HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 4444 of 2025 Court No. - 3 HON'BLE SAUMITRA DAYAL SINGH, J. HON'BLE INDRAJEET SHUKLA, J. 1. Heard Shri Abrar Ahmad Siddiqui, learned Advocate holding brief of learned counsel for the petitioner and Shri R.A. Mishra, learned Advocate holding brief of Shri Kartikeya Saran, learned counsel for Distribution Corporation. 2. Present petition has been filed to assail the demand notice 23.07.2022 seeking to recover Rs. 5,28,187/- and 3,11,744/-, from the petitioner, towards electricity dues against two connections attributed to the petitioner. 3. Submission of learned counsel for the petitioner is that he has not availed those connections, therefore, he is not liable for the same. 4. By last order, learned counsel for the Distribution Corporation was required to obtain instructions. Today it has been apprised that though recovery has been pressed, no final order has been passed in the case of the petitioner. 5. In view of such facts stated, no useful purpose will survive in keeping this petition pending and calling for counter affidavit, at this stage. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of with the direction if, the Distribution Corporation seeks to press the recoveries noted above, against the petitioner, it may first issue a show cause notice to the petitioner together with copies of all relied upon documents and materials. Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Mary Puncha (Sheeb Jose), Mohd. Kalim Counsel for Respondent(s) : Kartikeya Saran Abdul Lateef .....Petitioner(s) Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited And 2 Others .....Respondent(s) That compliance may be made within a period of three weeks from today. 6. Subject to such show cause notice being issued to the petitioner, the petitioner may furnish reply within a further period of two weeks together with all documents on which he may seek to rely. Thereafter appropriate reasoned order may be passed by the appropriate authority within a period of one months therefrom. 7. Initially for a period of three months or till fresh decision, whichever is earlier, the order of recovery may not be pressed against the petitioner. 8. With the aforesaid observations and directions the writ petition stands disposed of. October 29, 2025 Nadeem WRIC No. 4444 of 2025 2 (Indrajeet Shukla,J.) (Saumitra Dayal Singh,J.) Digitally signed by :- NADEEM AHMAD High Court of Judicature at Allahabad