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SMT. CHANDA v. U.P. POWER CORPORATION LTD. LUCKNOW THRU. CHAIRMAN AND 3 OTHERS

WRIC/8669/2025 · 2025-09-09

Brij Raj Singh, Sangeeta Chandra

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - C No. - 8669 of 2025 Court No. - 2 HON'BLE MRS. SANGEETA CHANDRA, J. HON'BLE BRIJ RAJ SINGH, J. This petition has been filed with the following prayers :- “Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the opposite parties to grant and sanction the 2 Kilowatt domestic electric connection to the petitioner at the tenanted accommodation i.e. 149/137, Hari nagar, Dugawan, Dugawan Chowki, P.S. Naka, Rajendra Nagar, Lucknow.” We have heard learned counsel for the petitioner and Ms. Aprajita Bansal who has appeared on behalf of respondents. Ms. Aprajita Bansal has pointed out para 4.4 (a) (1) of the Electricity Supply Code which provides as under :- "4.4 Processing of Application for Supply (a) Application for new connections, in prescribed form (Annexure 4.1) and complete in all respets and accopanied by the duplicate in the office, specified by the Licencee, along with self attested true copes of the following documents : (i) Proof of ownership of the premises in the form of registered sale deed or partition deed or succession or heir ship as valid power of attorney or latest rent paid receipt or valid lease deed or indemnity form as per Annexure 4.2. Order Copy of appropriate court, in case of litigation regarding ownership of the premises, has to be enclosed." It has been submitted that in case the petitioner fulfils the requirement of Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Shesh Verma Counsel for Respondent(s) : Neerav Chitravanshi, Aprajita Bansal Smt. Chanda .....Petitioner(s) U.P. Power Corporation Ltd. Lucknow Thru. Chairman And 3 Others .....Respondent(s) the provisions of 4.4 (a) (1) of the Electricity Supply Code and files an application in the prescribed format and completes the formalities within two weeks her application shall be considered and appropriate orders shall be passed after due inspection. This petition is disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to move the appropriate application by complying the provision of para 4.4 (a) (1) within two weeks from today. The respondents shall process the application and pass an appropriate order after due inspection of the formalities within two weeks thereafter. September 9, 2025 mks WRIC No. 8669 of 2025 2 (Brij Raj Singh,J.) (Mrs. Sangeeta Chandra,J.) Digitally signed by :- MANISH SAXENA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench