M.Mani Megalai v. the Superintending Engineer, and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Calcutta High Court (Port Blair Circuit Bench), WPA/119/2026, decided 19 March 2026 by Tirthankar Ghosh, J. Petitioner M. Mani Megalai (adv. Bananee Mallick) vs. The Superintending Engineer and Others (adv. S.C.Mishra, Electricity Department). Subject: rejection of petitioner's application by the Electricity Department (rejection order dated 28.02.2026); maintainability objection raised but not decided; Court permitted fresh representation with ration card/EPIC card as address proof and directed consideration in accordance with law within a reasonable time. Outcome: disposed of, no costs. No statutes or precedents cited.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of without any order as to costs, with a direction that on the petitioner filing a fresh representation with the Electricity Department enclosing ration card or EPIC card as address proof, the authority would consider the application in accordance with law within a reasonable period of time.