HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - C No. - 8927 of 2025 Court No. - 2 HON'BLE MRS. SANGEETA CHANDRA, J. HON'BLE BRIJ RAJ SINGH, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners, learned counsel for the opposite parties and perused the record. 2. This writ petition has been filed by petitioners with following main prayer(s): "1. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus Commanding opposite parties to provide electricity connection to the petitioners at H.No.511/57-A, situated at Old Badshah Nagar, Nishatganj, Lucknow in pursuant to the application submitted by petitioners bearing No.1015854122. 2. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus Commanding opposite parties to consider and decide the representation moved by petitioners contained as Annexure No.06 to the writ petition." 3. It has been submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that the petitioners have purchased House No.511/57-A situated at Old Badshah Nagar, Nishatganj, Lucknow by way of registered sale deed dated 04.12.2023 from one Deepti Yadav D/o Rampal Yadav after paying adequate sale consideration. The petitioners applied for mutation of the house in question and also applied for electricity connection. However, electricity connection has not been provided on the ground that there are outstanding dues, which need to be paid. Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Vinod Kumar Counsel for Respondent(s) : Aprajita Bansal Gaurav Gupta And Another .....Petitioner(s) Managing Director Madhyanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam Ltd. Lko. And 3 Others .....Respondent(s) 4. It has also been submitted that when the petitioner bought House No.511/57-A, there was no electricity connection operative in the said house. The earlier owner Km. Deepti Yadav d/o Rampal Yadav had stated that she has also deposited water tax and other dues before execution of sale deed. 5. Learned counsel for the opposite parties, however, has pointed out on the basis of instructions that there are dues exceeding rupees ten lakhs on the premises bearing House No.511/57-A and as per paragraph 4.1 of the Electricity Supply Code, unless previous dues on the premise are cleared, no fresh electricity connection can be given to the house/premise in question. 6. This writ petition is disposed of with direction to the petitioners to make payment of dues as indicated by the opposite parties on House No.511/57-A and recover the same from their seller. September 15, 2025 Anupam S/- WRIC No. 8927 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