PUSHPA v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. DEPTT. OF ENERGY. U.P. LKO. AND 4 OTHERS
WRIC/5991/2025 · 2025-06-23
Alok Mathur, Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal
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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:36067-DB Court No. - 2 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 5991 of 2025 Petitioner :- Pushpa Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. Of Energy. U.P. Lko. And 4 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Krishna Gopal Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Aprajita Bansal Hon'ble Alok Mathur,J. Hon'ble Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal,J.
1. Heard Sri Krishna Gopal, learned counsel for petitioner as well as learned Standing Counsel on behalf of respondent No. 1 and Sri Karan Agarwal, Advocate holding brief of Ms. Aprajita Bansal, learned counsel for respondent Nos. 2 to 4.
2. It has been submitted by learned counsel for petitioner that petitioner is residing in House No. 495/79(219), Maya Nagar, Daliganj, Lucknow which is owned by father-in-law, sister-in- law and brother-in-law and there is a dispute between the parties due to which the petitioner has moved an application under Section 12 of Domestic Violence of Act, 2005 and also an application U/S 17 of D.V. Act for residence on which by means of order dated 02.03.2024 the competent authority has passed an order in favour of the petitioner restraining the respondents from evicting the petitioner from the shared household.
3. The grievance of the petitioner is that private respondents though have permitted the petitioner to reside in the said household but have disconnected the supply of electricity. In the aforesaid circumstances, the petitioner has moved an application to respondent No. 3 i.e. Executive Engineer, Electricity Urban Distribution Section University Mahdyanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited, Lucknow for a fresh connection but the same has not been provided and accordingly has prayed for a suitable direction to the respondents to provide a domestic electricity connection.
4. Learned counsel for respondents has informed this Court that in case petitioner fulfills the conditions for providing a fresh electricity connection including an indemnity bond, the Electricity Department will have no objection to provide a fresh electricity connection in the name of petitioner.
5. Accordingly, in view of the above, the writ petition is
disposed of with a direction to respondent No. 3 to give a list of documents and other formalities which have to be completed by the petitioner for the same within next one week. The petitioner undertakes to complete all the formalities within three days thereafter and in case all the formalities is completed, the electricity connection shall be provided to the petitioner forthwith by respondent No. 3. (Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal,J.) (Alok Mathur, J.)
Order Date :- 23.6.2025 Ravi/ Digitally signed by :- RAVI SHANKAR SRIVASTAV High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench