MC 1551/2008 BEFORE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE K. SREEDHAR RAO The petitioner has constructed a building on A.T. Road and sought for electricit y supply from the respondent-Board. The respondent-Board did not give supply. He nce, the petitioner filed WP(C) No.4873/2005. This Court directed the respondent -Board to give power supply to the building. The respondent-Board, pursuant to t he said order, went to give power supply to the building of the petitioner. The persons in the neighbourhood objected grant of power supply on the ground that t he building is constructed illegally and prevented the employees of the responde nt-Board from giving power supply. It is the case of the respondent-Board that t he said employees also made a request to the police for giving assistance, but t he police did not give any assistance. The petitioner, therefore, has filed this writ petition. The counsel for the respondent-Board submits that as per the record submitted by the petitioner, the building is constructed after obtaining permission from Gau hati Municipal Corporation and also admits that the claim of the petitioner for seeking power supply is lawful. Because of the objections raised by the neighbou rs, they were not able to give power supply without assistance of the police. In that view of the matter, the writ petition is allowed. The respondent-Board i s directed to give power supply to the building of the petitioner. The police of ficer of the jurisdictional area, who is respondent No.22, shall give all necess ary police protection and assistance to the employees of the respondent-Board to give power supply to the building of the petitioner. The connected Misc. Case shall also stand disposed of.