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Sonu Devi v. Govt of NCT of Delhi & Anr.

Delhi HC23 Apr 2026W.P.(C)/4380/2026

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What is this about?

Delhi HC writ disposing of petition for electricity connection: BYPL-directed supply at Third Floor, 11A/120 T. Camp Trilokpuri Delhi-110091 withheld due to ownership claim by Mohd. Shahid; Court follows its 27.02.2026 order in W.P.(C) 2810/2026 (Pawan Kumar, Ground Floor, same objector) and directs respondent no. 2 to connect subject to rules/formalities; disposed 23.04.2026 by Amit Bansal, J. Keywords: electricity connection, BSES Yamuna Power Limited (BYPL), ownership objection, co-owner/neighbour dispute, disposal following prior writ.

What did the court decide?

Direction to respondent no. 2 to grant electricity connection to the petitioner as per relevant rules and regulations, subject to the petitioner complying with the prescribed formalities; petition and pending application disposed of. ¶25

Sonu Devi Vs Govt of NCT of Delhi & Anr. — Delhi HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Issue for consideration

Whether the Court should direct respondent no. 2 (BSES Yamuna Power Limited, per body text) to grant the petitioner an electricity connection at the Third Floor of 11A/120, T. Camp, Trilok Puri, Delhi-110091, where the connection has been withheld on account of an ownership objection raised by Mr. Mohd. Shahid.

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Court's answer

As the connection had been withheld to the petitioner solely on account of an ownership objection raised by Mr. Mohd. Shahid — the same objector as in the Ground Floor petition — the Court, following its directions of 27.02.2026 in W.P.(C) 2810/2026, issued a direction to respondent no. 2 to grant electricity connection to the petitioner as per relevant rules and regulations, subject to the petitioner complying with the prescribed formalities.

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High Court of Delhi at New Delhi (Amit Bansal, J.), W.P.(C) 4380/2026 & CM APPL. 21390/2026, Sonu Devi v. Govt of NCT of Delhi & Anr. — decided 23.04.2026. The petitioner sought a direction to BSES Yamuna Power Limited ('BYPL') to grant an electricity connection at the Third Floor of 11A/120, T. Camp, Trilok Puri, Delhi-110091. Connection stood ungranted on account of an ownership objection raised by one Mr. Mohd. Shahid, who claims to be the owner of the subject property. Counsel for the respondent pointed to this Court's order dated 27.02.2026 in W.P.(C) 2810/2026 (Pawan Kumar v. Govt of NCT of Delhi & Anr.) concerning the Ground Floor of the same property, in which — on the reasoning that a mere written claim of ownership cannot be the basis to deny a connection, and that grant of electricity connection is a basic right — respondent no. 2 had been directed to grant the connection as per its rules and regulations subject to prescribed formalities. Following those directions, the Court issued an identical direction in the present case: respondent no. 2 to grant electricity connection to the petitioner as per relevant rules and regulations, subject to compliance with prescribed formalities. The petition and pending application stand disposed of. No statute was cited in the order.

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* IN THEHIGH COURTOF DELHIAT NEW DELHI

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- W.P.(C) 4380/2026 & CM APPL. 21390/2026

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SONU DEVI

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.....Petitioner

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Through: Mr. Nipun Jain, Mr. Pankaj, Mr. Lakshay, Mr. Mukul Kumar, Ms. Monika Tyagi & Ms. Akshita Giri, Advocates.

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versus

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GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Deepak Kumar Vijay, Advocate for R-2.

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CORAM:

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HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT BANSAL O R D E R

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% 23.04.2026

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The present writ petition has been filed seeking a direction to respondent-BSES Yamuna Power Limited (‘BYPL’), to grant an electricity connection to the petitioner at the Third Floor of the property bearing no. 11A/120, T. Camp, Trilok Puri, Delhi- 110091 (‘subject property’).

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Counsel appearing on behalf of the respondent submits that in a similar petition relating to the Ground Floor of the subject property, being W.P. (C) 2810/2026, titled Pawan Kumar v. Govt of NCT of Delhi & Anr. , vide order dated 27^th February, 2026, this Court had passed directions to respondent no. 2, to grant electricity connection to the petitioner therein.

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The relevant extracts from the said order are set out below:

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“4. Counsel appears on behalf of the respondent no.2 and submits that electricity connection has not been granted on account of communication received by the respondent no.2 from one Mohd. Shahid Malik who claims ownership over the said property.

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W.P.(C) 4380/2026

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This is a digitally signed order.

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The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 25/04/2026 at 13:11:48

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5. It is a settled legal position that mere grant of electricity connection would not confirm any ownership status of a party. It has also been observed by this Court that in a number of cases involving disputes between co-owners and neighbours, the parties try and block grant of electricity connection to the party with whom they have dispute.

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6. Therefore, in opinion of this Court, merely because a party is claiming ownership as per the written communication sent to the respondent no.2, it cannot be the basis to deny grant of electricity connection in favour of the petitioner. Grant of electricity connection is a basic right which cannot be denied to a party except in accordance with law.

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7. In view thereof, the present writ petition is disposed of while directing the respondent no.2 to grant electricity connection to the petitioner as per its rules and regulations, subject to the petitioner complying with the prescribed formalities.”

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In the present case also, the electricity connection has not been granted to the petitioner on account of the objection raised by the same, Mr. Mohd. Shahid, who claims to be the owner of the subject property.

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Accordingly, following the directions passed in the aforesaid writ petition, W.P. (C) 2810/2026, a direction is issued to respondent no. 2 to grant electricity connection to the petitioner as per relevant rules and regulations, subject to the petitioner complying with the prescribed formalities.

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The petition along with pending application stands disposed of.

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AMIT BANSAL, J

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APRIL 23, 2026 at

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W.P.(C) 4380/2026

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This is a digitally signed order.

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The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 25/04/2026 at 13:11:48

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