Can a pending family dispute over title keep a household without power? The Madhya Pradesh High Court says no: an occupier entitled to electricity connection under Section 43 of the Electricity Act, 2003 cannot be refused supply merely because title to the premises is in dispute. Gwalior: Allowing a writ petition, the Madhya Pradesh High […]
The Allahabad High Court has directed the North Eastern Railway to provide an electricity connection within 30 days to the son of a temple Mahant living in a Railway Colony at Ballia, holding that electricity is an indispensable part of the right to life under Article 21 and that he had been forced to live without it for over a decade.
The Calcutta High Court ruled that denial of electricity based on lack of ownership documents violates access to basic services. The case involved Krishnawathi, whose application was rejected under Clause 5.30 of JERC Regulation. Justice Rao emphasized that essential services shouldn’t be denied to lawful occupants, even encroachers, highlighting prior court decisions supporting this view.
