12 2255..0099..22002266 Court No. 652 D.Hira WPA 9106 of 2026 Dinesh Ghosh Vs. The State of West Bengal & Ors. Mr. Gazi Faruque Hossain. … for the petitioner Mr. Kisor Ray, Ms. Kriti. … for the respondent nos. 6 to 12 Mr. Amitabh Shukla. … for the WBSEDCL Ms. Indrani Chakraborty, Mr. Falguni Bandyopadhyay. … for the State 1. In the instant writ petition, the petitioner has prayed for installation of new domestic connection in the premises where he resides along with the co-owners of the premises. 2. Admittedly, the petitioner is one of the co-owners of the premises and jointly owns the premises with the other residents there. 3. The petitioner alleges that due to objection raised by the other co-owners, his statutory right of being provided with electricity connection is being jeopardized, as the respondent authority is unable for the reason of such objection of the rest of the co- owners of the premises, to provide electricity connection to him. 4. Learned advocates for the respondent authority as well as the private respondents and the State appear. 2 5. The respondent authority has come up with an affidavit-in-opposition today, which is filed and taken on record. There the respondent authorities have incorporated an inspection report. 6. From the said affidavit, it appears that the respondent authority has already inspected the premises and found the domestic connection as prayed for by the petitioner, can be duly provided from the existing pole with the help of 15 meter long wire. 7. It is understood from the report as well as submissions made on behalf of the respondent authority that the same arrangement may not endanger the connection already existing or the lives of other residents of the premises, in any manner whatsoever. 8. On behalf the private respondents, there is objection as regards the prayer of the petitioner as above, which is, however, found to be unsustainable. 9. The petitioner’s right under the statute for being provided with electricity connection at the premises which he lawfully occupies, cannot be frustrated without any just and cogent reason supported duly by the legal provisions. 10. In the present case, there is none of that sort to deprive the petitioner for being provided with the electricity connection as prayed for. 11. Let this writ petition be disposed of with the direction that the respondent authority shall immediately take steps to provide electricity connection to the premises of the petitioner, in terms of the application of the 3 petitioner dated March 27, 2026, in the mode and manner as enumerated in the inspection report of the said respondent authority, submitted before the Court. 12. The exercise as above should be concluded by the respondent authority within a period of two weeks from the date of the order. 13. The respondent authority shall be at liberty to take police help, if any necessary, for installation of new electricity connection at the premises of the petitioner, in the manner as noted in the report of it, at the cost of the petitioner. 14. With the aforesaid observations and directions, WPA No. 9106 of 2026 is allowed and disposed of. 15. Urgent photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties upon compliance with all requisite formalities. (Rai Chattopadhyay, J.)