/11662/2025 of MANISH KUMAR Vs STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY., DEPTT. OF ENERGY, LKO. AND OTHERS on 8 December 2025

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - C No. - 11662 of 2025 Court No. - 2 HON'BLE MRS. SANGEETA CHANDRA, J. HON'BLE AMITABH KUMAR RAI, J. This petition has been filed with the following prayers :- To issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding and directing the opposite party no.2, 4 and 5 to restore/ install the electricity connection bearing Electricity Account no.0135564356 of the petitioner in the interest of justice. i. To issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding and directing the opposite party no.4 to decide the representation dated 2.11.2025, contained as Annexure No.4 to this writ petition, in the interest of justice. ii. We have heard learned counsel for the petitioner and Shri Amit Kumar Dwivedi who appears on behalf of respondents no.2, 4 and 5 and learned Standing Counsel who appears on behalf of State – respondents. It is the case of the petitioner that the petitioner has applied new 1 KW commercial electricity connection through online before the opposite party no.2. The concerned officers came to inspect the premises. An inspection report was thereafter filed alleging certain dues to be payable. The petitioner deposited Rs.2270/- on 12.7.2025. The respondents have not installed/ restored the electricity connection even on repeated requests. The petitioner has made a written complaint on 08.09.2025 before opposite party no.3 in Sampoorn Samadhan Diwas but he has not taken any action till date. The respondents have informed that for using 312 units of electricity on account no.0135564356 a bill of Rs.3325/- has been generated which bill is being seriously disputed by the petitioner. There is no electricity in his house Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Shiv Kumar Yadav Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Manish Kumar .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy., Deptt. Of Energy, Lko. And Others .....Respondent(s)

as of now. Shri Amit Kumar Dwivedi, learned counsel on the basis of instructions says that electricity connection has been restored on 29.11.2025 after writ petition was filed on 19.11.2025. It has also been submitted that in case the petitioner is aggrieved by a wrong bill having been generated, the dispute can be settled by the Executive Engineer, respondent no.4, if any appropriate application is made with regard to the billing dispute before him in the prescribed format after paying the prescribed fees. Learned counsel for the respondent has referred to para 6.5 of the Electricity Supply Code, 2005. This petition is disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to avail the statutory remedy available.

December 8, 2025 mks WRIC No. 11662 of 2025 2 (Amitabh Kumar Rai,J.) (Mrs. Sangeeta Chandra,J.) Digitally signed by :- MANISH SAXENA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench