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2025 DAILYLAW 67160 (ALL)

KALLU SHEKH v. STATE OF U.P. AND 3 OTHERS

WRIC/19559/2025 · 2025-08-06

Prashant Bilgaiyan Registrar J Criminal, Shekhar B Saraf

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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:133862-DB Court No. - 3 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 19559 of 2025 Petitioner :- Kallu Shekh Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Dinesh Mishra,Vinod Kumar Pandey Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Narendra Kumar Tiwari Hon'ble Shekhar B. Saraf,J. Hon'ble Praveen Kumar Giri,J. 1. Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner, learned Standing Counsel appearing on behalf of the State and Sri Narendra Kumar Tiwari, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the Electricity Department. 2. By way of amendment application, the petitioner has brought on record the final assessment order dated March 17, 2025 and has also made challenge to the same. The said order is appealable under Section 127 of the Electricity Act, 2003. 3. We have considered the material and perused the order passed by the authority concerned. We do not find any reason to intervene in the writ petition at this stage and grant an opportunity to the petitioner to file an appeal before the authority concerned within a period of four weeks from date. If such an appeal is filed within the time specified, the authority concerned is directed to grant an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner, and thereafter, decide the matter expeditiously, preferably within a period of eight weeks from the date of filing of the appeal. Till the appeal is decided, no coercive measure shall be taken against the petitioner. We make it clear that all the legal points shall be kept open before the appellate authority. 4. With the aforesaid directions, the writ petition is disposed of. Order Date :- 7.8.2025 Kuldeep (Praveen Kumar Giri, J.) (Shekhar B. Saraf, J.) Digitally signed by :- KULDEEP SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad Digitally signed by :- KULDEEP SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad