IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.14392 of 2011 Dhanesh Kumar S/O Sri Ram Bahadur Singh R/O Vill.- Bihta, P.S.- Bihta, Distt.- Patna Versus 1. Bihar State Electricity Board Through Its Chairman, Vidyut Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna-800001 2. The Chariman, Bihar State Electricity Board Thru Its Chairman, Vidyut Bhawan, Baiely Road, Patna-800001 3. The Assistant Electrical Engineer, Electric Supply Division, Bihar State Electricity Board, Bihta 4. The Electricity Executive Engineer, Electricity Supply Divsion, Bihta ---------------------------------- 2 15.10.2011. The petitioner prays for restoring commercial electrical connection bearing Consumer no. 132AP4278/BT4813/Commercial-3 which has been disconnected on 16.8.2010. The petitioner submits that earlier electric connection to his business premises was disconnected on 28.8. 2002 on account of non payment of arrears of bill. He further submits that against the disconnection and exaggerated/wrong energy bills, he wrote several letters including one dated 14.6.2006 contained in Annexure 1 to the respondent-Board, but no steps was taken by the Board for correcting the energy bills. He paid under protest a sum of Rs. 12791/- vide receipt dated 30.6.2006, Annexure 2, whereafter commercial electricity connection to his business premises was restored on 22.9.2006. The petitioner further submits that he made several representations to the Board authorities against wrong billing but they did not look into the matter and ultimately on 16.8.2010 they conducted raid and disconnected the electricity supply on 16.8.2010 alleging that he was unauthorizedly using the electricity since 28.8.2002. 2 The Petitioner was slapped with a fine of Rs. 64,000/- as well as Rs. 2,08,962/- as arrears in connection with non-payment of electricity bill. Following the raid, Bihta Police station case no. 209 of 2010 dated 16.8.2010 u/s 379 IPC was also lodged against the petitioner. The petitioner submits that he again made representation vide letter dated 19.8.2010 contained in Annexure 8 for correcting the electricity bill. The petitioner submits that he deposited the entire amount of Rs. 64,000/- in equal monthly installments. The petitioner has also filed receipt granted by the Bihar state electricity Board. The other point raised is that the bills have not been correctly prepared and the calculations are wrong. The petitioner states that he made various communications in this respect. In my view, if the petitioner makes a fresh representation with a copy of this order before respondent no. 4 he would dispose of the same within six weeks allowing patient hearing to petitioner or his representatives. The petitioner submits that he would abide by the adjudication. As petitioner has deposited the entire punitive amount, the electric connection be restored. The petition stands disposed of. Shashi. (Samarendra Pratap Singh, J.)