JUDGMENT :

Vivek Singh Thakur, J.

Petitioner has approached this Court for denial of electricity connection by respondents to her, despite deposit of amount of charges and security, amounting to Rs.10,008/- vide receipt No. 10201033127, dated 6.7.2019, demanded by respondents after completion of necessary codal formalities, to the premises occupied by her on Khasra Nos. 1043 and 1044, situated in Village Shiliri (Mohal Mehli), Tehsil Shimla Rural, District Shimla, H.P.

2. Admittedly, petitioner is not recorded owner of the land whereupon her house is constructed. Her claim is that irrespective of ownership of land beneath her house, for fundamental right under Article 21 of Constitution of India, she is entitled for electricity connection.

3. Petitioner, for establishing her entitlement for electricity connection, has referred provisions of Electricity Act, 2003 and Himachal Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (Licensee’s Duty for Supply of Electricity on Request) Regulation, 2004, (for short the “Electricity Act” and “HPERC”), wherein it is provided that applicant means t