( 1 ) PETITIONER has filed this petition for a direction that the respondents No. 1 and 2 be directed to provide electricity supply connection to the petitioner.

( 2 ) PETITIONER purchased a residential house from respondents No. 3 and 4 vide registered sale-deed dated 3-12-2008. Thereafter, petitioner applied for a new electricity supply connection. Before that a electricity connection was provided to the house of respondents No. 3 and 4 vide connection No. 302-43-4-361544 and after computerization the service number was 302-43-4-3615443 The respondents No. 1 and 2 refused to grant a new electricity supply connection to the petitioner on the ground that at the time of purchase of the house by the petitioner an amount of Rs. 68,203. 00 was over due on respondents No. 3 and 4 against the old electricity connection No. 302-43-4-361644 and until and unless the aforesaid amount be cleared by the petitioner or respondents No. 3 and 4, the new electricity connection could not be provided to the petitioner.

( 3 ) THE petitioner has not disputed the aforesaid factual position that an amount of rs. 68,203. 00 was due against respondents no. 3 and 4 towards old electricity connection