WRIC/12047/2025 of SMT. CHETNA SRIVASTVA AND ANOTHER Vs STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. ENERGY U.P. LKO. AND 7 OTHERS on 18 December 2025

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - C No. - 12047 of 2025 Court No. - 2 HON'BLE MRS. SANGEETA CHANDRA, J. HON'BLE AMITABH KUMAR RAI, J. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners, learned Standing Counsel, who appears on behalf of State-Respondent and Shri Amit Kumar Dwivedi, learned counsel for respondent nos.2 to 5. This writ petition has been filed by the petitioners with the following main prayers : "Issue a writ in the nature of Mandamus directing the opposite parties to ensure to regularize the electricity connection of H. No.1/192, Vikalp Khand Gomti Nagar Lucknow in which the petitioners are residing as tenants." It has been submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that the petitioners are tenants of private respondent nos.6 to 8. They have continued in possession on the basis of a tenancy agreement and regularly pay rent to the respondents; however, the respondents have arbitrarily disconnected the electricity connection of the petitioners. Shri Amit Kumar Dwivedi, learned counsel for respondent nos.2 to 5 has stated before this Court that the electricity connection was in the name of the landlords, who do not wish to supply electricity to the petitioners. They may have, therefore, got the same disconnected. However, the petitioners have the opportunity to apply for a fresh electricity connection for the premises in question. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the landlords may not give a Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Narendra Kumar Kashyap, Parma Nand Mishra Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Amit Kumar Dwivedi Smt. Chetna Srivastva And Another .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Energy U.P. Lko. And 7 Others .....Respondent(s)

No Objection Certificate (NOC) to the petitioners, as they are only tenants. Shri Amit Kumar Dwivedi, learned counsel for respondent nos.2 to 5 has pointed out that there is a provision under which a tenant may furnish a surety bond, on the basis of which a new electricity connection can be granted. It has also been informed that the application is required to be made online. This writ petition is disposed of with liberty to the petitioners to apply for a fresh electricity connection within ten days from today. If such an application is made and all formalities, as required under the rules, are completed by the petitioners, a fresh electricity connection may be provided to them, and an appropriate order shall be passed by respondent no.4, Executive Engineer, Vidyut Nagriya Vitran Khand, Gomti Nagar, LESA, Lucknow. December 18, 2025 Mahesh WRIC No. 12047 of 2025 2 (Amitabh Kumar Rai,J.) (Mrs. Sangeeta Chandra,J.) Digitally signed by :- MAHESH KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench