IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.4676 of 2010 M/S Shree Plywoods Private Ltd Versus The Bihar State Electricity Board & Ors. ----------- 02. 07.07.2011 Heard Mr. Suraj Samdarshi, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Mr. Anand Kumar Ojha, representing the respondent Bihar State Electricity Board and its functionaries. The writ petition was filed for a direction to the respondent-authorities to settle the account of the petitioner after taking into consideration the amount of Rs. 1,48,831/- deposited by the petitioner by way of delayed payment surcharge as also an amount of Rs. 98,524/- paid by the petitioner towards the bill of August, 2000. A counter affidavit has been filed on behalf of the respondent Board and in paragraphs 4, 9 11 and 12 it is stated that the said amount payable by the petitioner stands adjusted against the total amount found payable by the petitioner. Learned counsel for the petitioner disputes this position and submits that the petitioner may be permitted to raise his claim before the respondent authorities with supporting details. Having considered the rival contention of the parties and considering the nature of dispute, the writ petition is disposed of with a liberty to the petitioner to 2 raise his claim in terms of the provisions of the Bihar Electricity Supply Code, 2007 before the appropriate authority and any such dispute being raised by the petitioner before the appropriate authority within a period of 30 days from today may be considered and disposed of in accordance with law. S.Sb/- (Jyoti Saran, J.)