SHRI.P.ARUMUGAM KMB JAYAPAL vs THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER (HQ) AND ANR — WPA/125/2026

Case under Electricity Act ,2003 Section NA. Disposed: Contested--DISPOSED on 23rd March 2026.

Case disposed Next hearing 17-Mar-2026

CNR: WBCHCP0003052026

Filing Number

WPA/125/2026

Filing Date

16-Mar-2026

Registration No

WPA/125/2026

Registration Date

16-Mar-2026

Judge

Hon'ble Justice Chaitali Chatterjee(das)

Coram

Hon'ble Justice Chaitali Chatterjee(das)

Bench Type

SINGLE BENCH

Category

GROUP A (WRIT MATTERS) ( 1 )

Sub-Category

Connection/Disconnection ( 1 )

Judicial Branch

Judicial Section

Decision Date

23-Mar-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--DISPOSED

Last updated 27-Mar-2026

Acts & Sections

Electricity Act ,2003 Section NA

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.SHRI.P.ARUMUGAM KMB JAYAPAL

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER (HQ) AND ANR

  2. 2.THE ASSISTANT ENGINEER

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 23-Mar-2026

    Hon'ble Justice Chaitali Chatterjee(das)View PDF

    The High Court at Calcutta (Port Blair Circuit) disposed of the writ petition by directing the electricity authority to decide the petitioner's pending electricity connection application within two weeks after giving him a hearing. The court held that the 2+ year delay in processing the application constituted arbitrary inaction and that electricity is essential for dignified living and cannot be indefinitely withheld, though it left the eligibility determination to the authority's reasoned decision. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 23-Mar-2026

    Electricity Matter

    Hon'ble Justice Chaitali Chatterjee(das)

  4. 20-Mar-2026

    Electricity Matter

    Hon'ble Justice Chaitali Chatterjee(das)

  5. 18-Mar-2026

    Hon'ble Justice Chaitali Chatterjee(das)View PDF

  6. 17-Mar-2026

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  7. 16-Mar-2026

    Case filed

    Registration No. WPA/125/2026

casestatus.in Summary

The High Court at Calcutta (Port Blair Circuit) disposed of the writ petition by directing the electricity authority to decide the petitioner's pending electricity connection application within two weeks after giving him a hearing. The court held that the 2+ year delay in processing the application constituted arbitrary inaction and that electricity is essential for dignified living and cannot be indefinitely withheld, though it left the eligibility determination to the authority's reasoned decision. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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