DEVENDRI DEVI vs GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS.

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$~25 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 15th January 2026 + W.P.(C) 5456/2024, CM APPL. 22529/2024 & CM APPL. 49714/2024 DEVENDRI DEVI .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Himanshu Kaushik and Mr. Rishabh Pandey, Advocates (through VC). versus GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Dhruv Rohatgi, Ms. Chandrika Sachdev and Mr. Dhruv Kumar, Advocates for R-1. Mr. Manish Srivastava, Mr. Moksh Arora, Mr. Santosh Ramdurg, Advocates for R-2 with Mr. Amit Singh, AGM, Legal. Mr. M.M. Kashyap and Ms. Poonam Seth, Advocates for R-3. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT BANSAL AMIT BANSAL, J. (Oral) 1. The present petition assails an order dated 25th January, 2024, passed by the office of Electricity Ombudsman, whereby the appeal filed by the respondent no.3 was disposed of with a direction that a new connection shall be installed in the premises in question in the name of the respondent no.3, and that the subsisting connection in the name of the petitioner shall be disconnected. 2. The brief facts relevant for deciding the present petition are set out Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed W.P.(C) 5456/2024 Page 1 of 6 By:AANCHAL TAGGAR Signing Date:20.01.2026 19:04:31 below: 2.1. Since 2003, the petitioner has been enjoying the electricity connection services provided by the respondent no.2/TPDDL at her residential premises bearing No. 847, Khasra No. 141/22, Ground Floor, Block B, Gali No. 21/4, Shiv Kunj, Sant Nagar, Burari, Delhi 110084. 2.2. In August 2019, during the reconstruction of the aforesaid premises, the petitioner surrendered the old electricity connection and obtained a temporary electricity connection from the respondent no.2, which was disconnected on 4th February 2023. 2.3. On 1st April 2023, the petitioner obtained a fresh ele