IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.3973 of 2009 1.GANESH KUMAR SINGH, son of late Sita Ram Singh 2.Dr.Shailesh Kumar Singh, son of Sri Ganesh Kumar Singh Both resident of Mohalla Kadamkuan, Town & Dist Patna--------------------------------petitioners 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 Chief Engineer-cum-General Manager, Patna Electricity Supply Undertaking (PESU), Bihar State Electricity Board, Bailey Road,Patna 4.The Superintending Electrical Engineer, Patna Electricity Supply Undertaking(PESU) West Circle, Patna 5.The Financial Controller (Revenue),Bihar State Electricity Board, Department of Revenue, Vidyut Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna 6.The Accounts Officer (Revenue) Bihar State Electricity Board, Department of Revenue, Vidyut Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna 7.The Electrical Executive Engineer, Electric Supply Division, Dak Bunglow, PESU, Patna 8.The Assistant Electrical Engineer, Electricity Supply Division, Kadam Kuan, PESU, Patna 9.The Assistant Electrical Engineer, Electricity Supply Sub-Division, Mourya Lok, PESU, Patna 10.The Junior Electrical Engineer, Electricity Supply Sub-Division, Kadam Kuan, PESU,Patna ---respondents ----------- For the petitioners :M/S Y.V.Giri,Sr.Advocate Rajesh Mohan For the Electricity Board:Mrs.Namrata Mishra ----- 2. 20.4.2009 The petitioners are aggrieved by the action of the respondents in raising a provisional punitive bill dated 20.3.2009 for Rs.5,15,132 (Annexure-8) and Rs.3,80,877 (Annexure-8/A) pursuant to an inspection made on 17.3.2009 and an FIR for theft of electricity being instituted against them. 2 At this stage, learned counsel for the petitioners raises the only grievance that after the provisional assessment order was served upon the petitioners they have filed their objections to the same but their objections are not being disposed of by the respondent authorities of the Electricity Board and they are also in the meantime deprived of the electrical supply because of disconnection. In the above circumstances, the writ application is disposed of with the direction that if the petitioners deposit an amount of Rs.1.25 lacs against the provisional punitive bill with respect to consumer no. 128050 and an amount of Rs.1 lac with respect to consumer no.381489 within a period of one week from today then within 48 hours of the production of receipts of the same the electrical connection of the petitioners shall be restored. So far as the provisional punitive bills are concerned, the same would be subject to the final decision by the Assessing Officer and the right of the petitioners to challenge the same in accordance with law. Spal/ (Ramesh Kumar Datta,J.)