IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.5954 of 2008 Manish Kumar son of Sri Damodar Prasad and grand son of Sri Brahmdeo Pd. Resident of M.O. Hate Go-down, Tekari Road, P.S. Kotwali, Distt.- Gaya. Versus 1. Suptd.Engineer,Supply Circle Bihar State Electricity Board, Gaya. 2. Executive Engineer, supply Division, White House, Bihar, State Electricity Board, Gaya. 3. Asstt. Electrical Engineer, Supply Sub-Divisiona, Goat Pathar, Power House, Gaya. ----------- 2 05.07.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the respondent. The petitioner has filed the present writ application for providing new domestic electricity connection in his premises of having its Holding no. 21(N)/16(O), in Ward No. 4(O)/19(N) in Mohalla Hatey Go-down under Kotwali Police Station of Gaya District and for a direction to disconnect the electricity connection of Pursottam Prasad who is the tenant of the premises and has been evicted in pursuance to the Eviction Suit No. 32 of 1997. It is also claimed that the petitioner's representation which is pending since 31.07.2002, in the office of Executive Engineer Supply Division, Gaya, may be disposed off. From the counter affidavit, filed on behalf of respondent, it appears that three connections were provided by the Electricity Department in the premises of the petitioner, one in the name of the father of the petitioner and second in the name of Dhanjay Prasad which was disconnected for non-payment of the outstanding dues of Rs. 5713.32/- and the third connection in the name of Purshottam Kumar which was also disconnected in the year 1999 for non-payment of the outstanding dues of Rs. 67536.03/-. The stand of the respondent is that the aforesaid two persons were the tenants of the petitioner and the tenants were provided electricity connection with the consent of the land lord, hence, the land lord cannot be absolved from the liability of the payment of the dues and on that ground, as the default took place in the premises of the petitioner, the new connection cannot be provided, however, the counter affidavit does not disclose whether the petitioner's representation pending since 2002 has been disposed off. In the circumstances, the Executive Engineer, Supply Division, White House, Bihar State Electricity Board, Gaya (respondent no.2) is directed to dispose of the representation of the petitioner within one month from the date of receipt of the order. With the above observation, this application is disposed off. Amrendra/- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J.)