IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.12128 of 2008 KHAJA LAL PRASAD Versus THE BIHAR STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD & ORS ----------- 2. 05.09.2008 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the Bihar State Electricity Board. The petitioner’s grievance is that he has a connected load for using 5 HP and he is, as a matter of fact, using 5 HP motor but on the basis of an inspection of the STF team it has wrongly been reported that he was using 8 HP motor and accordingly a punitive bill of Rs. 90,160/- has been imposed upon him by letter dated 29.7.2008 (Annexure-1) of the Electrical Executive Engineer, Electric Supply Division, Patna (Rural). It is stated that the petitioner has filed a representation before the Chairman of the Board on 6.8.2008 but no order has been passed thereon and again he has been issued notice dated 14.8.2008 (Annexure-5) to make the payment failing which the electrical connection shall be disconnected. Learned counsel for the Electricity Board states that the action has been taken on the basis of a report of the STF team and in such circumstances the petitioner should have represented before the respondent no.4, the Electrical Superintending Engineer, Electric Supply Circle, Patna. In the aforesaid view of the matter, the writ application is disposed of with a direction to the petitioner that he shall file a representation before the Electrical Superintending Engineer within a - 2 - period of two weeks from today along with a copy of this order, whereupon the Electrical Superintending Engineer shall make appropriate enquiry and dispose of the representation by a speaking order. Until such order is passed by the Electrical Superintending Engineer, no coercive step shall be taken against the petitioner. S.Pandey (Ramesh Kumar Datta, J.)