Tarun Karthick
Sri Vijaya Puram, 13 August 2025
In its order on WPA(P) 11/2024 — Indra Pal Singh v. Union of India & Others, on 11th August 2025, the Calcutta High Court’s Circuit Bench in Port Blair has directed that the Director (Power), Andaman and Nicobar Administration, shall present before the Court on the next date of hearing.
The judgment records: “A comprehensive report be submitted by the Administration on the adjourned date annexing relevant documents to indicate the steps taken by them to resolve the issue. The Director (Power), Andaman and Nicobar Administration shall remain present before this Court on the adjourned date to apprise the Court of the situation as on that date and the steps taken by the authority to meet the same.”
The Court observed:“The existing power crisis in the islands is a cause of immense sufferance to the people at large. It is expected that the Administration shall take immediate and meaningful steps in order to resolve the issue.”
The matter has been listed to appear “on the second day of the next available Circuit Bench under the heading ‘To Be Mentioned’.”
