Unauthorized Layout Can't Be Ground To Deny Electricity Connection To Property Owner, Even Encroacher Entitled To Supply: AP High Court

Ritika Verma

27 July 2026 7:15 PM IST

  • Unauthorized Layout Cant Be Ground To Deny Electricity Connection To Property Owner, Even Encroacher Entitled To Supply: AP High Court

    The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that mere declaration of a layout as unauthorized cannot be a ground to deny an electricity service connection to a person having valid title and possession over the property. [2026 LiveLaw (AP) 156]Allowing a writ petition, the Court observed that under the General Terms and Conditions of Electricity Supply, even an encroacher or a rightful possessor...

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