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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:40632-DB
Court No. - 40 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 7947 of 2025 Petitioner :- Kanij Fatma Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Mahesh Kumar Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Narendra Kumar Tiwari Hon'ble Shekhar B. Saraf,J. Hon'ble Kshitij Shailendra,J.
1. Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner, learned Standing Counsel appearing on behalf of the State respondents and Sri Rakesh Kumar Mishra, learned counsel holding brief of Sri Narendra Kumar Tiwari, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the respondent Nos.2 & 3.
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 considering the application dated December 28, 2024 filed by the petitioner.
3. Counsel appearing on behalf of the respondent Nos.2 and 3 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.3/Executive Engineer, E.D.D., Kaushambi is directed to decide the aforesaid application 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 :- 19.3.2025 Kuldeep (Kshitij Shailendra, J.) (Shekhar B. Saraf, J.) Digitally signed by :- KULDEEP SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad