WALI MOHD. @ WALI AHMAD v. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, PASCHIMANCHAL VIDYUT VITRAN NIGAM LIMITED
WRIC/704/2025 · 2025-02-18
Siddhartha Varma, Y K Srivastava
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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:23706-DB Court No. - 39 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 704 of 2025 Petitioner :- Wali Mohd. @ Wali Ahmad Respondent :- The Managing Director, Paschimanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited Counsel for Petitioner :- Rakesh Kumar Mishra Counsel for Respondent :- Pranjal Mehrotra Hon'ble Siddhartha Varma,J. Hon'ble Dr. Yogendra Kumar Srivastava,J.
1. The petitioner challenges a demand notice which was sent to him for the amount which had not been paid by the petitioner against the bill generated by the Electricity Department.
2. Learned counsel for the petitioner states that bills were wrongly raised.
3. Sri Eishan Mehta, holding brief of Sri Pranjal Mehrotra, learned counsel for the respondents submits that if the petitioner is aggrieved by the electricity bill, he may approach the authority concerned under Clause 6.5 of the U.P. Electricity Supply Code,
2005.
4. Having heard learned counsel for parties, we are of the view that if the petitioner approaches the authority concerned under Clause 6.5 of the U.P. Electricity Supply Code, 2005 within a period of one week from today, his grievance shall be looked into by the relevant authority in the next one month.
5. For a period of two months from today, no coercive action shall be taken against the petitioner in pursuance of demand notice dated 09.10.2024.
6. In that view of the matter, the petition stands disposed of. Order Date :- 19.2.2025 Imroz (Dr. Y. K. Srivastava, J.) (Siddhartha Varma, J.) Digitally signed by :- MOHAMMAD IMROZ KHAN High Court of Judicature at Allahabad Digitally signed by :- MOHAMMAD IMROZ KHAN High Court of Judicature at Allahabad Digitally signed by :- MOHAMMAD IMROZ KHAN High Court of Judicature at Allahabad