Johnson Memorial Mission English School v. The State Of West Bengal And ORS

25.03.2026 In The High Court at Calcutta Ct. No. 5 Circuit Bench at Jalpaiguri Sl. No.8 akd W. P. A. 2651 of 2025 [Johnson Memorial Mission English School -Vs- The State of West Bengal & Ors.] Mr. Subham Ghosh Mr. Mayank Roy ... ... for the petitioner Mr. Sudipta Kanta Bhowmick Mr. Anirban Banerjee ... for respondent nos. 2 to 4 [WBSEDCL] Mr. Subir Kumar Saha .. ld. A.G.P.

Mr. Pretom Das ... ... for the State 1.

Affidavit-of-service filed in Court today is taken on record.

2.

The petitioner has preferred the present writ petition being aggrieved by the alleged inaction on the part of the respondent-WBSEDCL in not restoring the electricity connection to the petitioner.

3.

Learned Advocate for the respondent-WBSEDCL submits that electricity connection was disconnected due to non-payment of the outstanding dues. Learned Advocate further submits that the respondent-WBSEDCL has no objection in restoring the electricity connection to the petitioner and had already taken steps to restore the same but due to objections raised by the local people, the electricity connection could not be restored to the petitioner.

Accordingly, learned Advocate prays for adequate police protection of its officers at the time of restoration of the electricity connection to the petitioner.

4.

In view of the same, this Court directs the Inspectorin-charge, Malbazar Police Station to provide adequate police protection to the officers of the respondentWBSEDCL at the time of restoration of electricity connection to the petitioner. Cost of the same shall be borne by the petitioner.

5.

The respondent-WBSEDCL along with the assistance of police personnel shall effect electricity connection to the petitioner within a period of two weeks from date. 6.

With the aforesaid directions, the writ petition is disposed of.

7.

Since no affidavits have been filed by the respondents, the allegations made in the writ petition shall not be deemed to have been admitted.

8.

Let urgent Photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties on usual undertaking. (Gaurang Kanth, J.)