MR. BHAYA PRAFULL KUMAR SINGH AND ORS vs GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI AND ORS.

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$~25 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of decision: 10th February, 2026 + W.P.(C) 12105/2025, CM APPL. 49384/2025 & CM APPL. 77162/2025 MR. BHAYA PRAFULL KUMAR SINGH AND ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Krishna Gopal Mishra, Mr. Pravin Mishra, Ms. Sachi Mishra & Mr. Nawendu Kr. Pandey, Advocates. versus GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI AND ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Rajesh Banati & Mr. Ashish Sareen, Advocates for R- 1. Ms. Urvi Mohan, Advocate for R-2. Mr. Puneet Yadav, Advocate for MCD. Mr. Shrique Hussain and Ms. Kirti Garg, Advocates for R-4. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT BANSAL AMIT BANSAL, J. (Oral) 1. The present writ petition has been filed seeking the following reliefs: “a) Issue a Writ of Mandamus or such other Writ as may be expedient, directing the Respondent No. 4 i.e., the BSES Rajdhaani Pvt. Ltd. to provide electricity connection to the residential households inhabited by the petitioners in the present Writ Petition (sic); and b) Issue a Writ of Mandamus or such other Writ as may be expedient, directing the Respondent No. 1 as well as Respondent No. 2, to not to Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed W.P.(C) 12105/2025 Page 1 of 7 By:AANCHAL TAGGAR Signing Date:13.02.2026 10:51:35 take any coercive action against the colonized area expanded over the piece of land viz. Khasra No. 137/1, 137/4, 137/5 and 137/6/1 by the petitioners, in order to protect the fundamental Right of the petitioners enumerated in the Article 21 of the Constitution of India; and c) Issue rule Nisi in terms of prayer and confirm the same after hearing the parties; and” 2. Counsel for the petitioners submits that he presses only prayer clause (a) in the present writ petition i.e., to provide electricity connection to the residential households inhabited by the petitio