Ch.Deena Bandhu v. The Superintending Engineer And ANR

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

[ CIRCUIT BENCH AT PORT BLAIR ] *** WPA/477/2023 C. H. Deena Bandhu Vs.

The Superintending Engineer and another Mr. Amit Malhotra ... for the petitioner Mr. Tulsi Lall Mr. Rakesh Kumar ... for the respondents March 16, 2023 [SR] Item No.7 The petitioner has filed this application with the grievance that despite application made for connection of electricity to his premises as has been mentioned in the writ petition to the electricity department, Andaman and Nicobar Administration on 08.02.2023. He has not received any response from the end of the said electricity department. I direct the respondent no.2 to take appropriate steps for giving electricity connection to the petitioner within a period of four weeks from the date of communication of this order, subject to the applicant complying with all requisite formalities within a period of two weeks from date. The respondent no.2 will intimate the petitioner by seven days from date of communication of this order the required formalities including payment of fess which are required to be complied with by the petitioner.

This will not create any equity in favour of the petitioner in respect of the occupied land.

Supply of electricity is essential for right to livelihood under Article 21 of the Constitution of India and it cannot be denied whatever be the status of the petitioner in respect of the land.

With the above observation and direction, this writ application, being WPA/477/2023, is disposed of. ( Abhijit Gangopadhyay, J. )