05.10.2026 WPA 25372 of 2024 Sl.14,sk Ct.652 Subhankar Samanta -vs- W.B.S.E.D.C.L. & Ors. Mr. Debashis Kundu Ms. Munmun Mondal Mr. B.Modak …for the petitioner Ms. Susmita Chatterjee ….for the WBSEDCL 1. Affidavit of service is filed in Court, let that be taken on record. 2. The writ petitioner has applied for new connection of electricity vide an application dated 20th September, 2024. The said connection has not yet been installed, principally due to physical objections raised by the added respondent nos. 6, 7 and 8. 3. Those persons have been made parties in the instant writ petition pursuant to the leave granted by the Court. Copy of the writ petition has been served upon the said added respondent. However, none is represented when the matter is called on. 4. Ms. Chatterjee, learned advocate has represented the respondent authority. 5. Having heard learned advocates present today and having perused the materials on record, it is found that the dispute between the parties is 2 with regard to the ownership of the land, over which the respondent authority has to carry the electricity line, by erecting of poles, to the residence of the petitioner. 6. There is disputed claim as regards of the ownership of the said piece of land between the petitioner and the added respondent. It appears that a civil suit is also pending with respect to the same before the competent court, which has not granted any injunction as yet, or any order of status quo as regards usage of the said piece of land. 7. In such circumstances, the Court finds no impediment for the respondent authority to carry forward with the work of installation of electricity line as prayed for by the petitioner. 8. In such circumstances, let the present writ petition be disposed of directing the respondent /WBSEDCL to immediately install electricity connection to the premises of the petitioner as prayed for vide application dated 20th September, 2024, by erecting poles as required, subject to fulfillment of statutory and other necessary obligations by the petitioner. 9. In doing so, if the respondent as above, faces any physical obstruction by anyone, it shall be 3 at liberty to take police help at the cost of the petitioner, to complete the works.. 10. The respondent no. 4 is directed to extend appropriate assistance to the respondent authority in that case, to install electricity connection at the premises of the petitioner, upon compliance all necessary formalities by the petitioner. 11. Let the entire exercise as above be concluded by the concerned respondent within a period of four weeks from the date of communication of this order. 12. Since no affidavit-in-opposition is called for in the instant case, the allegation if any, made in the writ petition is deemed to have been denied and disputed by the respondent authority. (Rai Chattopadhyay, J) 4 5 6 WPA 25372 of 2024 Subhankar Samanta -vs- 05.10.2026 The West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Co.Ltd. & Ors. Sl.no.14 ct.652 Mr. Dibashis Kundu Ms. Munmun Mondal Mr. B. Modak ….for the petitioner Ms. Susmita Chatterjee …for the WBSEDCL Mr. Anirban Bose Mr. Sourath Dutt Ms. Atreyee Senapati …for the respondent nos. 9 & 10 1. 2. The petitioner’s grievance is that the private respondent has by excavating by any passage between the two premises of the petitioner and 7 the private respondent has put up three earthing points. 3. The petitioner anticipates threat and safety issues for the same and has written to the Station Manager, Arambagh Customer Care Centre, WBSEDCL for redressal, vide his letter dated 18th August, 2026. 4. In the instant writ petition, the petitioner seeks that the said writ petition of him be considered by the said respondent authority. 5. The respondent authority is represented by Mr. Koley, learned advocate. The respondent authority, on its own hand, led the earthing points as alleged and submits that the same is only by the private arrangement made by the private respondent. 6. The private respondent is represented by Mr. Bose. He submits that the instant writ petition may be turned as non-maintainable one in view of the petitioner’s failure to show any statutory violation in the same. 7. Having heard the learned advocates for the respective parties and perusing the materials on record, let the respondent WBSEDCL be directed to file a report in the instant case on affidavit enumerated its contention about the grievance of the petitioner. 8. The private respondent may also bring on record its contention, by filing affidavit-in- opposition. 9. Let the documents as above by the respective documents be filed within a period of two weeks from the date. 8 10. Copy thereof be served to the petitioner in advance. Affidavit –in-reply, thereto, if any or exception, be filed within one week thereafter. 11. Let this matter appear after three weeks. (Rai Chattopadhyay, J.)