CERAMIC MALLEABLE MAZDOOR SANGH Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THIS writ petition has been preferred for issuance of an appropriate writ, order or direction:

(2.) THE main contention raised by the learned Counsel for the petitioners is that the workmen in question were employee of Bihar State Industrial Development Corporation Limited (in short B.S.I.D.C. Ltd.) and electricity charges were deducted from their salary and B.S.I.D.C. Ltd. was directly paying it to the Jharkhand State Electricity Board (in short Board) which was later stopped and that gave cause of action due to disconnection of electricity to file the present writ petition in the year 2004. The petitioners also submit that they have neither been paid salary nor any retiral benefit and for non -payment of electricity charges the Board disconnected power supply to the residential colonies of the employees and the B.S.I.D.C. Ltd. failed to discharge and meet their legal and constitutional obligations. He further points out that this Court vide order dated 17.5.2004 had given an interim protection vide which the Board was directed to supply electricity to the petitioners who are ready to pay the charges as per the bills raised and this interim order continues based on which they are directly consuming and paying all the bills raised by the Board.

(3.) HOWEVER , the interim protection given vide order dated 17.5.2004 will continue to operate and the Board will be directly raising the bills to the petitioners and they will be liable to pay the bill for the electricity consumed.