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2025 DAILYLAW 147398 (ALL)

ANOOP KUMAR JAISWAL v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. ENERGY LKO. AND 5 OTHERS

WRIC/6026/2025 · 2025-06-27

Alok Mathur, Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal

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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:36635-DB Court No. - 2 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 6026 of 2025 Petitioner :- Anoop Kumar Jaiswal Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Energy Lko. And 5 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Firoz Ahmad Khan Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Manish Jauhari Hon'ble Alok Mathur,J. Hon'ble Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal,J. 1. Heard Sri Firoz Ahmad Khan, learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Standing counsel for opposite party No.s 1 and 2 and Sri Manish Jauhari for respondent No.s 3 to 5. 2. In view of the proposed order notice to private respondents is dispensed with. 3. The grievance raised by the petitioner in the present writ petition pertains to non consideration of petitioner's application dated 4.6.2025 for grant of fresh electricity connection at the premises of gata No.330 min. situated at Durgapur Colony, Janaura, Tehsil Sadar, District Ayodhya. 4. It has been submitted that previously the petitioner had let the said premises on rent to opposite party No.6 who left the premises without paying the electricity dues which was to the tune of nearly Rs.4 lakhs. Though the Electricity Department is proceedings with the recovery proceedings against opposite party No.6 and also recovered certain amount but an amount of nearly Rs.2 lakhs is still outstanding for which reason that the respondents are not providing electricity connection to the petitioner 5. In the aforesaid circumstances, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the grievances of the petitioner shall stand substantially redressed in case opposite party No.4 i.e. Executive Engineer, Electricity Distribution Division, Ayodhya is directed to consider and decide his application for grant of fresh electricity connection with expedition. 6. Learned counsel for the respondents do not oppose the prayer made by the petitioner. 7. Accordingly, the petition is disposed of with a direction to opposite party No.4 to consider and decide the application of the petitioner dated 4.6.2025 for grant of fresh electricity connection with expedition, say within a period of four weeks from the date a certified copy of this order is placed before him, in accordance with law and communicate the decision to the petitioner. (Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal, J.) (Alok Mathur, J.) Order Date :- 27.6.2025 RKM. Digitally signed by :- RAKESH KUMAR MAURYA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench