C.W.P NO. 13935 OF 2008 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P NO. 13935 OF 2008 DECIDED ON : 20.05.2009 Piara Singh ...Petitioner versus Punjab State Electricity Board and ors. ...Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURYA KANT Present : Mr. R. K. Arora, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. A. S. Grewal, Advocate, for respondents No.1 to 4. Mr. Palvinder Singh, Senior DAG, Punjab, for respondent No.5. Mr. R. M. Singh, Advocate, for respondent No.6. SURYA KANT, J. (ORAL) The petitioner seeks a direction to the Punjab State Electricity Board (in short “the PSEB”) authorities to provide him electricity connection under the Own Your Tubewell (OYT) Scheme issued vide circular No.44/07 dated 20.08.2007. The petitioner had earlier deposited the entire expenses which were to be incurred for providing electricity connection under the aforesaid Scheme. Meanwhile, respondent No.6 filed a civil suit and an injunction decree has been granted in his favour due to which the wires cannot pass over his land. C.W.P NO. 13935 OF 2008 -2- In these circumstances, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the Assistant Executive Engineer-respondent No.4 to find out any other alternative to provide electricity connection to the petitioner and if that alternative route is feasible, the expenses likely to be incurred on that be assessed and if the petitioner expresses his willingness to bear those expenses, the respondents are directed to consider and dispose of the petitioenr's claim. Disposed of. The needful shall be done within a period of four months from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order. MAY 20, 2009 (SURYA KANT) shalini JUDGE