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2025 DAILYLAW 55073 (ALL)

JYOTI PRAKASH DUBEY v. STATE OF UP AND 3 OTHERS

WRIC/14458/2025 · 2025-05-07

Shekhar B Saraf, Y K Srivastava

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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:74953-DB Court No. - 40 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 14458 of 2025 Petitioner :- Jyoti Prakash Dubey Respondent :- State Of Up And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Rajesh Kumar Singh Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Sushil Kumar Pandey Hon'ble Shekhar B. Saraf,J. Hon'ble Dr. Yogendra Kumar Srivastava,J. 1. Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the parties. 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 certiorari quashing the impugned electricity bill of Rs.66,986/- dated 25.04.2025 (Annexure No.1) issued by respondent no.4 against the petitioner. (ii) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondent no.3 & 4 not to disconnect the electricity connection of the petitioner in pursuance of the impugned electricity bill. (iii) Issue any other writ, order or direction, as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper under the facts and circumstances of the case." 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/objection under Clause 6.5 of the Uttar Pradesh Electricity Supply Code, 2005. 4. In the event such application/objection is filed by the petitioner within a period two weeks from date, the authority concerned shall decide the said application/objection within a period of six weeks from the date of filing of such application/objection before it, after granting an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner. 5. In the meantime, no coercive action shall be taken against the petitioner, till the decision is taken by the authority concerned on the objection/application filed by the petitioner as aforesaid. 6. With the aforesaid direction, the writ petition is disposed of. Order Date :- 8.5.2025 Dev (Dr. Y. K. Srivastava,J.) (Shekhar B. Saraf,J.) Digitally signed by :- DEV PRAKASH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad