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Ramji Singh Ravi @ Ramkumar Ravi v. Assistant Engineer, Cspdcl

Chhattisgarh HC15 Jul 2024WPC/3247/2024

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Petitioners sought quashing of an order denying electricity connection to house no.93 and grant of power supply. During pendency the respondents granted the connection and installed a meter on 08.07.2024. The writ petition was accordingly disposed of, clarifying that the connection confers no ownership right over the premises.

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Ramji Singh Ravi @ Ramkumar Ravi Vs Assistant… — Property and Title | Chhattisgarh HC (2024)

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NAFR

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HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR

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WPC No. 3247 of 2024

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Ramji Singh Ravi @ Ramkumar Ravi S/o Late Nandlal Ravi Aged About 39 Years R/o House No.93, MLA Nagar, Baikunthpur, District Koriya C.G.

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Rimpal Singh W/o Ramji Singh Aged About 37 Years R/o House No. - 93, MLA Nagar, Baikunthpur, District Koriya C.G.

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---- Petitioners

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Versus

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Assistant Engineer, Cspdcl, Sub Division - Baikunthpur, District Koriya (C.G.)

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Junior Engineer, Cspdl Distribution Centre, Baikunthpur, District Koriya C.G.

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Permanent Lok Adalat (Public Utility Services) Ambikapur, Through Its Secretary, Ambikapur, District Surguja Chhattisgarh.

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---- Respondents

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For Petitioners	: Mr. Jai Prakash Shukla, Advocate
For Respondents	: Mr. Brajendra Singh, Advocate
For Intervenor	: Mr. Malay Shrivastava, Advocate

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S.B.: Hon'ble Shri Parth Prateem Sahu, Judge

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Order On Board

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16/07/2024

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Learned counsel for the Intervenor submits that he has filed application for intervention on behalf of the Builder who has constructed a colony in which the accommodation No.93 subject matter of writ petition is situated.

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Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that during pendency of this writ petition, respondents have provided electricity connection and meter has also been installed on

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08.07.2024.

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Learned counsel for the Intervenor submits that the petitioners are the owner of the house No.62 in the colony pursuant to sale deed executed in their favour. It is further argued that the petitioners have forcefully taken the possession of house No.93 by breaking open the lock for which Intervenor has already filed appropriate proceedings before the Sub Divisional Officer which is pending consideration. He submits that it may be clarified that merely grant of electricity connection in the name of petitioners would not be taken to be right to possess the accommodation No.93.

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Petitioners have filed this writ petition seeking following reliefs:-

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“ 10.1 That this Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to direct the respondent authorities to call the entire records pertaining to this case.

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10.2. That the Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to issue writ in the nature of certiorari/prohibition/mandamus, thereby to quash the impugned order dated 10.04.2024 (Annexure P-1) after declaring it unconstitutional and illegal and further to direct the respondent authorities to provide temporary/regular power supply to petitioner in his residential house no.93, and further to pass any order which deems fit including cost of the petition in the interest of justice. ”

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In view of submission of learned counsel for the parties in

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particular the nature of ground raised in this writ petition as also submission of learned counsel for the petitioners that the electricity connection has already been been granted by respondent, this writ petition is disposed of. However, it is made clear that merely grant of electricity connection in favour of petitioners will not give them any right to claim ownership of the accommodation No.93, ownership is to be decided in accordance with law.

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