IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CIVIL WRIT JURISDICTION CASE NO. 15289 of 2010 ========================================= Surendra Prasad Singh s/o late Chandradeo Singh,r/o village – Nawani, P.S. – Jhanjharpur, District – Madhubani …….. Petitioner Versus 1. Bihar State Electricity Board through its Chairman, Bihar, Patna 2. The Secretary, Bihar State Electricity Board, Bihar, Patna 3. The General Manager-cum-Chief Engineer, Mithila Regional Electric Supply Board, Bihar State Electricity Boar, Darbhanga 4. Superintending Engineer (Electrical) Mithila Regional Electric Supply Board, Darbhanga 5. The Executive Engineer (Electrical), Mithila Electric Supply Division, Jhanjharpur, Madhubani 6. Assistant Engineer (Electrical) –cum-S.D.O., Mithila Electric Supply Division, Jhanjharpur, Madhubani 7. District Magistrate, Madhubani 8. Superintendent of Police, Madhubani 9. Sub-divisional Officer, Jhanjharpur, Madhubani 10. The Officer-in-Charge, Jhanjharpur P.S., Madhubani 11. The State of Bihar …………. Respondents ================================================== APPEARANCE For the Petitioner: Mr. Rajeev Ranjan, Advocate For the Respondents 1 to 6: Mr. Sanajeev Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Respondents 7 to 10: Mr. Anant Kumar, AC to SC XI ================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE And HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JYOTI SARAN ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 2 14/9/2010 Heard the learned advocates This petition in public interest is filed by one villager Surendra Prasad Singh against the action of the Bihar State Electricity Board laying electric supply line through village – Tamoriya, Police Station - Jhanjharpur, District – Madhubani. It is the allegation of the petitioner that the aforesaid electric supply line is 2 laid without a sanctioned plan, estimate and in- connivance with the local State officials and the contractor. On account of disputed electric supply line, the load capacity of the village would decrease. In support of the allegations, reliance is placed on the newspaper articles (Annexures – 2 & 4). We are unable to comprehend how an electric supply line passing through a village would reduce the load capacity of that village. Besides, electricity has to reach every corner of the State. For that supply lines have to be drawn over the villages. Except the newspaper articles, there is no other material before us which supports the allegations made by the petitioner. In the name of the public interest litigation, this court is not inclined to interfere with the public/ development works. The petition is summarily rejected. Neyaz/ ( R. M. Doshit,CJ.) ( Jyoti Saran, J.)