1 IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA [ CIRCUIT BENCH AT PORT BLAIR ] *** WPA/358/2026 Smt. Romila Devi Vs. The Superintending Engineer and Anr. Mr. K. Vijay Kumar … for the petitioner Mr. S.C. Mishra … for the respondent July 29, 2026 [AKB] Item No.11 1. The writ petitioner and the respondent authorities are represented by their respective learned counsels. 2. By filing the instant writ petition the writ petitioner has prayed for issuance of appropriate writ/writs against the respondent authority more specifically against the respondent No. 2 authority commending him to provide Electricity connection in the dwelling house of the writ petitioner standing in survey no/. 86 measuring an area of 200 Sq. mts. approx. situated at RGT Raod within South Point Village Under Sri Vijaya Puram Tehsil, District South Andaman District. 3. At the time of hearing learned advocate appearing on behalf of the writ petitioner draws the attention of this Court to page No. 16 to 23 of the instant writ petition being a copy of the application dated 21.11.2024 as submitted by the writ petitioner to the respondent No.2 authority wherein a request has been made for supply of Electricity in the dwelling house of the writ petitioner particulars of which has been mentioned in the forgoing paragraph. It is submitted despite receipt of such 2 application dated 21.11.2024 the respondent No.2 authority sat tight over the matter and did nothing. 4. It is thus submitted that appropriate relief/reliefs may be granted to the writ petitioner in terms of the prayers of the instant writ petition. 5. Learned advocate appearing on behalf of the respondent/DISCOM submits before this Court that since several objections have been received with regard to prayer of the writ petitioner by the respondent authorities the electric connection as sought for could not given. 6. In view of such, this Court while disposing of the instant writ petition directs the respondent No. 2 authority to consider the application dated 21.11.2024 as submitted by the writ petitioner as a representation of the writ petitioner and after giving due opportunity of hearing both to the writ petitioner and/or any other stakeholders, if there be any and/or their authorized representatives shall pass reasoned order and shall forthwith communicate the same to the writ petitioner and other stakeholders, if there be any. 7. 7. The entire exercise as indicated in forgoing paragraph is to be completed within 45 (Forty Five) working days from the date of communication of the server copy of the order. 8. Time limit as fixed by this Court is peremptory and mandatory. 9. It is further directed that in the event the respondent No.2 while passing the reasoned order finds sufficient substance in the representation dated 21.11.2025 as submitted 3 by the writ petitioner, he is directed to take all consequential action soon thereafter. 10. With the aforementioned observation WPA/358/2026 is thus disposed of. 11. Liberty is given to the learned advocate on record to communicate the serve copy of this order to the respondent No. 2 authority, who is directed to act on the server copy of this order. 12. It is however, made clear that while disposing the instant writ petition this Court has not gone into the merits of the representation dated 21.11.2024 as submitted by the writ petitioner thus all points are kept open for adjudication by respondent No.2 authority. 13. Since affidavits have not been called for the allegations made in the instant writ petition are deemed to have been denied. 14. Urgent photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be given to the parties on priority basis on compliance of all legal formalities. ( Partha Sarathi Sen, J. )