IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.12977 of 2008 SANJAY KUMAR Versus BIHAR STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD& With C.W.J.C. No.12978 of 2008 Smt. Pinki Priya & Anr. Versus The Bihar State Electricity Board & ors. --- 4. 23.12.2008 It is the contention of the learned counsel for the petitioners that even as per the claim made by the respondent Electricity Board in the first information report filed against the petitioners in these two cases, the sanctioned load of petitioner Sanjay Kumar was 31 H.P. while connected load detected during raid was found to be only 32 H.P. and with respect to the other two petitioners in the other writ petition the sanctioned load was 25 H.P. and connected load was found to be 27 H.P. It is submitted that even thereafter no attempt was made by the authorities of the respondent Board to make an assessment in terms of Paragraph 11.2.3 (b) and (c) of the Bihar Electricity Supply Code, 2007 and straightway bills approximately of Rupees Fourteen Lacs and Twelve Lacs respectively have been raised for such small difference in the sanctioned and connected load detected without giving any opportunity to the petitioners as required by the said provisions of the Code. Learned counsel for the petitioners further submits that in view of the minor difference found and considering the financial conditions of the petitioners, they would not at all be in a position to deposit more than Rupees One Lac each. In the facts and circumstances of the case, the writ 2 applications are disposed of with a direction to the authorities of the respondent Board to proceed in the matter in accordance with the provisions of the Bihar State Electricity Supply Code, 2007 in this regard and provide necessary opportunity to the petitioners to file their objections as required therein. The petitioners in each of the writ petitions shall deposit a sum of Rupees One Lac within a period of one week from today. Their electrical connections thereafter shall be restored by the respondent Board within 48 hours. VPS ( Ramesh Kumar Datta,J.)