HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 26698 of 2025 Court No. - 3 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 respondent and Sri Manu Ghildyal, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the Electricity Department. 2. Counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that the petitioner is willing to pay the electricity dues as per the impugned recovery citation dated January 29, 2024. However, she states that the petitioner seeks some relief in the form of payment by way of installments. 3. Counsel appearing on behalf of the Electricity Department does not object to the aforesaid but prays that the entire amount may be paid in a short time. 4. Upon hearing the counsel appearing on behalf of the parties and after considering the material on record, we are of the view that the appropriate direction should be issued. 5. Accordingly, we direct that the initial payment of 25% of the due amount shall be made by the petitioner within a period of three weeks from date. Thereafter, the balance amount shall be paid by the petitioner in four equal monthly installments starting from December, 2025. 6. Till the period prescribed for depositing the aforesaid amount, the recovery proceedings against the petitioner will be kept in abeyance. However, we make it clear that in case the petitioner defaults in depositing the initial amount or thereafter the installments within the Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Arti Bhatt Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Manu Ghildyal Ram Ladle Shaky .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 4 Others .....Respondent(s) stipulated period, it will be open for the Electricity Department to proceed against the petitioner in accordance with law. 7. With the aforesaid directions, the writ petition is disposed of. September 8, 2025 Kuldeep WRIC No. 26698 of 2025 2 (Praveen Kumar Giri,J.) (Shekhar B. Saraf,J.) Digitally signed by :- KULDEEP SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad