Kuldeep Oraun v. The Superintending And ANR

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

[ CIRCUIT BENCH AT PORT BLAIR ] *** WPA/486/2023 Kuldeep Oraun Vs.

The Superintending Engineer and another Mr. Prakash Minj ... for the petitioner Mr. Tulsi Lall Mr. Rakesh Kumar ... for the respondents March 17, 2023 [SR] Item No.2 The petitioner is an encroacher of government land, who has applied for electricity connection on 9th March, 2023, but he has not received any response from the Electricity Department, till date.

In such circumstances, 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 after receiving the intimation as to payment of fees etc.

The respondent no.2 will intimate the petitioner by seven days from the date of communication of this order the required formalities including payment of fees which are required to be complied with by the petitioner. However, 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 as has been enshrined 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/486/2023, is disposed of. ( Abhijit Gangopadhyay, J. )