SHEKHAR BARNWAL vs BSES RAJDHANI POWER LTD & ORS.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 10th February, 2026 W.P.(C) 3931/2025 with CM APPL. 18356/2025 & CM APPL. 18357/2025 SHEKHAR BARNWAL .....Petitioner Through: Dr. Ishaan Swarana Sharma, Advocate (through VC) along with Mr. Shubham Shukla, Ms. Shambhavi Sharma, Mr. Ayush and Mr. Mukund Ranjan, Advocates versus BSES RAJDHANI POWER LTD & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Sharique Hussain and Ms. Kirti Garg, Advocates for R-1 Ms. Shobha Gupta, Ms. Sanskirti Sankuntala Gupta, Ms. Simranjeet Kaur, Ms. Akshita Mishra and Ms. Manasvi Negi, Advocates for R-2 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT BANSAL AMIT BANSAL, J. (Oral) 1. The present writ petition has been filed seeking direction to set aside the order dated 21st February, 2025 passed by the Electricity Ombudsman in Appeal No. 44/2025 titled Shri Sanjay Barnwal v. BSES Rajdhani Power Limited (hereinafter ‘impugned order’). 2. By way of the impugned order, the electricity connection which was granted by the respondent no.1/ BSES Rajdhani Power Limited (hereinafter 3. Brief facts necessary for deciding present writ petition are as follows: 3.1. The petitioner and the respondent no.2 are real brothers residing in the