CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER

6 16-12-2025 Heard learned counsel for the parties concerned.

2. The petitioner is a partnership, firm which has filed the present writ application for a direction to the respondents, South Bihar Power Distribution Company Limited (in short ‘SBPDCL’) to grant fresh electric connection to the petitioner under Section 43 of the Electricity Act, 2003 , read with Clause 4.1 of the Bihar Electricity Supply Code 2007 amended as on 19.05.2015.

3. The brief facts giving rise to the present writ application is that on 18.09.2023, the BISCOMAUN came out with advertisement to lease out building and structure on a long term lease basis. The building and structure was decided to give on lease to the petitioner vide resolution of allotment taken by BISCOMAUN on 05.07.2023 having broader terms and conditions of allotment dated 05.07.2023.

4. Mr. Suraj Samdarshi, learned counsel for the petitioner referring to the allotment letter at Annexure P/1, submits that as per the terms of allotment, the premises would be utilized for commercial purposes on the rent payable @ Rs. eight lacs per annum with statutory taxes etc. Clause 11 of the allotment l