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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:50973-DB Court No. - 40 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 10214 of 2025 Petitioner :- Sandhya Kumari Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Vijan Rathore Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Manu Ghildyal Hon'ble Shekhar B. Saraf,J. Hon'ble Vipin Chandra Dixit,J.
1. Heard Sri Vijan Rathore, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Sri Ishan Mishra, learned counsel holding brief of Sri Manu Ghuldyal, learned counsel appearing on behalf of respondent nos.2 and 3.
2. This is a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India wherein the writ petitioner has made the following prayers:-
"(i) issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondent no.2 to accept the payment of balance amount of electricity dues/bill in 10.12 easy installment; (ii) issue any other suitable writ, order or direction which this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper under the facts and circumstances of the case; (iv) award the cost of the petition to the petitioner"
3. Upon hearing the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the parties, this writ petition is disposed of with direction upon the petitioner to file an application under Clause 6.14 of the Uttar Pradesh Electricity Supply Code, 2005.
4. In the event such application/objection is filed by the petitioner within a week from date, the authority concerned shall decide the said application within a period of six weeks from the date of filing of such application before it, and allow the petitioner to make the payment of balance amount of electricity dues in installments.
5. With the aforesaid direction, the writ petition is disposed of. Order Date :- 8.4.2025 Dev (Vipin Chandra Dixit,J.) (Shekhar B. Saraf,J.) Digitally signed by :- DEV PRAKASH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad