Surendra Singh v. State of U.P. and 4 Others

Court No. - 40 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 33013 of 2023 Petitioner :- Surendra Singh Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 4 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Deepak Kumar Kulshrestha Counsel for Respondent :- CSC,Baleshwar Chaturvedi Hon'ble Mahesh Chandra Tripathi,J. Hon'ble Prashant Kumar,J.

¶1Heard Sri Deepak Kumar Kulshreshta, learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri B.P. Singh, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel for State-respondent nos.1 and 2 and Sri Vinod Kumar Gautam, Advocate holding brief of Sri Baleshwar Chaturvedi, learned counsel for respondent nos.3 to 5.

¶2The present writ petition has been preferred for a direction upon respondent nos.4 and 5 to start power supply and reinstall the electricity meter in the premises of the petitioner.

¶3Learned counsel appearing on behalf of respondent nos.3 to 5 has placed instructions dated 19.9.2023 indicating therein that there is outstanding electricity dues of Rs.2711/- in the name of the petitioner and in case, the same is deposited, definitely the electricity supply would be restored.

¶4When confronted with this situation, learned counsel for the petitioner apprised the Court that the petitioner is ready and willing to clear the outstanding dues within a week's time.

¶5Considering the facts and circumstance, without adverting any opinion on the merits of the case, we dispose of the present writ petition asking the petitioner to clear all the dues in respect of electricity connection earlier installed at his premises within a week's time and in case, all the dues are cleared by the petitioner within aforesaid period, the concerned authority shall ensure that electricity connection is restored at the premises of the petitioner within three days thereafter.

¶6It is also made clear that if the petitioner fails to clear the dues within a week's time from today, he shall not be entitled to get benefit of this order. Order Date :- 19.10.2023 Manish Himwan High Court of Judicature at Allahabad