Mukti Gupta v. Cesc Limited And ORS

D/L. 35.

October 17, 2023.

MNS.

WPA No. 21625 of 2023 Mukti Gupta Vs.

CESC Limited and others Mr. Bidyut Kumar Halder, Mr. Indranil Halder, Ms. Neha Singh ... for the petitioner.

Mr. Joyak Kumar Gupta ...for the CESC Limited.

1. Affidavit-of-service filed in court today be kept on record.

2. Despite service, none appears for the private respondent.

3. The grievance of the petitioner is that despite complying with all formalities, no electricity connection is being given to the petitioner due to resistance by the private respondent.

4. Learned counsel for the CESC Limited corroborates such contention of the petitioner.

5. Since the private respondent chooses not to appear despite service, the matter is taken up for hearing in the absence of the private respondent.

6. WPA No. 21625 of 2023 is disposed of, thereby directing the CESC Limited to give electricity connection to the petitioner at the earliest, positively within a fortnight from this date or the date of compliance of formalities, whichever is later.

7. If any resistance is offered by the private respondent and/or his men and agents, the CESC Limited personnel will be at liberty to approach the respondent no. 3, that is, the Officer-in-Charge, South Port Police Station, for adequate police assistance. If so approached, it will be open to the respondent no. 3 to grant police assistance, by acting on a server copy of this order, at the cost of the petitioner. If necessary, it will also be open to the police authorities to remove any hindrance or padlock in the process of doing so.

8. There will be no order as to costs.

9. Urgent photostat certified copies of this order, if applied for, be made available to the parties (Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya, J.)