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1. There are certain admitted factual circumstances in the instant writ petition. This Court proposes to right down this judgment stating those admissions arising out of the pleadings of the parties:-

Admittedly, the petitioner was a casual labourer under the Bihar State Power Holding Company (BSPHC) which was Patna High Court CWJC No.799 of 2017(6) dt.17-02-2026 subsequently divided into North Bihar Power Distribution Company Limited (NBPDCL). It is also not disputed that initially, the petitioner used to perform the work of distribution of electricity bills to the customers. Subsequently, he was entrusted with the duty of unskilled labourers. Further, admitted position is that while discharging the work of shut down of electricity, he received burn injury on 29th August, 2011. Thirdly, as a result of such injury, he sustained physical disability up to 40 per cent, as per the report submitted by the Medical Board of Patna Medical College and Hospital. After sustaining such injury, the NBPDCL paid a sum of Rs. 25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) to the petitioner as compensation. Under such factual background, he claimed a permanent job under Power Distribution Company Limited but such prayer was denied. He then moved to the Bihar Human Rights Commission for redressal of his grievance. The Commission passed an order on 28th April, 2016, directing the NBPDCL as follows:-

2. The concerned Department, NBPDCL considered the prayer of the petitioner and found that on the date of sustaining injury, the name of the petitioner was not in the payroll of the Electricity Supply Division, Darbhanga (Rural) and he was not in employment of the Power Distribution Company Limited, so the respondents rejected the prayer of the petitioner which resulted him to file the instant writ petition for the following reliefs :-

(ii) For directing the respondents concerned to pay compensation amount as per existing notification.
(iii) For any other relief for which the petitioner is entitled for.

3. I have heard the learned Advocate on behalf of the petitioner and the learned Senior Counsel on behalf of the Patna High Court CWJC No.799 of 2017(6) dt.17-02-2026 NBPDCL. I have also perused entire record including the annexures filed by the parties in support of their pleadings. It is found from Annexure-1 that the petitioner was a casual labourer attached to Electricity Supply Division, Sakari, Darbhanga since 2008 or even before. Being a casual labourer, he used to get his wages but he is not in the payroll of the Electricity Department. The Bihar State Human Rights Commission vide its order 28 th April, 2016, directing the Department to consider the case of the petitioner taking back on rolls. However, the instant of taking back on rolls only arises when the petitioner was in the payroll of the Power Distribution Company Limited. No document has been filed on behalf of the petitioner to show that he was on the payroll of the Power Distribution Company Limited. A casual worker does not have the right to automatically engage on sustaining injury while discharging his duties, if he sustains injuries. He being a casual worker is entitled to get a compensation, the Power Distribution Company Limited paid compensation to the petitioner to the tune of Rs. 25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand).