IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.14403 of 2008 RAJEEV KUMAR GUPTA son of R.C.Gupta, resident Of Mohalla East Nand Gola, P.S.Malsalami, Dist. Patna-------------------------petitioner Versus 1.THE BIHAR STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD through its Chairman, Vidyut Bhawan, Bailey Road,Patna 2.The General Manager-cum-Chief Engineer,Area Patna, PESU, Bangles Road, Patna 3.The Electrical Superintendent Engineer,PESU (East), Patna 4.The Electrical Executive Engineer, Electric Supply Division PESU(East), Fathuha Division, Patna 5.The Assistant Electrical Engineer, PESU(East) Katra, Patna city------------------respondents ----------- For the petitioner :Mr.Shailendra Kr.Singh For the Electricity Board:Mr.Vinay Kirti Singh ----- 4. 20.4.2009 The petitioner has approached this Court for a direction upon the respondent authorities to provide new electrical connection in the factory of the petitioner on the ground that he had taken the land on lease for 26 years from the owner of the said land. The stand of the respondent Electricity Board is that the said lease deed not being registered as per the requirement of the Indian Registration Act the same has no meaning in the eye of law. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the steps are being taken by the petitioner to get the lease deed registered under the provisions of the Registration Act 2 and after the same is registered he shall produce the same before the authority of the respondent Board. In the aforesaid view of the matter, the writ application is disposed of with a direction to the authorities of the respondent Board to consider the application of the petitioner in accordance with law once he produces the registered deed of lease before them within a period of one month therefrom. (Ramesh Kumar Datta,J.) spal/