RAM KRISHNA GUPTA v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. ENERGY DEPTT. LKO. AND 3 OTHERS
WRIC/8171/2025 · 2025-08-26
Brij Raj Singh, Sangeeta Chandra
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - C No. - 8171 of 2025 Court No. - 2 HON'BLE MRS. SANGEETA CHANDRA, J.
HON'BLE BRIJ RAJ SINGH, J. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Standing Counsel, who appears for the State-respondents, Ms.Aprajita Bansal, learned counsel for respondent nos.2 and 3 and perused the record. This writ petition has been filed by petitioner with following main prayers:
"i. Issue a writ order or direction in the nature of certiorari thereby quashing of the impugned recovery citation dated 14.08.2025 issued by the opposite party no. 4 (contained as Annexure No.1 to the writ petition), in the interest of justice. ii. Issue a writ order or direction in the nature of mandamus thereby commanding and directing to the opposite parties not to take any coercive action against the petitioner in pursuance to impugned recovery citation dated 14.08.2025 issued by the opposite party no. 4."
3. Ms.Aprajita Bansal, learned counsel appearing for respondent nos.2 and 3 has informed this Court on the basis of instructions that final assessment order was not served upon the petitioner although provisional assessment order had been served upon the petitioner and recovery notice has been issued thereafter. Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : O.P. Tiwari, Umesh Pratap Yadav Counsel for Respondent(s) : G.A., Aprajita Bansal Ram Krishna Gupta .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Energy Deptt. Lko. And 3 Others .....Respondent(s)
4. This writ petition is disposed of with direction to the petitioner to file his representation against provisional assessment order within a week from today before the Executive Engineer concerned and after such representation is filed, it shall be considered in accordance with law and an appropriate order be passed thereon within a further period of two weeks.
5. It is provided that for a period of four weeks, recovery in pursuance of impugned orders shall remain stayed. August 26, 2025 Anupam S/- WRIC No. 8171 of 2025 2 (Brij Raj Singh,J.) (Mrs. Sangeeta Chandra,J.) Digitally signed by :- ANUPAM SINGH PATEL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench