Sukhdei v. Madhyanchal Vidyut Vitaran Nigam Ltd. Thru. Managing Director and 4 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench), WRIT - C No. 5644 of 2026, Sukhdei v. Madhyanchal Vidyut Vitaran Nigam Ltd. (decided May 29, 2026; Bench: Shekhar B. Saraf and Abdhesh Kumar Chaudhary, JJ.). Directions for survey and grant of new electricity connection to a resident occupant who is neither owner nor legal tenant; basic amenities to persons in occupation; trespasser/occupier not to be evicted without due process; fundamental right to electricity as facet of Article 21 right to life with human dignity; writ petition disposed.
What did the court decide?
Direction to the Electricity Distribution Company to conduct a survey regarding the petitioner's residence at the premises and, if she is found residing there, to provide her a new electricity connection after completing all formalities in accordance with law. ¶18