IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.13190 of 2010 M/S Kamla Nutrition Processing Pvt. Ltd., Sharifaganj, Katra, Patna City, Patna, through its Director Ram Vinod Prasad, son of Shri Ravindra Prasad, resident of Sharifaganj, P.S. Malsalami, P.O. Madhav Mills, Patna City, District- Patna ………….….Petitioner Versus 1. The Bihar State Electricity Board, Vidyut Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna, through its Chairman 2. The Chairman, Bihar State Electricity Board, Vidyut Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna 3. The General Manager cum Chief Engineer, Patna Electric Supply Undertaking, Mangles Road, Patna 4. The Electrical Superintending Engineer, Patna Electric Supply Undertaking (East), Shivalaya Market, Ashok Rajpath, Patna 5. The Electrical Executive Engineer, Patna Electric Supply Undertaking (East), Shivalaya Market, Ashok Rajpath, Patna 6. The Assistant Electrical Engineer, Katra, Patna City, Patna ----------- For the petitioner: Mr. Suraj Samdarshi, Advocate For the Board: Mr. Prakash kumar, Advocate. ---------- 2. 16.8.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 2. This writ petition has been filed by the petitioner challenging the disconnection notice dated 21.6.2010 issued under the provision of Section 56 of the Electricity Act, 2003 although an appeal has been filed by the petitioner after depositing 50% of the amount assessed. 3. The said appeal was filed on 14.6.2010 2 against the order of assessment and was placed for hearing on 30.7.2010 but due to non-appearance of any one on behalf of the Electricity Board, it was adjourned to 27.8.2010. 4. Considering the facts and circumstances of this case, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to both the parties to appear before the appellate authority on 27th of August, 2010 positively along with a copy of this order and start their arguments so that the appeal is disposed of expeditiously within two months. 5. Till then the electricity of the petitioner shall not be disconnected. S.Pandey (S.N.Hussain,J.)