W B S E D C L And ANR v. Lutfar Rahaman And ANR

Dd 12 22.09.2025 MAT/1387/2025 WEST BENGAL STATE ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION COMPANY LIMITED & ANR.

VS LUTFAR RAHAMAN AND ANR IA NO: CAN/1/2025 Dr. Madhusudan Saha Roy, Advocate ... ... For the Appellants Mr. Sarwar Jahan, Mr. Anindya Ghosh, Mr. Pronojit Roy, Advocates .. ...For the Respondent No. 1

1. Appeal is directed against the judgment and order dated July 23, 2025 disposing of three writ petitions. The present appeal is directed in respect of WPA 10995 of 2025.

2. Learned advocate appearing for the writ petitioner submits on instructions that, the provisional bill is for a sum of Rs.4,34,375.33/-, out of which, his client will deposit a sum of Rs.1,34,375.33/- within 10 days from date and the balance sum of Rs.3,00,000/- will be paid in six equal monthly installments commencing from the month of November, 2025. On deposit of the first payment, reconnection be granted on the undertaking of the writ petitioner to pay the balance installments as submitted.

3. The requests of the writ petitioner being reasonable, is accepted.

There is a provisional bill of Rs.4,34,375.33/-, out of which writ petitioner will pay Rs.1,34,375.33/- within 10 days from date. Writ petitioner will pay the balance sum of Rs.

3,00,000/- in six monthly equal installments commencing from the month of November, 2025.

The first of the six installments will be paid on or before November 7, 2025 and the subsequent installments on or before 7th of next months. On payment of the first installment on November 7, 2025, the appellant will reconnect the electric supply on the undertaking to pay the balance of the amount of Rs.3,00,000/- in six monthly installments as recorded herein.

4. In the event of default of payment of any of the monthly installments as directed or in the event of default of deposit of the first installment, the distribution Company is at liberty to disconnect the electric supply forthwith. Needless to say that the writ petitioner will pay the reconnection charges and comply with the statutory requirements.

5. Impugned judgment and order rendered in WPA 10995 of 2025 is set aside.

6. Appellant will complete the final assessment bill within a period of three months from date.

7. MAT/1387/2025 along with the connected applications are disposed of without any order as to costs.

(Debangsu Basak, J.) (Md. Shabbar Rashidi, J.)