G.Kumar Swamy v. The Assistant Engineer And ANR

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

[ CIRCUIT BENCH AT PORT BLAIR ] ...

WPA/445/2022 G. Kumar Swamy ... Petitioner Vs.

The Assistant Engineer and another ... Respondents Mrs. Shipra Mandal ...for the Petitioner Mr. Tulsi Lall Mrs. Preeja Menon ...for the Respondents September 23, 2022 [MAM] Item No.9 The petitioner seeks electricity connection at his premises bearing Survey No.1/P at Manglutan village under Ferrargunj Tehsil.

It is not disputed by the parties before this Court that though the petitioner is an encroacher in respect of the land in question, he has a settled possession over the said land.

The petitioner, therefore, cannot be deprived of electricity connection at his premises.

Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of giving a direction upon the respondent no. 1 to effect the electricity connection at the premises of the petitioner within a period of two weeks from the date of communication of this order subject to compliance of all formalities by the petitioner. Needless to mention that grant of electricity connection shall not create any other right with regard to the land in question in favour of the petitioner.

WPA 445/2022 is accordingly disposed of.

(Kausik Chanda, J.)