IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.12344 of 2011 1. Manoj Singh, S/O Shri Brij Nandan Singh, 2. Brija Singh @ Brij Nandan Singh, Son of Late Brahmdeo Singh, Both residents of Durgabari, P.S. Civil Line, District- Gaya. Versus 1. The Bihar State Electricity Board, Vidyut Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna, through its Chairman. 2. The General Manager cum Chief Engineer, 3. The Electrical Superintending Engineer, Electric Supply Division, Gaya. 4. The Electrical Executive Engineer, Electric Supply Division No. 3, Chand Chauraha, Gaya. 5. The Assistant Electrical Engineer, Electric Supply Division No. 3 Chand Chauraha, Gaya. ----------- 2. 05.08.2011 Heard Mr. Suraj Samdarshi learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and Mr. Vinay Kriti Singh learned counsel appearing for the Bihar State Electricity Board. The petitioners have moved this Court for a direction to the respondent authorities to grant him the facility of compounding as provided under Section 152 of the Electricity Act, 2003. Without going into the merits at this stage, in view of the submission made by learned counsels as well as the fair stand taken by the learned counsel for the electricity Board, let the petitioners move before the appropriate authority under the Act as notified by the Energy Department of the State Government for the said purpose in accordance with law as well as in confirmity with the Act and rules made pursuant 2 thereto. If such an application is filed in accordance with law and Act before the appropriate authority within four weeks from today, then the said authority shall be obliged to consider the same as expeditiously as possible and latest within a period of eight weeks thereafter. It would be relevant to indicate here that as per learned counsel for the Bihar State Electricity Board the competent authority before whom the petitioners have to file such representation would be the Deputy General Manager, Area Supply Board, Gaya. With the aforementioned observations and directions the writ petition stands disposed off. Anand Kr. ( Ahsanuddin Amanullah, J.)