Malay Sasmal v. Junior Engineer, Electrical, Rasulgarh Fulnakhara Sub-Division
Electricity connection – W.P.(C) disposed at admission stage
Case brief
What is this about?
Orissa High Court, Cuttack; WP(C) No.6193 of 2025; decided 24.04.2025 by Justice Aditya Kumar Mohapatra. Petitioner Malay Sasmal (counsel Pratap Kumar Mohanty) sought direction to Opposite Parties – Junior Engineer (Electrical), Rasulgarh Fulnakhara Subdivision and Tpcodl, Bbsr (counsel L.K. Moharana) – for new electricity connection to his newly constructed house despite deposits made. Distribution company cited local resistance over right of passage and absence of police protection; I.I.C. of Pahal Police Station added as Opposite Party No.3. Held: writ petition disposed at admission; petitioner granted liberty to seek connection as per law/Rules; OP2 may request police protection from OP3, who shall provide it as permissible under law. Keywords: electricity connection, TPCODL, police protection, electric line, writ petition disposed, Odisha.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of at admission stage with liberty to the Petitioner to approach Opposite Party No.2 (Tpcodl) for grant of new electricity connection as per law and applicable Rules/Regulations; upon such request, Opposite Party No.3 (I.I.C., Pahal Police Station) to provide police protection as permissible under law to enable drawing of the electric line.