Court No. - 2 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 3292 of 2025 Petitioner :- Santosh Kumar Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Energy Lko. And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Ashish Kumar Singh,Arvind Kumar Yadav Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Aprajita Bansal Hon'ble Rajan Roy,J. Hon'ble Om Prakash Shukla,J. (C.M. Application No.Nil of 2025) 1. This is an application for amendment. 2. Heard. 3. Accordingly, the amendment application is allowed. 4. Let necessary amendment be made during course of the day. (Order on petition) 5. Heard. 6. Petitioner claims compensation from U.P. Power Corporation on the ground that his buffalo got electrocuted on account of lapse of the said Corporation. 7. Learned counsel for electricity corporation says that there is a procedure prescribed under the Electricity Act, 2003 as contained in Section 161. Accordingly, the matter has been forwarded to the Electricity Inspector and the same is required to be considered in terms of the said provision. He says that once the report is received then if the petitioner is entitled to any compensation the same would be paid as per policy. 8. Let Electricity Inspector conduct an inquiry, complete it at the earliest say within two months and submit a report to the appropriate/ competent authority who shall consider the claim of the petitioner as per law and take a decision within six weeks of receipt of such report. 9. Sri Karan Agrawal, Advocate holding brief of Ms. Aprajita Bansal, learned counsel for electricity corporation shall ensure that our order is communicated to the Electricity Inspector concerned. 10. With these observations/ direction, the petition is disposed of. (Om Prakash Shukla,J.) (Rajan Roy,J.) Order Date :- 16.4.2025 Shanu/- Digitally signed by :- SHANU SUMAN High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench