The Court was dealing with a public interest litigation petition filed by one Hariom stating that nearly 200 migrant families from Pakistan are living in North Delhi’s Adarsh Nagar area for several years. They have been issued Aadhaar cards and are staying here on a long-term visa issued by the Government of India.
It was stated that there are small children and women in the area and in absence of electricity it has become very difficult for these families to survive the harsh conditions.
The plea further argued that the families had approached Tata Power for supply of electricity but they were told that they need NOC from the land-owning authority.
However, Tata Power informed the Court that the land in question belongs to the Centre/Defence Department/Delhi Metro and in absence of a NOC they cannot provide electricity connection.
Source: Barandbench
