USHA AGNIHOTRI v. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND ANOTHER
WRIC/24746/2025 · 2025-08-05
Prashant Bilgaiyan Registrar J Criminal, Shekhar B Saraf
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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:132501-DB Court No. - 3 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 24746 of 2025 Petitioner :- Usha Agnihotri Respondent :- State Of Uttar Pradesh And Another Counsel for Petitioner :- Kaushlendra Singh Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Manu Ghildyal 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 Manu Ghildyal, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the respondent No.2.
2. This is a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India wherein the writ petitioner is aggrieved by the inaction on the part of the respondents authority in deciding the objection filed by her against the impugned bill issued by the electricity department.
3. Counsel appearing on behalf of the respondent No.2 submits that any dispute with regard to electricity bill may be decided in terms of Clause 6.5 of the Uttar Pradesh Electricity Supply Code,
2005.
4. In light of the above, the petitioner is directed to file an application/objection to the impugned bill under the aforesaid provision before the authority concerned. If such an application/objection is filed, the authority concerned is directed to decide the said application/objection filed by the petitioner within a period of eight weeks from the date of filing such application/objection in accordance with law by way of passing a reasoned order, after granting an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner.
5. With the aforesaid directions, the writ petition is disposed of. Order Date :- 6.8.2025 Kuldeep (Praveen Kumar Giri, J.) (Shekhar B. Saraf, J.) Digitally signed by :- KULDEEP SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad