IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.15817 of 2011 Dilip Kumar, S/O Late Ram Indra Prasad, R/O "Ram Kunwar Ashram" Kanulal Road, Mithapur, Police Station Jakkanpur, Town and District – Patna. . . . . . . Petitioner. Versus 1. The Bihar State Electricity Board through its Chairman 2. The Chairman, Bihar State Electricity Board Both having their Office at 'Vidut Bhawan', Bailey Road, Patna, Police Station Kotwali, Town and District Patna. 3. The Executive Engineer, Gardanibagh Electric Supply Division, Bihar State Electricity Board, Gardanibagh, Patna. 4. The Assistant Electrical Engineer, Electric Supply Sub Division, Bihar State Electricity Board, Jakkanpur, Patna. 5. The General Manager, Patna Electric Supply Undertaking, Patna. . . . . . . Respondents. ---------------------------------- 2/ 30.09.2011 The petitioner prays for restoration of his domestic electric connection, bearing no.29836 in Kanu Lal Road, Mithapur, in the township of Patna. The petitioner submits that the respondents raised punitive bill to the tune of Rs.4,16,133/- against the provisions of Electricity Act and the Supply Code. He further submits that as per direction of the learned Sessions Judge passed in A.B.P. No. 3547 of 2007 he has deposited the punitive Bill in time. He further submits that he has already deposited Rs.2,16,313/- and is depositing the balance amount in 20 installments fixed by the learned Sessions Judge, Patna. He submits that he has already deposited two further installments. As the petitioner has substantially complied with the order of the learned Sessions Judge, Patna and has paid more than half of the alleged punitive Bill raised against the petitioner, the respondents would restore the electric connection of the petitioner without any delay. The petitioner would 2 continue to pay the current Bill as well as the installment amount fixed by the learned Sessions Judge, Patna. With the aforesaid direction this application is allowed. Uday/ (Samarendra Pratap Singh, J.)