IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.4883 of 2009 RAJENDRA KUMAR son of late Chandeshwar Singh Chairman Bihar College of Pharmacy, New Bailey Road, Patna------------------------petitioner Versus 1.THE BIHAR STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, Patna through the Chairman Bihar Electricity Board, Bailey Road, Patna- 800001 2.The Electric Executive Engineer, Electricity Supply Division, Danapur, Akashvani Road, Khajpura,Patna-------------------respondents ----------- 2. 17.4.2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the Electricity Board. The petitioner has come to this Court for a direction upon the respondents to re-verify the load of the petitioner’s connection bearing consumer no.330379 and to restore the electrical supply which has been disconnected on 30th March, 2009. The premises of the petitioner was inspected on 27.5.2008 by the S.T.F. team of the Bihar State Electricity Board which found that the connected load was 22 KW instead of the sanction load of 2 KW and accordingly a penal bill of Rs.2,05,749/- was raised. Admittedly the petitioner has not paid the same. In terms of the connected load found the petitioner has been directed to pay a further amount of Rs.28,600/- towards security deposit and other charges as per the Rules, Regulation 2 and Tariff provision. The amount not having been paid the electrical supply of the petitioner was disconnected on 30.3.2009. Learned counsel for the petitioner has assailed the same on the sole ground that the inspection has been made in absence of the petitioner but in view of the fact that the petitioner has approached this Court belatedly after the passage of 10 & ½ months this Court is not inclined to look into the said matter. However, the petitioner may approach the authorities of the Board for prospective reduction of load and in case an application in this regard is filed by the petitioner within two weeks from today then the authorities of the Board shall make a fresh inspection in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Supply Code, Tariff etc. and upon such re-inspection refix the sanctioned load of the petitioner on the basis of the connected load found in the petitioner’s premises on such re-inspection. The same should be done within a period of three weeks from the filing of application by the petitioner. 3 The petitioner is permitted to pay the amount raised under the penal bill in 10 equal monthly instalments, the first instalment being payable on or before 30th April, 2009 and the remaining instalments on the last date of each succeeding nine months. On production of receipt by the petitioner for payment of the first instalment before the authorities of the Board the petitioner’s electrical connection shall be restored within 48 hours thereafter. On failure of the petitioner to pay any of the instalments it shall be open to the authorities of the Electricity Board to disconnect the electrical supply of the petitioner. So far as the payment of enhanced amount of security deposit is concerned, the same shall abide by the fresh load fixation on re- inspection which shall be deposited within the statutory time by the petitioner. The writ application is, accordingly, disposed of in terms of the above directions. (Ramesh Kumar Datta,J.) spal/