P.Suresh Kumar v. The Superintending Engineer And Another

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

[CIRCUIT BENCH AT PORT BLAIR] *** WPA/4/2024 P.Suresh Kumar Vs The Superintending Engineer and another Mr. Tapan Kumar Das ... for the petitioner Mr. Tulsi Lall Mr. Rakesh Kumar ... for the respondents January, 19, 2024 [AKB] Item No.9 Learned Advocate appearing for the petitioner submits that the Writ Petitioner namely P.Suresh Kumar is ready and willing to give undertaking with the electricity authorities and to that extent representation was made to the Assistant Engineer, Port Blair. In view of the settled proposition of law, the Respondent Authorities are directed to provide electricity connection to the petitioner on usual undertaking given by an encroacher. All efforts be taken to provide electricity to the petitioner within a period of four weeks from the date of communication of this order by the respondent nos.1 and 2, which would be subject to the cost which may be required to be paid, particularly, if the petitioner is residing in an area which is remote and it will be the petitioner only who would be availing electricity connection.

With the aforesaid observation WPA 4 of 2024 is disposed of.

Parties to act on a server copy of this order duly collected from the official website of the Hon'ble High Court at Calcutta.

Urgent Photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties, subject to compliance with all requisite formalities.

[Tirthankar Ghosh, J. ]