Sandeep Kumar v. Bses Rajdhani Power Ltd Through Director
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
+ W.P.(C) 5216/2025 & CM APPL. 65309/2025 SANDEEP KUMAR .....Petitioner Through:
Mr. Gagan Singh, Adv.
Mob: 8766318870 versus BSES RAJDHANI POWER LTD THROUGH DIRECTOR .....Respondent Through:
Mr. Manish Kumar Srivastava, Mr.
Moksh Arora and Mr.
Santosh Ramdurg, Advs. for R-BSES Mob: 7982486879 Email: santosh@kdatta.in
CORAM:
HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MINI PUSHKARNA
O R D E R
% 16.10.2025 CM APPL. 65309/2025 1.
The present application has been filed on behalf of the petitioner for early hearing of the matter on the ground that pursuant to the directions of this Court issued vide order dated 09th July, 2025, the petitioner had approached the respondent-BSES Rajdhani Power Ltd. However, despite all the formalities having been fulfilled by the petitioner, fresh electricity connection has not been provided to the petitioner. 2.
Per Contra, learned counsel appearing for the respondent-BSES Rajdhani Power Ltd., has handed over to this Court the document pertaining to the Deficiency Letter dated 31st July, 2025, which was issued to the The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.
petitioner, pursuant to the application of the petitioner for grant of electricity connection.
3.
Learned counsel appearing for the respondent submits that the said deficiencies have still not been removed by the petitioner. 4.
Learned counsel appearing for the respondent has further handed over to this Court a document to show that a case for theft of electricity is pending against the petitioner.
5.
The documents submitted on behalf of the respondent are taken on record.
6.
He further submits that the petitioner is liable to pay an amount of Rs. 1,70,047/-, towards the electricity dues under one bill and Rs. 6,267/- under another bill. The aforesaid amounts include penalty charges, since the petitioner was found to be stealing the electricity. 7.
However, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner had taken the electricity connection from his neighbor and that no theft of electricity has been committed by the petitioner. 8.
Without going into the issue, as regards the theft of electricity by the petitioner, as the same is already pending before another appropriate forum, considering the approaching festive season, it is directed that subject to payment of Rs. 30,000/- by the petitioner, within a period of ten days from today, electricity connection shall be duly provided in the premises of the petitioner.
9.
The aforesaid connection shall be given by the respondent, without prejudice to its rights and contentions, with respect to the proceedings, which are pending for theft of electricity.
10.
It is clarified that the present order has been passed in the peculiar The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.
facts and circumstances of the present case, and shall not be treated as precedent.
11.
With the aforesaid directions, the present application is accordingly disposed of.
W.P.(C) 5216/2025 12.
Considering the aforesaid directions, since the prayer in the main petition itself is regarding installation of temporary electricity connection in the property in question, in view of the directions passed today, the prayer made in the present writ petition stands satisfied. 13.
Accordingly, the present writ petition is disposed of. 14.
The next date of 10th November, 2025, stands cancelled. MINI PUSHKARNA, J OCTOBER 16, 2025/ak The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.