JUDGMENT :

BIREN VAISHNAV, J.

1 The appellant Paschim Gujarat Vij Company Limited (P.G.V.C.L for short) was the original respondent in the Special Civil Application No. 19061 of 2018 which was decided by the learned Single Judge by oral judgment dated 12.12.2019. Ghanshyamsinh Amarsinh Gohil, the original petitioner, had approached the learned Single Judge assailing a communication dated 17.10.2018 issued by the appellant. By the aforesaid communication, the appellant refused to entertain the request of the respondent – petitioner for a new connection for supply of electricity unless and until the outstanding dues to the tune of Rs.1,07,62,381.31 paisa of the previous owner of the land, namely, Chhatrasinh alias Satubha Sarvaiya are paid. The learned Single Judge by the judgment under challenge allowed the petition and held that the appellant electricity company could not have rejected the application filed by the petitioner for a new connection for the supply of electricity as there were no outstanding dues with regard to the land in question.

2. The facts in brief are as under:

2.1 Chhatrasinh alias Satubha Sarvaiya was the owner of land being Survey No. 16 paiki 5 paiki 1. The total