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2025 DAILYLAW 109096 (ALL)

ANJANI DEVI v. U P POWER CORPORATION LIMITED AND 3 OTHERS

WRIC/39701/2024 · 2025-01-31

Shekhar B Saraf, Vipin Chandra Dixit

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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:14367-DB Court No. - 40 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 39701 of 2024 Petitioner :- Anjani Devi Respondent :- U P Power Corporation Limited And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Veerendra Kumar Shukla Counsel for Respondent :- Krishna Agarawal,Narendra Kumar Tiwari Hon'ble Shekhar B. Saraf,J. Hon'ble Vipin Chandra Dixit,J. 1. Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the parties. 2. This is a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India wherein the writ petitioner has prayed for the following reliefs:- "(a) to issue a writ order or direction in the nature of Mandamus, commanding/directing to the Respondents to correct the electricity bill of the petitioner in compliance of the order dated 01.07.2022 passed by Electricity Consumer Grievance Redressal Forum, Prayagraj in complaint No.85/2022 in Electricity Account No.7794695000 forthwith. (b) to issue a writ order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding/directing to the respondents authority to not disconnect the electricity connection of the petitioner till compliance of the order dated 01.07.2022 passed by the Electricity Consumer Grievance Redressal Forum, Prayagraj. (c) to issue such other and further appropriate writ, order or direction which this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper under the facts and circumstances of the case;" 2. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the respondents submits that similar issue is pending before the Electricity Ombudsman. 3. In light of the same, we are of the view that the Electricity Ombudsman should decide the matter of the petitioner expeditiously. 4. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction upon the Electricity Ombudsman to decide the matter which is pending before him, expeditiously, preferably within a period of six weeks from date. Order Date :- 31.1.2025 Dev/- (Vipin Chandra Dixit,J.) (Shekhar B. Saraf,J.) Digitally signed by :- DEV PRAKASH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad