17.04.2026 Ct. No. 7 Sl. No. 15 RANJAN WPA 6866 of 2026 ABDUL MOTIN MALLICK VS. THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND ORS. Mr. Dr. Madhusudan Saha Ray Mr. Debanjan Chatterjee ….for the WBSEDCL The grievance of the petitioner is directed against a provisional order of assessment. On behalf of the WBSEDCL, it is submitted that there are serious allegation of theft and fraud. The petitioner is a repeat offender and the aggregate dues in respect of the subject meter are in excess of Rs. 9,00,000/-. Briefly, the facts of the case reveal that the petitioner was enjoying a service connection which was disconnected as far back as on July 27, 2018 due to default in payment of approximately Rs. 90,000/-. Subsequently, during an Inspection it was found that the disconnected service line had been illegally reconnected without any consent of WBSEDCL and was being used for operating a submersible pump. In such circumstances, a police complaint had been filed and it was found that an aggregate amount of Rs. 2,47,240/- was due and payable by the petitioner. Thereafter, the petitioner 2 claimed advantage of the then prevailing Waiver Scheme to seek reconnection. Subsequently, the electricity connection of the petitioner was once again disconnected for non-payment of final assessment bill. Upon an inspection it was again found that the petitioner had illegally reconnected the electricity supply and was unauthorizedly consuming electricity. In such circumstances, there is a staggering amount of Rs. 9,33,050/- which has become due and payable by the petitioner to WBSEDCL. In view of the above, there is no question of exercising any discretionary in favour of the petitioner. The petitioner is not only a habitual defaulter but also involved in theft and illegally obtaining in electricity. The petitioner has approached his Court with unclean hands and is tainted and deserves no discretion. In such circumstances, WPA 6866 of 2026 stands dismissed. However, there shall be no order as to costs. (RAVI KRISHAN KAPUR, J.)