Pawan Kumar v. Govt Of NCT Of Delhi & ANR.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

+ W.P.(C) 2810/2026 & CM APPL. 13594/2026 PAWAN KUMAR .....Petitioner Through:

versus GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR.

.....Respondents Through:

Mr. Manish Srivastava, Mr. Moksh Arora, Mr. Santosh Ramdurg and Ms.

Charu Roy, Advocates

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT BANSAL

O R D E R

% 27.02.2026 1.

The present writ petition has been filed seeking a direction to the respondent no.2/BSES Yamuna Power Limited ('BYPL') to grant an electricity connection to the petitioner's shop on the ground floor forming a part of property bearing no. 11A/120, T. Camp, Trilok Puri, Delhi-110091. 2.

It is the case of the petitioner that the petitioner had purchased the aforesaid shop on 13th December, 2023. The petitioner had applied for a new electricity connection on 19th November, 2025, which has been rejected by the respondent no.2 on 17th December, 2025 on the ground of "ownership dispute".

3.

Hence, the petitioner has been constrained to file the present writ petition.

4.

Counsel appears on behalf of the respondent no.2 and submits that W.P.(C) 2810/2026 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 09/03/2026 at 13:15:27

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.

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 coowners and neighbours, the parties try and block grant of electricity connection to the party with whom they have dispute. 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. 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.

AMIT BANSAL, J FEBRUARY 27, 2026 ds W.P.(C) 2810/2026 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 09/03/2026 at 13:15:27