Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:29723-DB Court No. - 40 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 3049 of 2025 Petitioner :- Santosh Tiwari Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Virendra Kumar Yadav Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Udit Chandra Hon'ble Shekhar B. Saraf,J. Hon'ble Vipin Chandra Dixit,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Standing Counsel appearing on behalf of the respondent Nos. 1 & 2 and Sri Nitesh Patel, Advocate holding brief of Sri Udit Chandra, learned counsel for respondent No. 4. 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 No.2/District Magistrate/Collector, Varanasi in deciding his application /representation dated 26.5.2023. 3. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that raising his grievances the petitioner has filed the representation dated 26.5.2023, however the same has not yet been decided by the said authority. 4. Upon due consideration, we are of the view that the respondent No.4/Executive Engineer, Electricity Distribution Division-II, PVVNL, District-Varanasi should be directed to pass a reasoned order upon the representation of the petitioner dated 26.5.2023. 5. Accordingly, the respondent No.4/Executive Engineer, Electricity Distribution Division-II, PVVNL, District-Varanasi is directed to pass a reasoned order upon the representation of the petitioner dated 26.5.2023 within a period of twelve weeks from date after granting an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner. 6. In the light of above, the writ petition is disposed of. Order Date :- 3.3.2025 P.P. (Vipin Chandra Dixit, J.) (Shekhar B. Saraf, J.) Digitally signed by :- POONAM PATEL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad