Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:136955-DB Court No. - 3 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 25834 of 2025 Petitioner :- Hukum Singh Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Som Veer Counsel for Respondent :- Baleshwar Chaturvedi,C.S.C. 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 Baleshwar Chaturvedi, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the respondent No.4. 2. Counsel appearing on behalf of the respondent No.4 submits that final assessment order has been passed in the matter and against the said order, the petitioner has an alternative remedy of filing an appeal under Section 127 of the Electricity Act, 2003 (hereinafter referred to as "the Act"). 3. Upon hearing counsel appearing on behalf of the parties, we are of the view that the petitioner should file an appeal before the authority concerned, who may decide the same expeditiously. 4. Accordingly, the petitioner is directed to file an appeal under Section 127 of the Act before the authority concerned within a period of four weeks from date. In the event such an appeal is filed within the specified period, the authority concerned is directed to consider and decide the said appeal by way of passing a reasoned order in accordance with law, within a period of eights weeks from the date of filing of the said appeal after giving an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner. 5. With the aforesaid directions, the writ petition is disposed of. Order Date :- 12.8.2025 Kuldeep (Praveen Kumar Giri, J.) (Shekhar B. Saraf, J.) Digitally signed by :- KULDEEP SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad