Subhendu Mukherjee v. West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limited and Ors.
Writ petition (WPA 11479 of 2025) – electricity connection
Case brief
What is this about?
Single-judge disposal of a writ petition in which a tenant in settled possession of a medical shop at Bainchigram, Pandua, Hooghly sought a fresh electricity connection from WBSEDCL after supply through a meter in the name of his former landlord Ramprasad Ghosh was disconnected, allegedly at the behest of respondent no. 6 following the latter's acquisition of the property. The court held the petitioner entitled to a connection in his own name despite the owner-respondent's objection, fixed a three-week timeline for WBSEDCL compliance upon application, directed police assistance, and placed costs on the petitioner. Search terms: electricity connection, WBSEDCL, disconnection, tenant, settled possession, medical shop, respondent no. 6, Pandua, Hooghly, WPA 11479 of 2025.
What did the court decide?
Liberty to apply to WBSEDCL for an electricity connection in the petitioner's own name; WBSEDCL to provide the connection within three weeks of communication of the order, subject to requisite formalities; Officer-in-Charge, Pandua Police Station to extend assistance to WBSEDCL officials, with all associated costs borne by the petitioner.