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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:33651-DB Court No. - 40 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 5157 of 2025 Petitioner :- Lavkush Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Aditya Singh,Jitendra Kumar Yadav Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Narendra Kumar Tiwari Hon'ble Shekhar B. Saraf,J. Hon'ble Vipin Chandra Dixit,J.
1. Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel appearing on behalf of the State- respondents.
2. This is a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India wherein the writ petitioner is aggrieved by the inaction on the part of the respondents authority in deciding the objection dated February 04, 2025 filed by the petitioner.
3. Counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that any dispute with regard to electricity bill should be decided in terms of Clause 6.5 of the Uttar Pradesh Electricity Code, 2005.
4. In light of the above, the respondent no.2/Executive Engineer, Electricity Distribution Division (EDD), Purvanchal Vidvut Vitran Nigam Ltd, Manjhanpur, Kaushambi is directed to decide the aforesaid objection filed by the petitioner within a period of eight weeks from date in accordance with law by way of passing a reasoned order, after granting an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner.
5. With the aforesaid directions, the writ petition is disposed of. Order Date :- 7.3.2025 A.N. Mishra (Vipin Chandra Dixit,J.) (Shekhar B. Saraf,J.) Digitally signed by :- AMARNATH MISHRA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad Digitally signed by :- AMARNATH MISHRA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad