs have been sought in the present
writ application:-
(i) For setting aside the office order
no. 571 issued vide memo no. 4203 dated
24.12.2025 passed by the Executive Engineer,
Public Health Division, Bettiah whereby an
agreement no. SBD-14/16-17 with respect to the
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petitioner has been rescind and further directed
to blacklist the petitioner for five years.
(ii) For further direction upon
specially respondent no. 6 to take action on
representation dated 04.12.2024, 29.03.2025
and 19.12.2025 whereby request has been made
for taking action with respect to modifying
electricity bill and adjusting the electricity bill
amount after modifying the said bill from my
remaining bill amount of the petitioner.
(iii) For payment of amount of Rs.
33,00,000/- (Thirty Lakhs Only) out of total
operation and maintenance amount Rs.
61,35,613/- (Sixty-One Lakh Thirty Five
Thousand Six Hundred Thirteen Only).
(iv) For grant of any other relief or
reliefs for which the petitioner is entitled for
grant of any reliefs on the basis of fact as well
as law both.
2. From a perusal of the record, it appears that, vide
Annexure-P/6 (series), petitioner has submitted a representation
before respondent No. 6 for redressal of his grievance. Without
going into the merits of the case, respondent No. 6 is directed to
consider the same and pass a reasoned order, in accordance with
law, after affording due opportunity of hearing to all
stakeholder, preferably within a period of three weeks from the
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date of receipt or production of a copy of this order.
3. With the aforesaid observation, the present writ
application stands disposed of .
4. Pending application(s), if any, shall stand disposed
of.
(Sudhir Singh, J)
(Ritesh Kumar, J)
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