MUNNI BABY v. U.P. POWER CORPORATION LIMITED AND 2 OTHERS
WRIC/29511/2024 · 2025-01-15
Shekhar B Saraf, Vipin Chandra Dixit
body2025
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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:6518-DB Court No. - 40 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 29511 of 2024 Petitioner :- Munni Baby Respondent :- U.P. Power Corporation Limited And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Ajai Kumar Mishra Counsel for Respondent :- Krishna Agarawal,Usha Kiran Hon'ble Shekhar B. Saraf,J. Hon'ble Vipin Chandra Dixit,J.
1. Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and the learned Standing Counsel appearing on behalf of the State.
2. This is a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India wherein the petitioner is aggrieved by the inaction on the part of the respondent authorities in granting the new electricity connection to the petitioner.
3. Learned counsel for the respondent submits that certain documents have been sought from the petitioner which has not been provided by the petitioner.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is willing to provide the said documents with regard to no objection certificate from the landlord. Learned counsel for the petitioner has provided in the writ petition the Ration Card and Ekrarnama in favour of the petitioner issued by the landlord.
5. Further more, it is to be noted that right to electricity is required to be provided to a person who is residing in a particular place irrespective of the fact of ownership/tenancy.
6. In light of the same, the electricity department is directed to provide the new electricity connection to the petitioner in accordance with law after receiving the installation charges and
other charges as per law. The new electricity connection should be provided to the petitioner within a period of six weeks from date, if there is no other impediment for providing the new electric connection. Order Date :- 15.1.2025 Kpy (Vipin Chandra Dixit, J.) (Shekhar B. Saraf, J.) Digitally signed by :- KAVLESHWAR PRASAD YADAV High Court of Judicature at Allahabad