IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.97 of 2009 M/S ANIL ENGINEERING WORKS Versus THE BIHAR STATE ELECTRICITY BO --- For the petitioner: Mr. Suraj Samdarshi,Advoate For the Eletricity Board:Mr. Vinay Kirti Singh,Advocate --- 2. 13.1.2009 Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that only on the basis of M.R.I. report dated 1.11.2008, the first information report has been lodged against the petitioner and a bill dated 19.11.2008 of Rs.12,88,408/-, as contained in Annexure-3, has been handed over to the petitioner. It is submitted that no provisional assessment order as per the requirement of paragraph No.11.2.3 (b) of the Bihar Electricity Supply Code, 2007 has been passed and accordingly, the petitioner has been deprived of the opportunity of filing an objection against the same. In the above circumstances, the bill dated 19.11.2008 cannot stand and it is, accordingly, quashed with liberty to the Assessing Officer to raise a fresh bill on the basis of the provisional assessment order to be passed by him. On the same being done, the petitioner will be at liberty to file his objection and thereafter, the authorities shall proceed in accordance with the procedure laid down under the Bihar Electricity Supply Code, 2007. As undertaken by learned counsel for the petitioner, if an amount of Rs.2.75 lacs is deposited by him within a period of two weeks from today then the authorities of the Board shall restore the electrical connection of the petitioner within 48 hours from the time of production of the receipt of the same. The writ application is, thus, allowed. VPS ( Ramesh Kumar Datta,J.)