JUDGMENT :

The present writ petition has been filed for issuance of direction upon the respondents to grant fresh electrical connection to the petitioner at the premises situated at Plot No. 292, Toklo Road, 368, Near Sai Mandir, Chakradharpur in furtherance to the application made by it through online mode which was registered as Request No. NC15254109 on 02.06.2020. Further prayer has been made for declaring that the petitioner cannot be imposed with the liability of the predecessor-in-title i.e., M/s Pawan Biscuit Company Private Limited amounting to Rs.78,88,376/- allegedly towards unpaid electricity dues in respect of the said property purchased by the petitioner. The petitioner has also prayed for quashing the communication dated 03.09.2020 available on the website of JBVNL, wherein it has been stated that new service connection cannot be given to the petitioner as the said premises was in occupation of the erstwhile owner whose line had been disconnected due to unpaid dues of Rs.78,88,376/-. The petitioner has further prayed for issuance of direction upon the respondents to pay the penalty as envisaged in Section 43(3) of the Indian Electricity Act, 2003 (hereinafter referred