IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.4396 of 2010 Archana Singh W/o Dr. Ashok Kumar Singh R/o Vill.- Godargaon, P.O. Rampur Matihani, P.S. Matihani, Distt.- Begusarai, Presently Residing at Chitranjan Road, Purani Bazar, P.O. and P.S. Lakhisarai, Distt.- Lakhisarai Versus 1. The Bihar State Electricity Board THROUGH The Chairman, Vidyut Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna 2. The Chairman, The Bihar State Electricity Board, Vidyut Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna 3. The Secretary, The Bihar State Electricity Board, Vidyut Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna 4. The Chief Engineer, The Bihar State Electricity Board, Bhagalpur Circle, Bhagalpur 5. The Electrical Executive Engineer, Bihar State Electricity Board, Electric Supply Division, Lakhisarai, Distt. - Lakhisarai For the petitioner : Mr. Shiv Nandan Rai, Sr. Advocate. : Ms. Pravina Kumari(Rai), Advocate. For the Board : Mr. Anand Kumar Ojha, Advocate. --------------- 7. 05-08-2010 1. Heard the learned counsels for petitioner as well as learned counsel for the Respondents-Bihar State Electricity Board and its authorities. 2. This writ petition has been filed challenging letter dated 29- 07-2009 (Annexure-4) passed by the Electrical Executive Engineer, Bihar State Electricity Board, Electric Supply Division, Lakhisarai(Respondent no. 5) directing the petitioner to pay a sum of Rs. 66,367/- as compensation pursuant to report submitted by the Special Task Force without verifying the facts and without giving the opportunity to the petitioner and for other ancillary relief. 3. From the averments made on behalf of the parties it appears that the house of the petitioner is a double storied house and on the ground floor she is running her Nursing Home whereas the first floor is 2 being used by her for residential purpose. 4. The allegation of the respondents is that although the ground floor of the said premises was being used for commercial purpose but it was provided electrical connection from the domestic electrical connection, which the petitioner was using for first floor of the said premises. It is stated that use of domestic connection for commercial purpose in the ground floor was unauthorized and which was found by the Special Task Force in its inspection dated 25-09-2008, Annexure-C/1 of the counter affidavit. 5. Be that as it may, the present position is that the electric connection of the petitioner’s house has already been converted into commercial connection under the said orders of the Special Task Force and accordingly Tariff application has been made. The said commercial electric connection must be confined to the ground floor of the house in which the Nursing Home of the petitioner is running. 6. So far as the first floor is concerned, learned counsel for the respondents submits that everything is ready and as soon as petitioner approaches the authority concerned, along with the meter, domestic electric connection shall be provided for the first floor within 48 hours after testing the meter which must be done immediately. 7. Let it be so done. So far the payment of required compensation amount of Rs. 66,367/- up to May, 2009 is concerned; the petitioner has already deposited a sum of Rs. 25,000/- as per direction of this court dated 12.4.2010. The petitioner shall be liable to pay only that amount which has been calculated by the authorities for the consumption of the electricity by the petitioner and he shall not be liable to pay any 3 punitive charges. 8. The respondent authorities must supply a revised bill as per the above order to the petitioner within a fortnight whereafter the petitioner shall pay the remaining amount due within a fortnight. 9. With the aforesaid observation and direction, this writ application is disposed of. Sujit (S.N. Hussain, J.)