Page 1 of 2. IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK WP(C) No.8296 of 2025 Sarat Kumar Swain ..... Petitioner Represented By Adv. - Anup Udaya Senapati -versus- 1) Tata Power Central Odisha Distribution Ltd (tpcodl) ..... Opposite Parties 2) Sub-div. Engineer, Tpcodl, Div-ii Represented By Adv. – Mr. L.K.Maharana, Standing Counsel for TPCODL CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ADITYA KUMAR MOHAPATRA Order No. ORDER 02.04.2025 01. 1. This matter is taken up through Hybrid Arrangement (Virtual /Physical Mode). 2. Heard learned counsel for the Petitioner as well as learned counsel for the TPCODL-Opposite Parties. Perused the writ application as well as documents annexed thereto. 3. The Petitioner has filed the present writ application with the following prayer: “It is therefore prayed that this Hon'ble Court may graciously be pleased to admit this writ petition, call for the records, issue notice to the opposite parties and upon hearing, issue writ of mandamus directing the opp. party No.2 to provide the electricity connection as per the application under Annexure - 3 to the residence of the petitioner within a stipulated period of time. And may further be pleased to pass any other order/direction as would be deem fit and proper as facts Page 2 of 2. and circumstances of the case.” 4. The sole grievance of the petitioner in the present writ application is that although he has made an application for electricity connection under Annexure-3 to the writ application, however no final decision has been taken on such application. 5. Taking into consideration the limited nature of grievance, this Court deems it proper to dispose of the writ application by directing the Opposite Party No.1 to consider and dispose of the application of the petitioner in accordance with law and the applicable rules within a period of four weeks from the date of communication of a certified copy of today’s order. The final decision so taken be communicated to the petitioner within ten days from the date of taking such decision. 6. With the aforesaid observations and directions, the writ application stands disposed of. 7. Issue urgent certified copy of this order as per Rules. ( A.K. Mohapatra ) Judge Rubi