16.07.2026 Item No.21 (DL) Court No.7 AJ. IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA CONSTITUTIONAL WRIT JURISDICTION W.P.A. 16185 of 2026 Renu Das & Ors. -Vs- West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd. & Ors. Mr. Prosenjit Mukherjee, Mr. Jahangir Hossain. …for the petitioners. Mr. Debanjan Mukherjee. …for the WBSEDCL. Mr. Sujit Bhunia, Mr. C. Lahiri. …for the respondent no.4. Mr. S. Kanjilal. …for the respondent no.5. 1. Affidavit of service filed in Court today is taken on record. 2. Mr. Prosenjit Mukherjee, learned Advocate appearing for the petitioners submits that after the order dated July 14, 2026 his clients have submitted the duly filled up forms for the purpose of new electricity connection in respect of their tenanted residential premises. He also hands up to Court a letter dated July 15, 2026 whereby the petitioners have been informed by the respondent WBSEDCL Authorities that they are required to produce valid tenancy deed in respect of the premises along with way leave or no objection. 2 3. Mr. Mukherjee, learned Advocate appearing for the petitioners invites the attention of this Court to the order dated March 17, 2026 passed by a co-ordinate Bench of this Court in WPA 5627 of 2026 whereby, a similarly circumstanced tenant on the same premises, had been granted liberty by this Court to file a fresh application for electricity connection with the respondent WBSEDCL Authorities and the respondents were directed to install a separate electricity connection to the premises of the petitioner within seven days from the date of allowing such application. 4. Mr. Debanjan Mukherjee, learned Advocate appearing for the respondent WBSEDCL Authorities submits that the petitioners can be granted connection if the petitioners are in settled possession of the premises in question. 5. Mr. Kanjilal, learned Advocate submits that he has instructions to appear on behalf of the respondent no.5 and he undertakes to file Vakalatnama in course of this week. 6. Mr. Kanjilal submits that the petitioners should not claim any equity or special right on the strength of the electricity connection that may be granted in their favour. 3 7. Mr. Bhuniya, learned Advocate appearing for the respondent no.4 hands up to Court a copy of the written instructions forwarded to him by the Inspector-in-Charge, Nimta Police Station, the same is taken on record. The report reveals that at page 3 thereof there is no electricity connection in the rented portion of the petitioners (i.e. Renu Das and others). 8. Having heard the learned Advocates appearing for the respective parties and having considered the material-on-record, this writ petition is disposed of by granting liberty to the petitioners to furnish relevant documents in support of the petitioners being in settled possession of the premises in question. Upon such documents being furnished, if it is found that the petitioners are in settled possession of the premises in question, the respondent WBSEDCL Authorities shall proceed to effect supply in favour of the petitioners within a period of two weeks from the date of the petitioners’ complying with all the requisite formalities including payment of requisite charges in accordance with law. 9. It is recorded that if the petitioners are granted electricity supply, the same would not 4 create any equity or special right in favour of the petitioners in respect of the tenanted property. 10. WPA 16185 of 2026 stands disposed of with the above observations. There shall be no order as to costs. 11. Urgent photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties subject to compliance with all requisite formalities. (Om Narayan Rai, J.)