IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.3740 of 2002 SARASHWATI DEVI Versus CHAIRMAN, BIHAR STATE ELEC.BOARD & ORS ----------- For the petitioner : Sri Surendra Kumar Singh,Adv. For the B.S.E.B. : Raj Kishore Singh, Adv. ----------- 13 14.08.2008 In view of the controversies with regard to accruing liability between the Jharkhand State Electricity Board and Bihar State Electricity Board having been settled by the order of Hon’ble Supreme Court dated 01.12.2006 passed in S.L.P. (C) No. 8618 of 2006 and other analogous cases, learned counsel for the Bihar State Electricity Board fairly accepts that now the liability with regard to payment of all admissible dues of the petitioner falls with the Bihar State Electricity Board. In that view of the matter, he submits that the writ application may be disposed of fixing time limit for payment of all admissible dues to the petitioner. The writ application is accordingly disposed of with a direction to the Bihar State Electricity Board to pay all admissible dues of the petitioner within three months from date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. In case any due of the petitioner is not admitted, reasoned order with regard to the same shall be communicated 2 to the petitioner within that period itself. In case any admissible and lawful dues of the petitioner remains due on the expiry of the three months, the said amount shall carry an interest at the rate of 18 percent simple interest. It is made clear that the amount of interest shall not be drawn from the fund of the Electricity Board and that shall be realized from the persons responsible for non payment of lawful and admissible dues of the petitioner within the said three months, after due enquiry by the Secretary of the Board in accordance with law. With the aforesaid observations and directions, this writ application stands disposed of. Let a copy of this order be handed over to the learned counsel for the Bihar State Electricity Board. Arvind/ ( J. N. Singh, J.)