JAGDISH PRASAD MAURYA v. ZILADHIKARI/COLLECTOR DISTT. RAIBARELI AND 4 OTHERS
WRIC/8109/2025 · 2025-08-27
Brij Raj Singh, Sangeeta Chandra
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - C No. - 8109 of 2025 Court No. - 2 HON'BLE MRS. SANGEETA CHANDRA, J.
HON'BLE BRIJ RAJ SINGH, J.
1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Standing Counsel, who appears for the State-respondents, Ms. Aparajita Bansal, learned counsel for respondent nos. 2 to 4 and perused the record.
2. This writ petition has been filed by petitioner with following main prayer:
"I. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Certiorari thereby quashing the impugned demand notices dated 24.02.2025, 21.03.2025 and 19.05.2025 issued by opposite party no.3, as contained in Annexure Nos.1,2 and 3 to this writ petition."
3. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the respondent nos. 2 to 4 has stated that the Provisional Assessment was given to the petitioner and he had opportunity to file a representation against the same, but he did not file any representation. Thereafter, Final Assessment has been issued and the demand notice has been issued in pursuance of the Final Assessment Order. It has been submitted that there is a statutory remedy under Section 127 of the Electricity Act before the Additional Commissioner.
4. This writ petition is disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to file an appeal against the Final Assessment Order before the Additional Commissioner, within ten days' from today. If such an appeal is filed, the same shall be considered by the authority concerned on its merits and decided in accordance with law within a period of three months thereafter. August 27, 2025 Pks Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Kaushal Kishore Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Aprajita Bansal (Brij Raj Singh,J.) (Mrs. Sangeeta Chandra,J.) Jagdish Prasad Maurya .....Petitioner(s) Ziladhikari/Collector Distt. Raibareli And 4 Others .....Respondent(s) Digitally signed by :- POOJA SETH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench