Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:38788 Court No. - 17 Case :- CONTEMPT APPLICATION (CIVIL) No. - 3361 of 2023 Applicant :- Jayant Singh Opposite Party :- Pradeep Kumar Verma, Executive Engineer, Vidyut Vitran Khand 1st Ayodhya Counsel for Applicant :- Rajendra Kumar Gupta,Aruna Singh Counsel for Opposite Party :- Manish Jauhari Hon'ble Rajeev Singh,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant and Sri Manish Jauhari, learned counsel for the opposite party. 2. The present contempt application has been filed by the applicant with the prayer to summon and punish the opposite party under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 for the wilful and deliberate defiance of order dated 24.08.2023 passed by this Court in Writ-C No.7126 of 2023 : Jayant Singh vs. State of U.P. and others. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant is residing at the address in question, but the electricity connection is not being provided by the authorities. Accordingly, Writ-C No. 7126 of 2023 was filed by the petitioner/ applicant, which was disposed of on 24.08.2023 with a direction to the competent officer to provide the electricity connection within a period of two weeks, in case the formalities are completed by the applicant. 4. Learned counsel for the applicant further submits that, as per the provisions of Clause 4.4 of the U.P. Electricity Supply Code, 2005 (hereinafter referred to as "Code, 2005"), an indemnity bond was submitted; even then, the electricity connection is not being provided by the opposite party. Therefore, it is prayed that the opposite party be summoned and punished accordingly. 5. Mr. Manish Jauhari, learned counsel for the opposite party, on the other hand, has submitted that the necessary documents relating to the occupancy of the premises in question have not been annexed; therefore, the electricity connection is not being provided. 6. Considering the submission of learned counsel for the opposite party and going through the contents of the affidavit of compliance, since the occupancy certificate has not been provided by the applicant, the present contempt application is hereby disposed of with the liberty to the applicant to furnish the occupancy certificate in accordance with the provisions of Clause 4.4 read with Annexure 4.2 of Code, 2005. In case the required formalities are completed, it is expected that the opposite party shall ensure compliance with the directions of this Court. Order Date :- 8.7.2025 Shubhankar Digitally signed by :- SHUBHANKAR THAKUR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench