IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.3973 of 2008 M/S Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited, Telecom District, Muzaffarpur through its Sub-divisional Engineer (Legal), Md. Abdul Quasim, aged 56 years, Son of Late S.N. Ali, Resident of Village Sadpura, Chandan Path, P.O. Muzaffarpur, PS Sakra, District Muzaffarpur. ---- Petitioner. Versus 1. The Chairman, Bihar State Electricity Board, Vidyut Bhawan, Patna. 2. The Secretary, Bihar State Electricitiy Board, Vidyut Bhawan, Patna. 3. The General Manager-cum-Chief Engineer, Tirhut Electric Supply Area, Muzaffarpur. 4. Electric Superintending Engineer, Muzaffarpur Electrical Circle, Muzaffarpur. 5. Electrical Executive Engineer, Commercial and Revenue, Muzaffarpur – Respondents. ----------- 6 14.11.2011 In a similar case between the same parties, a dispute had arisen as to whether the petitioner which is a Government Company registered under the Companies Act would be required to pay the security deposit demanded by the Bihar State Electricity Board vide Annexure-5 series. This Court vide order dated 4.1.2011 passed in CWJC No. 17450 of 2009 has referred the matter to the Secretary, Department of Energy, Government of Bihar to resolve the matter as the dispute has arisen between two Government organizations. This Court had also directed that if the petitioner seeks any interim relief before the Committee, the Committee will consider the same properly in accordance with law. The petitioner may file an application within a period of one month from the date of 2 receipt of a copy of this order before the Secretary, Department of Energy, Government of Bihar, along with an application for stay of payment of the security amount who shall then proceed to constitute a Committee within a period of 15 days considering that coercive steps may be taken by the Board against the petitioner-Company if the security amount is not deposited. The Committee should decide the interim matter at the earliest after its constitution. This writ application stands disposed of. Sanjay (Sheema Ali Khan, J.)