IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.2359 of 2009 SHYAMA PRASAD DAS Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- 2. 19.2.2009 Heard counsel for the petitioner. No one appears on behalf of the Bihar State Electricity Board. In this writ application the grievance of the petitioner is that earlier he was getting electricity from a common connection which was in the name of her mother but after the death of her mother while connection has been mutated in the name of his brother Sudipti Das, he (petitioner) living in up stair has been left without any electric connection because his brother, who is at present is in litigating terms, has not allowed him to avail his electricity. The petitioner also claims that he has filed an application for fresh connection, as would be also apparent from Annexure 3, depositing the amount of Rs. 30/- on 18.6.2008. When the Electricity Board as a policy is giving new connection even to a tenant, the petitioner, who is the co-owner of the premises, for which in fact a 2 partition suit is also under progress, cannot be denied electric connection only on the ground that earlier connection was given in the name of his mother. Since this connection has also now shifted in the name of the petitioner’s brother Sudipti Das, there would be no difficulty for the authorities of the Board to give a new connection to the petitioner provided he fulfils all the requirement of a new connection. That being so, this Court would direct the petitioner to file a representation before the Executive Engineer of Bankipur Division, who would look into the grievance of the petitioner at once and ensure that a new electric connection to the petitioner in the first store of the building where he is residing is given within 15 days of complying the requisite conditions by the petitioner. This application, accordingly, stands disposed of. (Mihir Kumar Jha.J.) Surendra/ 3