IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.6403 of 2010 1. PRAMOD KUMAR DUDHWEWALA S/O HAR GOOPAL DUDHWEWAL R/O MOHALLA- SARAIYA GANJ (SRI RAM AUTOMOBILE), SIKANDARPUR ROAD, P.S.- MUZAFFARPUR TOWN, DISTT.- MUZAFFARPUR Versus 1. THE BIHAR STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD 2. SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER ELECTRICITY BOARD, MUZAFFARPUR 3. EXECUTIVE ENGINEER ELECTRICITY SUPPLY DIVISION, MUZAFFARPUR (URBAN) 4. JUNIOR ENGINEER ELECTRICITY SUPPLY, MUZAFFARPUR TOWN 5. HARGOPAL DUDHWEWALA @ HARGOPAL DUDHWEBALA S/O LATE KESHARDEO DUDHWEWALA R/O MOHALLA- SARAIYAGANJ, SIKANDARPUR ROAD, P.S.- MUZAFFARPUR TOWN, DISTT.- MUZAFFARPUR, AT PRESENT RESIDING WITH HIS DAUGHTER SMT. SUDHA DEVI, R/O 101, RINKATOWER, BAGESHEWWARI PARK, SHIVSENA GALI, BHAYANDAR (WEST), DISTT.- THANE, MUMBAI 6. SMT. RAJ KUMARI DEVI W/O HARGOPAL DUDHWEWALA @ HARGOPAL DUDHWEBALA R/O MOHALLA- SARAIYAGANJ, SIKANDARPUR ROAD, P.S.- MUZAFFARPUR TOWN, DISTT.- MUZAFFARPUR, AT PRESENT RESIDING WITH HIS DAUGHTER SMT. SUDHA DEVI, R/O 101, RINKATOWER, BAGESHEWWARI PARK, SHIVSENA GALI, BHAYANDAR (WEST), DISTT.- THANE, MUMBAI 7. SMT. SIMA DEVI W/O SRI NAVIN PANSARI R/O MOHALLA- SARAIYAGANJ, SIKANDARPUR ROAD, P.S.- MUZAFFARPUR TOWN, DISTT.- MUZAFFARPUR, AT PRESENT RESIDING WITH HIS DAUGHTER SMT. SUDHA DEVI, R/O 101, RINKATOWER, BAGESHEWWARI PARK, SHIVSENA GALI, BHAYANDAR (WEST), DISTT.- THANE, MUMBAI 8. SMT. SUDHA DEVI W/O SRI UMESH PARASRAMPURI R/O MOHALLA- SARAIYAGANJ, SIKANDARPUR ROAD, P.S.- MUZAFFARPUR TOWN, DISTT.- MUZAFFARPUR, AT PRESENT RESIDING WITH HIS DAUGHTER SMT. SUDHA DEVI, R/O 101, RINKATOWER, BAGESHEWWARI PARK, SHIVSENA GALI, BHAYANDAR (WEST), DISTT.- THANE, MUMBAI 9. SRI SHAILESH KUMAR SINGH S/O BALESHWAR SINGH R/O MUHALLA- NEW COLONY SATPURA, P.O.- LANE AGHORIYA BAZAR, CHAUK, P.S.- KAZI MUHAMMADPUR, DISTT.- MUZAFFARPUR ----------- 2. 26.04.2011 Learned Counsel for the petitioner prays for and is permitted to substitute Assistant Electrical Engineer in place of Junior Engineer as Respondent no. 4 as also to add the words Electric Supply Sub Division, Saraiyaganj, during course of the day. Heard learned Counsel for the petitioner and the learned Counsel for the State Electricity Board. This matter was taken up yesterday. Counsel for the Board requested the Court for an overnight adjournment to enable him to seek instructions. The matter relates to disconnection of electricity supply to the residential cum commercial premises of the petitioner on 19.10.2009. In view of the stand being taken on behalf of the Board today there is no need for the Court to take notes of the facts of the case. Learned Counsel for the Board submits that he has instructions to state that if the petitioner applies for a new connection and deposits the statutory amount, a new connection shall be provided to him, by installation making it fully functional within 24 hours from the time of such deposit by him before the Assistant Electrical Engineer, Electric Supply Sub Division, Saraiyaganj, Muzaffarpur (Respondent No. 4). Any dereliction on part of the Assistant Electrical Engineer contrary to the stand taken on his behalf before this Court may invite serious consequences. The writ application stands allowed. Snkumar/- (Navin Sinha,J.)