Shri. Sheik Safiul Islam v. The Assistant Engineer

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

[ CIRCUIT BENCH AT PORT BLAIR ] ...

WPA/509/2022 Sheik Safiul Islam ... Petitioner Vs.

The Assistant Engineer ... Respondent Mr. K. Sabir ...for the Petitioner Mr. Rakesh Kumar Ms. Preeja Menon ...for the Respondent September 29, 2022 [MAM] Item No.9 The petitioner seeks electricity connection at his premises bearing Survey No.2749/P at Machiline, South Point Village under Port Blair 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 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 509/2022 is accordingly disposed of.

(Kausik Chanda, J.)