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Rakesh Sen v. State of West Bengal and Ors.

Calcutta HC3 Nov 2025WPA/24350/2024

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What is this about?

Tenant's writ petition (WPA 24350 of 2024, decided 03.11.2025, Krishna Rao, J.) seeking electricity connection at Raja Dinendra Street, Kolkata; CESC directed to connect despite landlord's objection; police assistance ordered against obstruction by private respondent/landlord; padlock break-open and re-locking protocol with key returned to landlord; all costs on petitioner; no statute or precedent cited.

What did the court decide?

Writ petition disposed of with directions to CESC to provide the electric connection at the petitioner's premises, backed by police assistance in case of obstruction by the landlord; petitioner authorised to break open any existing padlock with police help solely to take the connection, thereafter to fit a new padlock on the existing meter and hand the key to the private respondent, bearing all costs. ¶6

Rakesh Sen Vs State of West Bengal and Ors. — Calcutta HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioner, a tenant, should be granted an electric connection at premises no. 58/2/2B, Raja Dinendra Street, Kolkata, despite the landlord's objection, and on what terms (police assistance, padlock handling, costs).

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Court's answer

CESC is directed to provide electric connection in the premises of the petitioner.

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Ratio / Principle

If the petitioner or CESC officials find any objection from the landlord (the private respondent or her man, agent or servant), the petitioner shall approach the concerned police station, and the In-Charge of the Police Station shall provide appropriate police assistance to the petitioner as well as CESC Ltd. for providing the connection.

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Key takeaways

Where there is a padlock on the existing supply which the private respondent does not allow to be opened, the petitioner may, with the assistance of police personnel, break open the lock solely for the purpose of taking the electric connection.ratio¶5
After obtaining the connection, the petitioner shall put a new padlock on the existing meter and hand the key to the private respondent; all costs shall be borne by the petitioner.ratio¶5

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Calcutta High Court (Krishna Rao, J.), on 03.11.2025, disposed of WPA 24350 of 2024 (Rakesh Sen v. The State of West Bengal & Ors.), directing CESC to provide an electric connection to the tenant-petitioner at premises no. 58/2/2B, Raja Dinendra Street, Ground Floor, Kolkata - 700006 (P.S. Narkeldanga). If the landlord (the added private respondent) or her man, agent or servant objects, the petitioner may approach the concerned police station and the In-Charge shall provide appropriate police assistance to the petitioner and CESC Ltd. Any padlock on the existing supply that the private respondent will not open may be broken open with police assistance solely for taking the connection; thereafter the petitioner must fit a new padlock on the existing meter and hand the key to the private respondent, bearing all costs.

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S/L 28 03.11.2025 Court. No. 25 sourav

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WPA 24350 of 2024 With CAN 1 of 2025 (CAN is not in the file)

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Mr. Rakesh Sen Vs. The State of West Bengal & Ors.

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Mr. Souvick Mitra

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…for the petitioner.

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Mr. Shoham Sanyal

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… for C.E.S.C.

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Mr. Debjit Mukherjee Mr. Priyabrata Ghosh

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… for the State.

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The petitioner has prayed for grant of electric connection at premises no. 58/2/2B, Raja Dinendra Street, Ground Floor, Kolkata - 700006, Police Station – Narkeldanga.

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The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is a tenant with respect of the premises in question and has applied for grant of electric connection and has also paid the requisite security deposit and the fee to the CESC for grant of electric connection.

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Learned counsel appearing for the CESC submits that CESC is ready and willing to supply the electric connection but the landlord who is the added respondent in the present case is objecting for grant of electric connection to the petitioner. He submits that if the direction is passed with the police protection, the

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CESC will provide electric connection in the premises of the petitioner with the cost of the petitioner.

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In view of the submissions made by the learned counsel for the respective parties, the CESC is directed to provide electric connection in the premises of the petitioner. If the petitioner or the officials of the CESC found that there is any objection from the landlord i.e., the private respondent or her man, agent or servant, the petitioner shall approach the concerned police station for providing police assistance for obtaining electric connection and, if any, request is made by the petitioner for providing police assistance, the concerned In-Charge of the Police Station shall provide appropriate police assistance to the petitioner as well as the CESC Ltd. for providing electric connection in the premises of the petitioner.

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It is also made clear that if there is any padlock in the existing supply possession and if the private respondent is not allowed to open the said padlock, the petitioner with the assistance of the police personnel shall break open the lock only for the purpose of taking electric connection in the premises of the petitioner and after getting the electric connection in the premises of the petitioner, the petitioner shall put new padlock in the said existing meter and the key shall be handed over to the private respondent. All the cost shall bear by the petitioner.

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With the aforementioned observations, the instant writ petition being WPA 24350 of 2024 is disposed of.

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Urgent photostat certified copies of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties upon compliance with all the necessary formalities.

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(Krishna Rao, J.)

Rakesh Sen v. State of West Bengal and Ors.

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