Kanniyammal v. The Superintending Engineer And ANR

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

[CIRCUIT BENCH AT PORT BLAIR] ...

WPA/530/2023 Smt. Kanniyammal ...Petitioner Vs.

The Superintending Engineer and another

...Respondents

Mr. Anil Kumar Chakraborty Mr. Amit Malhotra ... for the petitioner Mr. Tulsi Lall Mr. Rakesh Kumar ... for the respondents April 19, 2023 {M.A. Mobin) Item No.11 The grievance of the petitioner is that, the petitioner has occupied a Government revenue land measuring an area of 200 sq. mtrs. in Survey No. 123/42 situated at Brookshabad village under Port Blair Tehsil, South Andaman District. The petitioner says that the petitioner has constructed a house and residing with her family members. The petitioner has applied for grant of electricity connection before the authorities but till date the authorities have not considered the same. Considering the submissions made by the learned Counsel for the respective parties and the judgment passed by the Special Bench of this Court in the case of Abhimanyu Mazumdar vs. Superintending Engineer reported at 2011(2) CHN (Cal) 768, the Writ petition is disposed of by directing the Assistant Engineer,

Electricity Department, Sub-Division-II, Andaman & Nicobar Administration, Port Blair to provide electric connection to the petitioner within (four) 4 weeks from the date of receipt of the order after compliance of all necessary formalities.

It is made clear that providing electricity will not create any title over the property. The respondents have not filed affidavit-in-opposition, the allegation made therein are deemed to have been denied.

WPA No. 530 of 2023 is disposed of.

(Krishna Rao, J.)