WP(C) 3121/2011 BEFORE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE B.D.AGARWAL Heard Sri J C Gaur, learned counsel for the writ petitioner as well as Sri D Nat h, learned Standing Counsel appearing on behalf of the ASEB. The writ petition is disposed of at the admission stage itself c onsidering the limited prayer of the writ petitioner. The petitioner’s prayer is that despite an application was made to the respondents way back in the year 2004 the respondents have not given powe r connection to the petitioner. The Standing Counsel for the ASEB submitted that the power conne ction was not given as there was dispute in between the petitioner and his broth ers and a civil suit being Title Suit No. 335 of 2007 is pending in the Court of Civil Judge (Senior Division) No. 3, Guwahati. I have gone through the plaint o f the suit. Essentially this is a dispute between the brothers. Only an alternat ive prayer has been made that if the principal defendants do not give power to t he plaintiffs, the ASEB may be directed to give new electrical connection. Sri Gaur submitted that the defendant Nos. 1 to 4 have given tem porary connection to the petitioner. However, that has not served the purpose of the petitioner. According to the learned counsel, the respondents cannot refuse to give power connection on the pretext of the pendency of a civil suit. Upon hearing the learned counsel for both the sides, the respond ents are directed to give separate power connection to the petitioner subject to fulfilment of the terms and conditions of the supply regulations. At the same t ime, the earlier application was filed as per the previous format. In the meanwh ile, new format has been issued for obtaining power connection. Hence, the petit ioner shall approach the ASEB with all the relevant documents, whereupon steps s hall be taken to give power connection to the petitioner as expeditiously as pos sible.