W.P.(C) 12221/2026 $~43 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010392702026 + W.P.(C) 12221/2026 MEENAKSHI MEHTA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Y.R. Sharma and Mr. Ujjwal Goel, Advocates. versus BSES RAJDHANI POWER LIMITED & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Manish Srivastava and Mr. Moksh Arora, Advocates for R-1. Mr. Abhinav Singh and Ms. Pearl Khurana, Advocates for Delhi Fire Service. Mr. Sarabjit Singh, ADO, Delhi Fire Service. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT BANSAL O R D E R % 17.09.2026 1. Pursuant to the order passed by this Court on 21st August, 2026, the subject property has been inspected by the officials of Delhi Fire Service along with officials of BSES. 2. Status report has been handed over in Court by Delhi Fire Service and the same is taken on record. 3. As per the status report, the property is being used purely for residential purposes and the property comprises of Stilt, Ground, and three upper floors. This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 22/09/2026 at 11:12:58 W.P.(C) 12221/2026 4. As per the petitioner, the height of the building is 17.45 mtrs. 5. No status report has been filed on behalf of the respondent no.1/BSES to contradict the same. 6. Therefore, in terms of the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (Supply Code and Performance Standards) Regulations, 2017 (‘DERC Regulations’), the petitioner would be entitled to grant of electricity connection. The relevant extracts of the Schedule of Charges and the Procedure (Sixth Amendment) Order, 2021, dated 15th April 2021, issued with regard to implementation of the abovesaid DERC Regulations, are set out below: “4(1) In case the total height of such building is more than 15 meters without stilt parking and more than 17.5 meters with stilt parking, the distribution licensee shall: (i) release the electricity connection in the dwelling units which are within the height of 15 meters without stilt parking and within the height of 17.5 meters with stilt parking of the building, without insisting for Fire Clearance Certificate: (ii) in the dwelling units which are above the height of 15 meters without stilt parking and which are above the height of 17.5 meters with stilt parking of the building, the electricity connection shall not be provided unless the fire clearance certificate has been obtained:” (emphasis supplied) 7. In view of the clear finding in the status report that there is a stilt floor in the subject building, and that the height of the subject building is less than 17.5 metres, a direction is issued to the respondent no.1/BSES to grant electricity connection to the petitioner, subject to fulfilment of codal formalities. AMIT BANSAL, J SEPTEMBER 17, 2026/Vivek/- This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 22/09/2026 at 11:12:58