CHAKRADHARI SHARAN SINGH
Bihar State Electricity Board – Appellant
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Bihar State Human Rights – Respondent
1. The Bihar State Electricity Board, Patna (hereinafter referred to as the “Board”), which is a Transmission and Distributing Licensee under the Electricity Act, 2003, has approached this Court by filing the present writ application, questioning the validity and legality of the order dated 13.02.2012 passed by the learned Chairperson, Bihar Human Rights Commission, Patna (hereinafter referred to as Commission) in File No. BHRC/COMP.2544/09, whereby the Chairman of the Board has been directed to pay a sum of Rs. 1 lakh as compensation to the Respondent No.2 within a period of one month, holding that electricity is an absolute requirement of life which the Respondent no.2 was deprived of by the Board for several years. From the facts incorporated in the order dated 13.2.2012 passed by learned Chairperson, Bihar Human Rights Commission, Patna, it appears that Respondent No.2 approached the Commission claiming compensation for loss, harassment and mental agony caused by the officials of the Board alleging that inspite of directions issued by the Fora under the Consumer Protection Act, the Board was not restoring his Electricity connection and he was without connection after its
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