IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.10675 of 2011 Hira Flour Mill, Prabhat Nagar, Govarsahi, Muzaffarpur through its Proprietor, Manoj Kumar, S/o Shri Hirala Rai, resident of Prabhat Nagar, Govarsai, P.S. Sadar, District Muzaffarpur. . . . Petitioner. Versus 1. Bihar State Electricity Board, Vidyut Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna through its Chairman. 2. General Manager cum Chief Engineer, Tirhut Area Electricity Board, Muzaffarpur. 3. Electrical Superintending Engineer, Electrical Circle, Muzaffarpur. 4. Electrical Superintending Engineer cum Head of Special Task Force, Bihar State Electricity Board, Vidyut Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna. 5. Electrical Executive Engineer, Electric Supply Division, Muzaffarpur East, Muzaffarpur. . . . . . . Respondents. ----------- 2/ 27.07.2011 The petitioner is a Flour Mill having a contract demand of 133 KVA under High Tension Category bearing Consumer no. HT-18 in Muzaffarpur town. In course of inspection, it was alleged by the respondents that meter was tampered with a view to commit theft of electricity, as such the respondent made a provisional assessment of loss, which came about Rs. 23 lacs. The objection to the provisional assessment was made by the petitioner. The Court is informed that final assessment order has been passed. The petitioner submits that he would file appeal before the authority concerned. For the present, this Court would not like to go into the merits of the rival submissions made by the parties. In the facts and circumstances of the case, let the electric line of the petitioner be restored on payment of 40 % of the assessed amount in two equal instalments. The first instalment would be paid within one week from today and the second instalment would be paid within a 2 month thereof. It also goes without saying that the petitioner would continue to pay the arrears and current bill of electricity and would abide by decision in appeal. In case no appeal is preferred the final assessment order would be binding. This application stands disposed of. Uday/ (Samarendra Pratap Singh, J.)