A.K. SINHA Vs. UNION OF INDIA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) This Rule was issued on a Writ petition. On an application made on March 11, 1959 the petitioner had obtained a telephone connection allotted to him by the Respondents. It is not in dispute that on Aug. 5, 1969 he was given the telephone connection at his the then place of business at No. 15, Ganesh Chandra Avenue. The petitioner shifted his place of business from the aforesaid premises No. 15, Ganesh Chandra Avenue to Premises No. 6-C, Gopal Banerjee Lane. The latter premises comes within the telephone Zone No. 46. On May 8, 1970, the petitioner applied for the shifting of his telephone connection from premises No. 15, Ganesh Chandra Avenue to premises No. 6-C, Gopal Banerjee Lane. Before he could get any reply to the aforesaid application of his he was in a hurry as he was leaving the premises and on May 25,1970 he informed the authorities that his existing connection may be discontinued forthwith and the instrument concerned be taken over in deposit pending the transfer of the connexion to the new premises as applied for by him. On the day following, that is, May 26, 1970 he. however, got a reply from the authorities to his application for shifting, the relevant part whereof is set out hereunder :

(2.) On May 27, 1970 the authorities, however, disconnected the existing connection and took away the instrument concerned.

(3.) Since then it is a long history of representations being made by the petitioner objecting to realisation of rental without giving him a connection on transfer as prayed for by him and objecting to the various other irregularities like the issue of improper and incorrect bills as against the petitioner. Ultimately on Aug. 7, 1971 the petitioner was informed by the authorities as follows:-