Legal Views

 The High Court of HP  has ordered disconnection of the electricity supply of the person who obstructs in laying electricity service line  on his land.  Justice Vivek Singh Thakur held as under:     "It is duty of distribution licensee to provide connection to every eligible applicant by taking necessary      steps for which  respondents are empowered. in present case  finding petitioner entitled for connection,      a demand notice has been issued and in sequel thereto, petitioner had deposited the amount in July, 2019, but it appears that influenced by extraneous considerations, electricity connection to  the petitioner has not been provided. otherwise also, a person enjoying benefit of electricity connection   from a line laid on  government or private land belonging to others, cannot be permitted to create hinderance to the electricity connection, to be provided to his neighbour, by raising objectio...

                                In a recent landmark decision of the High Court of Himachal Pradesh in CWP No.                     10931 of   2023 titled as Sh. Rajender  Kumar Sen and others  versus State of           Himachal Pradesh and others decided on 30th July 2025, the court has  passed directions to lay down sewage line and provided sewage connections to the petitioner even if the land involved is  of private land. court observed that  it is duty of the municipal council to provide sewage connection  and there is no need to take prior consent of the private land owner.  however,  the court made it clear that while laying down said sewage line it be ensured that minimum damage is caused to the property of the private respondents and the beed of the fiel...