IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT JODHPUR O R D E R S.B. CIVIL WRIT PETITION NO.7206/2008 (Hadman Ram Vs. Jod. Vidhyut Vitran Nigam Ltd. & Ors.) Date of order : 26.11.2008 P R E S E N T HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE GOPAL KRISHAN VYAS Mr. Bhawani Singh, for the petitioner. Mr. Kuldeep Mathur, for the respondents. Mr. Kuldeep Mathur is directed to accept notice on behalf of the respondents. The controversy involved in this case is squarely covered by the judgment of this Court in S.B. Civil Misc. Writ Petition No.6940/2007, decided on 29.01.2008. The contention of the petitioner is that the demand notice was issued on 10.07.2006 for releasing the electricity connection. Although the connection was released but somehow, the petitioner did not deposit the said amount; but, later on, as per the petitioner, two other similarly situated persons Ram Ratan Jat and Luna Ram, both residents of Napasar, were granted the benefit of extension of time in compliance of the directions of the Chief Minister of the State conveyed to the Chairman, Jodhpur Vidyut Vitaran Nigam Ltd. and electricity connection was released in favour of both of them. The main contention of the petitioner is that similarly situated persons were granted relief of extension of time, then, the same was to be made available to the petitioner also but it has not been done so. Therefore, the respondents may be directed to release the electricity connection in favour of the petitioner in pursuance of the demand so raised in its favour vide demand notice Annex.-2 dated 10.07.2006 because he is ready to pay the entire amount of demand. In view of the aforesaid, this writ petition is allowed. It is ordered that while following the aforesaid judgment/order in Gordhan Ram's case, the respondents shall release the electricity connection in question if the petitioner deposits the entire amount so demanded by the Nigam within a period of one month. No order as to costs. (Gopal Krishan Vyas) J. arun.