LAWS(PAT)-2017-1-50

THE BIHAR STATE OF ELECTRICITY BOARD NOW SOUTH BIHAR POWER DISTRIBUTION COMPANY LIMITED, VIDYUT BHAWAN, BAILEY ROAD, PATNA THROUGH ITS CHAIRMAN NOW MANAGING DIRECTOR Vs. AMITABH SINHA SON OF SHRI AKHAURI HARSHVARDHAN SINHA, MANAGING DIRECTOR, M/S HARSH ADVANCE DIAGNOSTIC AND RESEARCH PVT. LTD BASEMENT, KUMAR TOWER, BORING ROAD, PATNA

Decided On January 10, 2017
The Bihar State Of Electricity Board Now South Bihar Power Distribution Company Limited, Vidyut Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna Through Its Chairman Now Managing Director Appellant
V/S
Amitabh Sinha Son Of Shri Akhauri Harshvardhan Sinha, Managing Director, M/S Harsh Advance Diagnostic And Research Pvt. Ltd Basement, Kumar Tower, Boring Road, Patna Respondents

JUDGEMENT

(1.) After an interval of so many years of disposal of Cr.WJC No.37/2012 vide order dated 19.07.2012 for which no appeal was preferred, instant petition has been filed to review the order dated 19.07.2012 on the plea that the Division Bench decision of this Court reported in Mosmat Swaran Vs. State of Bihar as reported in 2012(2) PLJR 229 has not been considered which is also based upon 2012(2) SCC 108 (Executive Engineer, Southern Electricity Supply Company of Orissa Limited (Southco) & Anr. Vs. Sri Sitaram Rice Mill) which also happens to be sheet-anchor of the order impugned.

(2.) At the time of hearing on the point of admission when a query was made with regard to maintainability of the instant petition, learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the power so invoked by this Court while disposing of the Cr.W.J.C. was under article 226 of the Constitution and so, be categorized under different nomenclature is not going to cloud the power vested under Art. 226 of the Constitution and that being so, review is permissible in terms of Sec. 114 as well as Order 47 of the CPC, though not specifically embedded under constitution itself. Accordingly, instant review petition is permissible. To substantiate the same, learned counsel for the petitioner also relied upon AIR 1963 SC 1909 (Shivdeo Singh & Ors Vs. State of Punjab & Ors), AIR 1988 SC 1351 (Collector of Customs, Bombay, Appellant Vs. Bhor Industries Ltd., Respondent.).

(3.) The Court has to function as per assigned roaster entrusted by Honourable the Chief Justice, having primacy over the same. Nomenclature of the petition is accordingly identified as well as categorized. So far Patna High Court is concerned, the writ petition is bifurcated in two parts, CWJC as well as CrWJC in terms categorization under Patna High Court Rules, Chapter XXI-C(3) which speaks as follows:-