MOHD.SHAREEF v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. ENERGY DEPTT. LKO AND 2 OTHERS
WRIC/8792/2025 · 2025-09-09
Brij Raj Singh, Sangeeta Chandra
body2025
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - C No. - 8792 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 State-opposite parties no.1 and 3 and Sri Manish Jauhari, who appears for opposite party no.2.
2. This writ petition has been filed with the following main prayers:-
"Issue a writ order or direction in the nature of Certiorari quashing the impugned Recovery Certificate dated 10-02-2025 (Annexure No.3) issued against the petitioner for Rs.1,05,156/- passed by the opposite party no.2 and 3. II. Issue a writ order or direction in the nature of Mandamus directing the opposite party no.2 to correct the electricity account of the petitioner and to treat the connection as duly disconnected w.e.f. 17.07.2022. III. Issue a writ order or direction in the nature of Mandamus restraining the opposite parties from taking any coercive recovery action against the petitioner in pursuance of the impugned Recovery Certificate dated 10-02-2025 (Annexure No.3)”
3. Sri Manish Jauhari, who appears on behalf of the Power Corporation, says that a report has been summoned with regard to whether the petitioner had applied for permanent disconnection and whether any orders are passed by the appropriate authority on his application. The Executive Engineer-opposite party no.2 is looking into the matter and he shall decide the same as expeditiously as possible.
4. This writ petition is disposed of with a direction to opposite party no.2 to decide the dispute regarding the permanent disconnection, which the Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Amitesh Pratap Singh Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Manish Jauhari Mohd.Shareef .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Energy Deptt. Lko And 2 Others .....Respondent(s)
petitioner had raised in 2022, in accordance with rules and report, if any, submitted in this regard, after giving hearing to the petitioner as well. Let an appropriate order be passed within a period of four weeks i.e. latest by
09.10.2025.
5. Till 09.10.2025 or till final order is passed by the Executive Engineer- opposite party no.2, the recovery certificate impugned in this writ petition, shall remain in abeyance. September 9, 2025 Rao/- WRIC No. 8792 of 2025 2 (Brij Raj Singh,J.) (Mrs. Sangeeta Chandra,J.) Digitally signed by :- CHEBROLU SRINIVASA RAO High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench