2026:UHC:3903 SL. No. Dat e Office Not es, r epor t s, or der s or pr oceedin gs or dir ect ion s an d Regist r ar ’s or der w it h Sign at u r es COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS W PMS/ 1 3 5 8 / 2 0 2 6 Hon’ble Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J. Mr. Mohit Kumar Kashyap, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Yogesh Pandey, Deputy Advocate General for the State. Mr. N.S. Pundir, Advocate for respondent No. 2. 2. Petitioner has challenged the citation issued by Tehsildar, Bhagwanpur (Haridwar) for recovery of Rs. 7,48,858/-. The said citation was reportedly issued pursuant to recovery certificate issued by Executive Engineer, Uttarakhand Power Corporation Limited (UPCL), Electricity Division Bhagwanpur. 3. Learned counsel appearing for UPCL (respondent No. 2) submits that petitioner was found consuming electricity without valid connection, which is an offence under Electricity Act, 2003, and after assessment, demand of Rs. 7,48,858/- was raised. 4. He submits that if petitioner is aggrieved by the assessment order, then he can challenge the same before District Magistrate under Section 127 of Electricity Act, 2003. 5. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that assessment order was not supplied to the petitioner, therefore he was not in a position to 2026:UHC:3903 file appeal. The assessment order dated 14.11.2024, has been produced by Mr. N.S. Pundir, Advocate in Court which is taken on record, copy thereof is also supplied to petitioner’s counsel. 6. Since petitioner has remedy of filing appeal against the assessment order, therefore, the writ petition is disposed of with liberty to petitioner to approach the appropriate forum. 7. If he files appeal within 10 days from today, the same shall be heard and decided on merits, ignoring the question of delay. 8. Only for a period of 10 days, no recovery shall be made from petitioner pursuant to impugned recovery citation. (Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J.) 20.05.2026 Mahinder/