XI-HC-22 ^t^T^r f^NT^n^i ^RN? ^lia .[t \<^^/ ^^c^ ^/ff ^ <$)/^ ^4^ C£-^<fW^-r/<- "s^ ^NT^R, ^xii^lics', 'f^Rry J^A<^<^ , ; A^c ^r^^ ^rr^w^<**'"'/"*'^ 200.4 •<c-e~^-^-^1^?^-- C^? BSvidwBweh ^.......^.fa^fc^^ c- -L •^^ cbNlQl^lil 'RP^f ^ fe^ 'rf^'^K ^^rf^R3?IT^? ^^ flb>/ PetitiQn @f 000=00000 o^c^o"^o^o^c»^^ ^ €rJ with bvShr! Crf/^^-:.'^-^-^J^SSv r—' '7cc[ ^TPTI^PT, ^^l<-i<i<o, l^iray ^ lo 35/O'z- W^^T^W^s "Wi 200 ^!^l^^ ( ^t^®)^) s??^y ^T ^i4» ^IT ^T^i I^TlN? 129-5-2002 I^SI^ ^Sf^T 311^ Dr. N.K. Shukla, Addl. Agrawal, Dy. Advocate General ^dvocate General wifh Shri Sanjay K. Ippear for fhe State. Tlie Chief Engmeer and Chhattisgarh State Electricity Boa) them by Deputy Advocate Gen^ral Heard. S/ShriN.K.Pandey,P. ^QS^sses^esaes^se^ also addressejd ^ourt. These references have been bubUshed in various Hindi and ^round regarding working and| '^iTFjf^ft^ "^R^f ^f fe^ TfW5K ^'itRm-s^i fhe Superintendent Engineer of fhe d are also present. copy is supplied to OlRDER dOral) Diw^kar and K.M. Ansari, the Court wilh fhe permission of the jregistered m view of the various reports jEngIish newspapers froni Bilaspur and efficiency of CKhatfcisgarh Electricity 200( -50,000. + -(- ^W<?ffWW<f» •3^c[ '^TRT^PT, "^ftJT3TS, t^fray \^ 10^5/0^ ^200 -CT^?T'^^ ("^t^"^) s^i ^T fq^i<s»» WT 317^1 ^RN? <?^?^l^:Sfi^ 3?lt^T Board. Non-supply of electri sihiation. This Court directed situation and for providing suc^ and non-supply of the electa-i<| Sanjay K. Agrawal, Dy. A.\ Superintending Engineer who w| 3. Newspapers have raised of electricity has disrupted e| industries and also day-to-day this alarming sihiatton and e£ departa-nents like fhe ElectricitJ Adininistration and they have required goal cannot be achievec ^Fif^NhW^ ^ tt^ ^T^R ^^toan^i ;ity has lead to serious and alarmitig registradon in view of fhe alarming :or to sufferings of the pubUc and cut offs ity< Copies have been supplied to Shri 3. and ttie Chief Engmeer and fhe ere also present m comiected matters. various serious and unportant questions for consideration for fhe Board ^s weU as the State of C.G. The non-supply ^erybody/s Ufe and it also affecte fhe [work. There may be various reasons for brts have to be niade by fhe relevant Board, Energy, Revenue and Disfcrict to cooperate wifh each ofher ofherwise "OC -50,000. T- •3-sr •^TPTi^FT, 'g^fra7T?, ^<ni-M'j,< ^^r WK'ST W*il^ !^ ^Qg^/CTL •"Wi 200 a^T^T^fW ^T^n^T^Hl^ ^?T TR^ (^il^q^) i^ii^^fi^^i^? 4. Counsel for the State sub|nits that aU possible steps shall be taken by Energy^ fhe Secretary/as well as fhe Ch4irnian of fhe Electricity Board. ^ 5. Shri N.K. Pandey, Advo< being made, fhe Electric Mete: supply a copy of the appUcatic^i to the authority, which shaU be disposed of as early as possible preferab: 6. So far as Bilaspur city is submits fhat tlie for paynient o niatter. Bill Collecting Counte have to be opened taking mto Tell has devised fhe niethod a allowed to stand in open p ^FFifepfrir 'RFI^Tf ^ 'fe^ 'rf^P^R ^^if^Harr^T 'ate submits that in spite of an appUcation has not been changed. Shri Pandey may V within a inonfh. concemed, leamed counsel Shri Diwakar electridty bills, persons have to stand up for five or six hours in open p^aces m fhis sununer season. It is a serious have been reduced. Some niore coiinters onsideration the suitable places. The Tuch collecting fhe btlls. Persons should not be laces for paynient of blUs and proper ^-)OC -50,000. + T ^ ^^^ ^w^ iW ^S^ ^Hi<=t» 'T^T'^NS^^, ^fRFT^, i^iray ^^f \Q?S/en- WWff W*SI<t» ••^200 ^I^T-^^ (^f^^r) I^H^^lfN^l^i' arrangeinents should be mad^ days. In tfiis regard, the Board or Post Offices. Banker/s chequji be suitably enhanced particula^ may,if so desire, take fhe services of Banks 7. It is also pointed out by $ only one telephone is instaUe^ Advocate General has appris< vehides should be provided b that fhe Chairman would look 'Wqfepft^-RF^f ^ f€^if^K ^ ^^ as early as possible preferably wittiin 15 and drafts may be accepted. Tunings may ly in suminer and rainy seasons. 'hri Diwakar that for receiving coinplaints, and that also remains unattended. This problem has been highLighte|d by a newspaper also. Leamed Addl. d fhe auttiorities and the Chief Engineer and fhe Superintending Engpneer have also noted it For lodging coinplains, proper arrangenien|s should be fhere. The Board should have weU equipped vehicles for ren^oving fhe coniplaints. It is stated fhat only one such vehicle is there and tliat too is also out of order. Mmimum three ) ineet the requireinents. It is made dear d-ito fhe inatter. N<,-50,000. + HP-RtT W<<P»s 'TS? '^TPTRT^, ^ft^FR', fsfoTral4,< LJ.O-H^ V033/^'^- "tFl 200 ^n^?i TPR? (i^ii^^T) 3F?1^T ^T Rill<t» WT^H^T^RT^T 'pm^R ^if^T ^II^T 8. It is noted that in a viUa^ not there for about four days a^id officers of fhe Board did not readi there for four days. So far as compl^mts regardmg authorities are concerned, they may be lodged in police st^itions or police chauki concemed. On such complaints bemg lodged in ^ officer shall forward fhe saine difficulties are their which ard difficulties have arisen because Sanjay K. Agrawal, leamed Dy. ^Fif^Ri^ 'Rt^ff ^ fe^ if^R^ ^'irif^H 3T[^T e nainely Belgahna, electricity supply was poUce station, fhe S.H.O. or in-charge to the nearest office of Asstt. Engineer or Executive Engineer. The Chijsf Engineer shall notify the telephone nunibers and for villages also, ^roper arrangeinents should be inade. 9. It is submitted by fhe Boa^d fhat the great problein is that fhe people has a notion fhat fhe C.G. is a s^irplus State but it is a new State and soine being faced by the Board. Soine of the bf bifurcationo of the erstwhile Board. Shri A,G. submitted that bofh the Government .00( -50,000. + —T- ^H^T^T R^ w?^??^I^i^ WS-RfT^W^ 'TS? '??TPTR:PT, '^ftTFr^, ?®l(vli^!j,< ^.^ Q-AG. \^sVc ^.......................-.........................-^200 ^I^?Tr^^ (l?^^) i^TO^^f^33rst^f of State of CKhattisgarh and Q^ as early asihey can. Ho^vever should be there. If sonie difficujlties are there which can be shared with the public, the relevant informati4>n should be given to fhe public and fhe public should also be enlighteji through print and electa'onic media. The Chairman of fhe Board in cor^sultation with the State Govenunent niay device sudi ways and ineans t<i are possible. The Chhattisgarh its officers are experienced. Thi to estabUsh their own identity. fhe electricity is being lost and be taken and F.I.R. should be 1 or the Penal laws< ^pqfeNh ^iFIBf ^ fe^ if^H •^^tto^T^T ? Board are trying to resolve the problems •ublic has to be informed and traasparency redress ttie grievance of the public, which ilectricity Board, may be a new Board, but y have to work with new enfhusiasniand 10. So far as theft of the electt'icity is concemed, it is noted tliat niuch of ^aisted, In this regard proper action has to c|>dged regarding fheft under fhe Electricity Y -50,000. 4- 4- ^l^r'^T^FIW ^T 3T!^ST ^*licb <tW<?tT <fe»i8^ 'T^? ^TFTr^T, '^rTl^4!^, 'f^IRTy ..<^(v.........v.?..?..?.A..'L.^F[200 ^S^f '^^ (^qt^^) ^iT^ "^ftH 3?I^T 11. It is pertinent to irjention fhat the Apex Court ih fhe case of Suresh Chandra Sharina -VI SC 705 directed for appoi4tment of a High Powered Committee to enquire into the inatter. 12.A Division Bench of fhe H the case of Girish Sharma 2001(1) MPJR SN 30 has als(| non-supply of electricity, c^ committee at the State level for redressal of the grievani out effort has to be made re would make proper arr; q5N?pfrTqi^f ^ fe^t ^N^R •^stRwa.^ Chairman, UPSEB reported in AIR 1998 gh Court of M.P, in -v- State of M.P. and ofhers reported in dealt wifh the niatter regarding pilferage, t off and in view of the public sufferings, issued certain guidelines. Tj^e State of Ghhattisgarh and the Board to consider all fhat and take a^propriate steps. The State may appoint a iand so also at tiie district and tehsil levels ^es and prompt action has to be taken. All ^ardmg supply and distribution. The State ^genient of energy auditmg and, in -.J0( -50,000. + r --J- ^lt^T^T'f^W WT^ni^yiw^ WW'ST^NT^t ~?^ ';^TRT^PT, ^xi1^4l<o, 1^ray ^u »P- r~U).(a5j/&^- ^•""-"•"•"-"''••••""••"•••••••••••"••"^ 200 ^T5^?T Tra^ (ysf^^r) ^y?^^?fN^i^> particular, proper systems of auditmg and inetering electricity which is generated and supplied tl(roughout llie Sate. 13. There is another i^iore unportant aspect of the matter i.e. cooperation of tiie general Leamed counsel appearin^ public and duties of the public at large. also addressed on this point and it is appropriate to deal with fhi^ aspect also. 14. It is submitted by agitational approach agains It creates more harin. 15. So far as violence the public properties and protected. The people are •ipN^'N-qi^f ^r fe^ ^N^R ^-3t^Ha^T PTLC st.ate that (he people are adoptmg the Board and in soine places fhey have damaged the properties of t^ie Board, which is also a public property. against fhe Board employees and its properties is concemed, pjeople should not be allowed to damage |ie employees of the Board should also be jequally responsible and it is the duty of <200C -50,000. 4- 311^1 ^RT'f^W ^IT ^n^T ^t^gw Gt^ ^Tji-Rfr ww^i 7S['^TT^T^PT, ^ft^T^, i®l(y1i<-l!j,< _...^±........1^1/^ •^200 ^TI^T 17^T ( ^I^^) I^^RI^T^lN' every citizen of India toj violence as enshrined in J| When fhe newspapers a^ up their causes and inos occasion for any agitatior^ property and create law distribution, they be dee whosoever they may be. 16. The Hon'ble Apex people in fhe case of Cha|idra reported in AIR 1970 SC "It is a fallacy to thn rights and no dutie Legislatures to impose our Cdnstitution is to achieved to the exteni the legislation// 17. These references, ^0,000. ^jqf^q^ T^^ ^f^ ^P^H . ^'stRmOT^i safeguard public property and to abjure irticle 51A-(Q of the Constitution of India. e highlightmg their problems and taking of fhem m right perspecttve, there is no d approach. Those who destroy the public and order situations regarding supply It with sta-ictly in accordance with law, Court while dealmg wifh duties of fhe Bhuvan Boarding v. State of Mysore P42 observed fhat:- \k that under our Constitution there are only js. The provisions in Part IV enable the \various duties on the citizens.The mandate of \build a welfare society and that objectmay 1je the Directiue Principles are implemented by rhich have been registered, are -h ,,._^.. 10 a^^T^Tf^W W^? ^^i®»» ^^?^» ^U-f W^f^f ^W^ T^r ^TPTRT^, '^ft^FT^, ?®l<ni^^< ^......^.....e....ri.o..,.....!O..S>^ '6-^ 200 ^TI^T TR%' (^I^q^) ^KIS^ lif^n ^iit^i' disposed of wifh the abcjve directions and observations and with a further direction that fhe ^ecretary, Energy and^he Chairman of the CKhattisgarh State Electr^city Board shall submit periodical report monthly regarding the a<]:tion talen, to the Registrar(^udieial) of tMg Court^ for perasal in phambero 18. Before parting, fhi^ rendered by the leamed also fhe correspondenfe^' perspective. Photocopy to allo qi(^?^pft^ ^F^f ^f fe^ I^T^T ^ 3^p?a???^r Court appreciates fhe valuable assistance ^ounsel appearing for the parties and so fhe newspapers taking the matter in right Sd/- Fakhruddin Judge GKPRJ—FS/^fi- 3/200( -50,000. J ^. 4- .<