Pranab Das v. the Chairman of West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limtied and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
WPA 2717 of 2025 (decided 12.03.2026), Pranab Das v. The Chairman of West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limited and Ors., Ravi Krishan Kapur, J. Keywords: WBSEDCL; separate electricity connection; refusal of connection; third-party obstruction; police assistance for electricity connection; petitioner bears expenses exclusively; compliance with formalities and statutory dues; affidavit of service; private respondents refused service. Counsel named: Shaham Saha; Rituparna Maitra. Outcome: writ petition allowed; WBSEDCL ordered to provide connection with police aid. No statute or precedent cited in the judgment text.
What did the court decide?
WBSEDCL directed to provide a separate electricity connection to the petitioner's premises with police assistance, at the petitioner's exclusive cost, subject to compliance with all formalities and payment of all necessary statutory dues.