Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:33227-DB Court No. - 40 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 1405 of 2025 Petitioner :- M/S N.B.B. Rice Mill Kusaura Banshdih Ballia, Through Its Proprietor Harendra Kumar Gupta And Another Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Akhilendra Singh,Prabhat Kumar Singh Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Chetan Chatterjee Hon'ble Shekhar B. Saraf,J. Hon'ble Vipin Chandra Dixit,J. 1. Heard 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 prayed for the following relief:- "i- Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing/commanding the respondent No.4 not to charge the electricity Bill more than 4 months against consumption of the power for running Rice Mill in connection to commercial consumer connection No./Account No.8706643000 which is a tempering connection extending the benefit conferred by communications dated 12-9-2024 and 1-10-2024 made by the commissioner Food and Civil Supply Jawahar Bhawan Lucknow." 3. Upon hearing the counsel on behalf of the parties and perusing the documents, it appears that the petitioner has run his factory for a period of four months, and accordingly, the benefit under the Government Order may be available to him as is being granted to the factories that are running four to nine months in a year. 4. In light of the above, the Executive Engineer, Purvanchal Vidhyut Vitran Nigam Limited, Power Distribution Block IV, District Ballia, the respondent No.4 herein, is directed to once again look into the issue, grant an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner and thereafter pass a reasoned order in accordance with law within a period of six seeks from date. 5. With the above directions, the writ petition is disposed of. Order Date :- 7.3.2025 Rakesh (Vipin Chandra Dixit, J.) (Shekhar B. Saraf, J.) Digitally signed by :- RAKESH MEHTA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad