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2025 DAILYLAW 14893 (ALL)

ASHA SINGH v. U.P. POWER CORPORATION LTD HQ AND 4 OTHERS

WRIC/4463/2025 · 2025-04-09

Shekhar B Saraf, Y K Srivastava

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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:53122-DB Court No. - 40 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 4463 of 2025 Petitioner :- Asha Singh Respondent :- U.P. Power Corporation Ltd Hq And 4 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Deepshikha,Shiv Kumar Singh Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Pranjal Mehrotra Hon'ble Shekhar B. Saraf,J. Hon'ble Dr. Yogendra Kumar Srivastava,J. 1. Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner, learned Standing Counsel appearing on behalf of the State and the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the respondent Nos.1, 2, 4 & 5. 2. This is a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India wherein the writ petition has prayed for the following reliefs: "I. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of certiorari quashing the impugned order dated 23.05.2023 passed by Executive Engineer, Electricity Transmission Division-I, Dakshinanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam Ltd., Aligarh (Respondent No.5). II. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding respondents to pay just and fair compensation aggregating to approximately 2 crores, because of death of her husband due to electrocution caused for the reasons of faulty heavy electrical transmission lines." 3. Upon perusal of the documents, it appears that the order impugned herein was passed by the Executive Engineer while the same was required to be passed by a two member committee comprising of Superintending Engineer and the Executive Engineer. 4. In light of the above, the impugned order dated May 23, 2023 is quashed and set aside with a direction upon the aforementioned committee to grant an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner, and thereafter, pass a fresh order in accordance with law, within a period of eight weeks from date. 5. With the aforesaid directions, the writ petition is disposed of. Order Date :- 10.4.2025 Kuldeep (Dr. Y. K. Srivastava, J.) (Shekhar B. Saraf, J.) Digitally signed by :- KULDEEP SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad