IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.8989 of 2008 M/S Kamper Concast Limited, a company incorporated under the Companies Act, 1956 having its registered office at N.P. Centre, New Dakbunglow Road, Patna-1 through its Director Purshottam Kr. Gupta, son of Sri B.P. Gupta Versus 1. Bihar State Electricity Board, through its Chairman, Vidyut Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna 2. Chairman, Bihar State Electricity Board, Vidyut Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna 3. Secretary, Bihar State Electricity Board, Vidyut Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna 4. Electrical Executive Engineer, Commercial, BSEB, Patna 5. Electrical Executive Engineer, MRT, Patna Circle, Patna 6. Electrical Executive Engineer, S.BUP, MRT, Patna Circle, Patna 7. Electrical Executive Engineer, Electric Supply Division, Bihta 8. Assistant Electrical Engineer, Electric Supply Sub-Division, Bihta ----------- For the Petitioner :M/s Y.V. Giri, Sr. Advocate & Raju Giri, Advocate For the Board :M/s Vinay Kirti Singh & Akhileshwar Singh, Advocates 08/ 07.12.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the counsel for the Bihar State Electricity Board, Patna (hereinafter referred to as “the Board”). With consent of the parties, the writ petition is disposed of modifying the interim orders passed in the instant case dated 15.7.2008 and 14.8.2008 directing the petitioner to deposit further amount of ` 73,00,000/- (seventy three lacs) in the light of the punitive bill dated 21.6.2008 amounting to ` 3,08,65,882/- . Aforesaid deposit be made within 2 three weeks from today, subject to any order of instalment(s) fixed by the Financial controller, Revenue of the Board. Aforesaid interim orders are further modified directing the Board to send the Meter of the petitioner installed in the business premises of the petitioner on 15.1.2008 to C.P.R.I., Bhopal for fresh test. The cost of the fresh test shall be borne by the petitioner, who shall deposit such cost before the authorities of the Board along with a copy of this order. Payment of ` 73,00,000/- (seventy three lacs) shall be subject to final assessment made by the Assessing Authority in terms of Section 126 of the Electricity Act, 2003. The Meter testing report received in compliance of this order shall also be considered by the Assessing Authority as a piece of evidence in support of the case of the petitioner. The assessment proceeding must be completed within one month from the date of receipt of the report from the C.P.R.I., Bhopal and the Meter be also sent to the C.P.R.I., Bhopal, as early as possible, in any case within two weeks of the receipt of the amount required for meeting the testing expenses. If the 3 payments are made in compliance of this order, electric connection of the petitioner shall not be disconnected for non-payment of the punitive bill. Arjun/ ( V. N. Sinha, J.)