IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.6482 of 2011 Sudesh Kumar Son of Braj Kishore Singh, Resident of Village- Ismailpur, P.S. Bidupur, District- Vaishali. Petitioner. Versus 1. The State of Bihar through the Chief Secretary 2. Bihar State Electricity Board, through its Chairman. 3. Assistant Engineer, Bihar State Electricity Board, Electricity Supply Sub-division, Hajipur. 4. Chief Engineer, Bihar State Electricity Board, Bailey Road, Patna. 5. District Engineer, Electricity Supply Officer, Vaishali at Hajipur. . . . . . Respondents. ----------- 2/ 20.09.2011 In the instant writ application, the petitioner prays for quashing the letter no.13 dated 23.11.2009 by which the officials of the Board has taken away the meter and has imposed penalty of Rs.4,06,000/-. Counsel for the petitioner submits that he may be granted a opportunity to explain his case before the authority concerned. Mr. Ojha, learned counsel appearing for the Board, submits that the petitioner violated the undertaking given before the court while seeking anticipatory bail. He further submits that petitioner did not deposit the installments. He submits that pursuant to undertaking an agreement was also reached. In view of the nature of reliefs being sought by the petitioner, I do not propose to enter into the rival submissions made by the parties. The petitioner submits that he may be given an opportunity to present his case before the appropriate authority, as final assessment has already been passed. It will be open for the petitioner to file an appeal in terms of Section 127 of the 2 Electricity Act, 2003. In case, such appeal is filed, the authority concerned would consider the submission of the petitioner and would dispose of the same in accordance with law. This application stands disposed of. Uday/ (Samarendra Pratap Singh, J.)