WPA/17496/2026 of USHA RAJAK Vs CESC LIMITED AND ORS. on 9 October 2026

1. The petitioner’s prayer in the instant writ petition is for supplying of electric line and meter at her residence.

2. Parties are represented today when the matter is taken up.

3. According to the respondent authority, the application of the petitioner for new connection could not have been worked out due to the non- cooperation by the private respondent to put up the new meter at the existing meter board.

4. It is learnt from the learned Advocate for the respective parties that now the parties have come to a consensus of opinion, that the meter board may be shifted to a common space at the cost of the petitioner, upon which the private respondent shall have no objection for installation of new

2 meter, in terms of prayer of the present petitioner and the respondent authority can execute the work.

5. Hence, this writ petition is disposed of with direction that the respondent authority shall immediately take steps for shifting of meter box position to a common place subject to payment of cost of that by the petitioner. Upon shifting the common meter box, the respondent authority shall immediately install electricity connection and meter for the petitioner in terms of her prayer subject to her paying the appropriate fees and compliance of other formalities in terms of law.

6. The meter of the private respondent should also be shifted to the common meter box.

7. Let the entire exercise as above be concluded by the respondent authority within a period of fortnight from the date of compliance by the present petitioner.

8. With the direction as above, the instant writ petition is disposed of.

9. Urgent photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties upon compliance with all requisite formalities.

(Rai Chattopadhyay, J.)