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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 32153 of 2025 Court No. - 40 HON'BLE SARAL SRIVASTAVA, J.
HON'BLE SUDHANSHU CHAUHAN, J.
1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for State-respondents.
2. The petitioner by means of the present writ petition has prayed for the following relief:-
"(i). Issue a writ of mandamus directing the Respondent No.2 to decide the Petitioner's objection dated 09.07.2025 against the erroneous electricity bill under Clause 6.5 of the U.P. Electricity Supply code, 2005, within a stipulated time frame. (ii). Issue any other suitable writ, order or direction which this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case. (iii). Award the cost of the writ petition to the petitioners."
3. According to the petitioner he has submitted objection dated 09.07.2025 against the erroneous electricity bill under Clause-6.5 of the U.P. Electricity Supply Code, 2005. It is submitted that the respondent no.2 is sitting tight over the matter and is not deciding the objection of the petitioner.
4. Learned counsel for the respondents submits that no useful purpose would be served in keeping the writ petition pending and appropriate direction may be issued to the respondent no.2 to consider the grievance of the petitioner. Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Aditya Singh, Jitendra Kumar Yadav Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Narendra Kumar Tiwari Niyaz Ahmad .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 2 Others .....Respondent(s)
5. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and without adverting into the merits of the case, the writ petition is disposed off permitting the petitioner to file a fresh representation alongwith certified copy of this order raising all his grievances before the respondent no.2- Executive Engineer, Electricity Distribution Division (EDD), Purvanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam Ltd., Manjhanpur, District- Kaushambi, within a period of one month from today. In case, any such representation is filed by the petitioner, the respondent no.2 shall consider and decide the same in accordance with law within a period of one month thereafter from the date he receives representation of the petitioner. October 7, 2025 Virendra WRIC No. 32153 of 2025 2 (Sudhanshu Chauhan,J.) (Saral Srivastava,J.) Digitally signed by :- VIRENDRA KUMAR BHARTEEY High Court of Judicature at Allahabad Digitally signed by :- VIRENDRA KUMAR BHARTEEY High Court of Judicature at Allahabad