WRIC/12021/2025 of SAURABH SINGH Vs STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. ENERGY LKO. AND 2 OTHERS on 18 December 2025

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - C No. - 12021 of 2025 Court No. - 2 HON'BLE MRS. SANGEETA CHANDRA, J. HON'BLE AMITABH KUMAR RAI, J. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Standing Counsel, who appears on behalf of State-Respondent and Shri Manish Jauhari, learned counsel for respondent nos.2 and 3. This writ petition has been filed by the petitioner with the following main prayers : "(i) Issue a writ order or direction in the nature of certiorari quashing the illegal recovery notice reference No. 3064 and online registration no.202501012030002522 dated 11-09-2025 by which the opp. party no.3, as contained in Annexure No.1, to meets the ends of justice.

(ii) Issue a writ order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the opp. Parties no- 3 to decide the representation dated 08-03-25 as contained as Annexure No.7 to this writ petition." It has been submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that a provisional assessment order was issued on 08.01.2025, directing the petitioner to file objections within seven days, however, he could not file the objections within the said period. The petitioner thereafter approached this Court by filing Writ-C No. 1875 of 2025, wherein, by order dated 28.02.2025, this Court directed the petitioner to file his objections to the provisional assessment order dated 08.01.2025, which were to be considered and decided within a period of one month. In compliance of the order dated 28.02.2025, the petitioner filed his Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Shashi Srivastava, Rahul Roshan Dubey Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Manish Jauhari Saurabh Singh .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Energy Lko. And 2 Others .....Respondent(s)

objections on 08.03.2025. However, the said objections have not been considered and a final assessment order has been passed, on the basis of which a recovery order for a sum of Rs. 1,19,956/- has also been issued. Shri Manish Jauhari, learned counsel for respondent nos.2 and 3, on the basis of telephonic instructions, submits that no final assessment order has been passed till date and the same shall be passed after considering the representation of the petitioner dated 08.03.2025. The representation of the petitioner shall be considered and a final assessment order shall be passed within a period of two weeks from the date a certified copy of this order is produced before the Executive Engineer, Vidhut Vitran Khand, Amethi, District Amethi. The recovery, if any, issued in pursuance of the provisional assessment order shall remain in abeyance till the final order is passed by the authority concerned. The writ petition is disposed of. December 18, 2025 Mahesh WRIC No. 12021 of 2025 2 (Amitabh Kumar Rai,J.) (Mrs. Sangeeta Chandra,J.) Digitally signed by :- MAHESH KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench