Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:44971-DB Court No. - 2 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 7346 of 2025 Petitioner :- Zamir Ahmad Siddiqui Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Secy. U.P. Energy And 4 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Mohd.Murtaza Khan,Aprajita Bansal Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Aprajita Bansal Hon'ble Mrs. Sangeeta Chandra,J. Hon'ble Brij Raj Singh,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for the State as well as learned counsel for the Power Corporation. 2. This petition has been filed with the following main prayers: "(i) Issue a writ order or direction in the nature of MANDAMUS, thereby commanding and directing the Opposite Party No.2, 3 & 4 to grant a new electricity connection in favour of the petitioner at House No. 498/54 (207-3), In front of Indira Bridge, Nishatganj, Post & Police Station - Mahanagar, (old Police Station Hasanganj), District Lucknow, and disconnect the old electricity connection and cancel the meter, allotted in the name of Alok Kumar Gupta / Opposite Party No.5. (ii) Issue a writ order or direction in the nature of MANDAMUS, thereby commanding and directing the Opposite Party No.2, 3 & 4 to decide the representation of the petitioner dated 23.05.2025, as contained in Annexure No.5 to this writ petition." 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has made a representation in this regard to the Managing Director, Madhyanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam Ltd. Lucknow, which is pending. 4. Sri Karan Agarwal, holding brief of Ms. Aprajita Bansal, learned counsel for the Power Corporation states that he has instructions to say that premises in question have arrears of Rs.1,53,713 as is evident from Annexure-1 to the writ petition. 5. Be that as it may, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the controversy, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the petitioner to make a fresh representation within a period of two weeks from today to the respondent no.3- Executive Engineer, Madhyanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam Ltd. Lucknow, who shall consider and decide the same by a reasoned and speaking order in accordance with law within a further period of four weeks. Order Date :- 4.8.2025 Sachin Digitally signed by :- SACHIN MEHROTRA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench