ORDER

1. This writ petition is filed by the High Court Advocates Bar Association, Jabalpur as petitioner No.1 and M.P. High Court Bar Association as petitioner No.2 claiming that they are registered Associations of Practicing Advocates in the High Court at Jabalpur. Petitioner No.2 M.P. High Court Bar Association was established in the year 1956 when, in newly formed State of Madhya Pradesh, the M.P. High Court was established. The date of formation or registration of petitioner No.1 is not mentioned in the body of the petition but being the lead petitioner, riding on the back of parent association namely M.P. High Court Bar Association and placing reliance on the decision of Division Bench of this High Court in the case of Vinod Kumr Bhardwaj V. State of M.P. and others, (2013) 1 MPLJ 597, prayer is made that this writ petition in the form of PIL be entertained and action of respondents No.3 and 4 namely M.P. Madhya Kshetra Vidyut Vitaran Company Limited and the Executive Engineer (Urban Division East) of M.P. Poorva Kshetra Vidyut Vitaran Company Limited, Jabalpur in disconnecting the electricity supply of the Bar Association and seeking recovery of electricity bills after the judgment passed by this Court and Hon’ble Apex Court, be set aside and respondents No.1 and 2 i.e. the State of Madhya Pradesh through Chief Secretary and the Principal Secretary, Department of Law and Legislative Affairs, Vallabh Bhawan, Bhopal be directed to make payment of the electricity bills of the Bar Associations to respondents No.3 and 4 as per the statement made by the Government of Madhya Pradesh before the Hon’ble Supreme Court. It is further prayed that respondents No.3 and 4 be directed to examine the electricity bills of the petitioners-association and not to recover any electricity charges after the judgment in the case of Vinod Kumar Bhardwaj (supra), and to refund the electricity bills paid by the petitioners after the said judgment. It is also prayed that respondents No.3 and 4 be directed to restore electricity forthwith and not to disconnect the same in future till the matter is adjudicated by respondents No.1 and 2 so that the public and litigants are not put to any inconvenience which hampers the administration of justice.

2. To substantiate the aforesaid reliefs besides placing reliance on the judgment of Division Bench of this High Court in Vinod Kumar Bhardwaj (supra), reliance is placed on the order of Hon’ble Supreme Court dated 28.4.2014 wherein the State had challenged the orders of the Division Bench in Vinod Kumar Bhardwaj (supra), by filing Petition (s) for Special Leave to Appeal (Civil) No.(s).14402/2013 wherein on the basis of the letter dated 27.5.2013, the Government of Madhya Pradesh, Department of Law and Legislative Affairs communicated to the Working Secretary, M.P. State Bar Council, Hon’ble Supreme Court passed the order as follows :

“Sub: In relation to the announcement bearing No. A-2480 made by Hon’ble Chief Minister in the Adhivakta Panchayat for payment of Electricity Bills. In relation to the abovementioned subject it is most respectfully submits that in furtherance of the announcement No. A-2482 i.e. “the proposal pertaining to payment of Electricity Bills of the places used for the sitting of the clients in the Court compound/premises will be examined” made by the Hon’ble Chief Minister in the Adhivakta Panchayat, the State Government after examination has already allotted Rs. 65,59,657/- to the Hon’ble High Court vide department memo dated 7.5.2013.

2. Learned senior counsel and counsel for the parties agree that special leave petition may be disposed of in terms of the above communication. 3. 3. The prayer made by the learned senior counsel and counsel for the parties is fair and reasonable. It is observed that the impugned order of the High Court is rendered unnecessary in view of the above communication sent by the State Government to the Working Secretary, Madhya Pradesh State Bar Council.

4. In