IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 869 of 2007 (M/S) 1. M/s Salasar Iron Syndicate Limited, Registered Firm through its Partners. 2. Sri Ram Kumar Gupta S/O Sri Shyam Lal Gupta, R/O R- 9/173, Raj Nagar, Ghaziabad, U.P., Partner Firm S/s Salasar Iron Syndicate Limited. 3. Yogendra Kumar Yadav S/O Sri Padam Singh Yadav, R/O 228, Gaushala Devi Mandir Road, Muzaffarnagar (U.P.), Partner Firm M/s Salasar Iron Syndicate Limited. …… Petitioners. Versus 1. Uttarakhand Power Corporation Limited, Urja Bhawan, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, through its Chairman. 2. Sub Divisional Officer, Uttarakhand Power Corporation Limited, Dharampur, Dehradun. … Respondents. Sri V.K. Kohli, Senior Advocate, assisted by Sri Lokpal Singh, learned counsel for the petitioners. Sri Alok Singh, Senior Advocate, assisted by Sri N.S. Negi, learned counsel for the respondents-UPCL. Date February 14, 2008 Hon’ble B.S.Verma, J. The petitioners have filed the present writ petition for issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding/directing the respondents to consider the application of the petitioners for providing fresh electric connection in the premises now know as Salasar Iron Syndicate Limited and further to direct the respondents to grant the electric connection to the petitioners. Relevant facts giving rise to the present writ petition are that earlier Searsole Chemical Limited was the owner of the property situated at Kauwanwala Dehradun mentioned in the sale deed executed by Official Liquidator in favour of the petitioners. The deed of conveyance was executed on 17th August 2006 by the official liquidator of the Calcutta High Court and the petitioners 2 took possession of the assets of that firm and thereafter the petitioners moved an application for obtaining electric connection afresh before the respondent no. 2. The application has been rejected by the respondent no. 2 on the ground that there was an electric connection in the aforesaid premises and there is a dues amounting to Rs. 98,83,735/- against the firm Searsole Chemical Limited. It has been stated that the petitioners are the bona fide purchaser on the basis of auction purchase and there is no dues against them regarding electric connection. The petitioners have filed the application for obtaining commercial electric connection afresh, which has been illegally rejected by the respondent no. 2. The grievance of the petitioners is that the respondents have no authority to demy the electric connection to the petitioners merely on account of alleged non-clearance of electric charges by the previous owner of the property. I have heard Sri V.K. Kohli, learned Senior Advocate, assisted by Sri Lokpal Singh for the petitioners and Sri Alok Singh, learned Senior Advocate, assisted by Sri N.S.Negi, learned counsel for the respondents and perused the record. During the course of arguments, learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that this matter may be decided in terms of the order dated 7-11-2007 passed by this Court in Writ Petition No. 1136(M/S) of 2007, M/s Shree Prabhu Sharan Ispat Pvt. Ltd. Vs. Uttaranchal Power Corporation and another [2008(1)U.D. Page 100]. According to learned counsel, in that case, there was arrears of electric charges against the previous owner of the property and the electric connection was refused by the respondents in favour of auction purchaser. This Court has allowed the writ petition and passed an order directing the respondents to provide new electric connection sought by the petitioner provided the petitioner fulfills all the conditions required under the Regulations. Learned counsel for the petitioners urged that the matter involved in the present writ 3 petition is squarely covered by the judgment dated 7-11-2007 passed by this Court and the writ petition may be allowed in terms of the order passed in Writ Petition No. 1136 (M/S) of 2007. Learned counsel for the respondents has fairly conceded to this fact but submitted that the order passed by this Court is a conditional order. I have perused the order dated 7-11-2007 passed by this Court in Writ Petition No. 1136 (M/S) of 2007, M/s Shree Prabhu Sharan Ispat Pvt. Ltd. Vs. Uttaranchal Power Corporation and another vis-à-vis the controversy involved in the case at hand. The matter is identical, therefore, it would be expedient in the interest of justice to allow the present writ petition in terms of the earlier order passed by this Court. Accordingly the present writ petition is liable to be allowed. The writ petition is allowed in terms of order dated 7- 11-2007 passed by this Court in Writ Petition No. 1136(M/S) of 2007, M/s Shree Prabhu Sharan Ispat Pvt. Ltd. Vs. Uttaranchal Power Corporation and another, with no order as to costs. The respondents shall provide new electric connection sought by the petitioners provided they fulfill all the conditions required under the relevant Regulations formulated by the Uttarakhand Electricity Regulatory Commission (Electricity Supply Code) Regulation, 2007 as observed by this Court in earlier order. All application stands disposed of. (B.S. Verma, J.) RCP