Hanuman Singh v. Sri Megh Singh, Executive Engineer

Court No. - 9 Case :- CONTEMPT APPLICATION (CIVIL) No. - 3996 of 2021 Applicant :- Hanuman Singh Opposite Party :- Sri Megh Singh, Executive Engineer Counsel for Applicant :- Dhirendra Kumar Srivastava,Suresh Singh Counsel for Opposite Party :- Paras Nath Rai Hon'ble Rohit Ranjan Agarwal,J. The writ Court on 22.08.2019 while disposing off Writ-C No. 20279 of 2019 passed the following order; "Heard Sri Suresh Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Mahboob Ahmad, learned counsel for respondent nos. 2,3 and 4 and learned Standing Counsel for the State respondents. By means of present writ petition, the petitioner has prayed for a writ of mandamus directing respondent no. 2 to 4 to correct the petitioner's electricity bill and restore the electricity connection of the petitioner. Sri Mahboob Ahmad, Advocate appearing on behalf of the respondent nos. 2,3 and 4 has placed reliance before this Court upon the corrected bill given by the department and which has been received on 1.6.2019 by the petitioner himself. From the perusal of the record , we find that the said bill has been annexed alongwith writ petition at page 46 of the paper book . Learned counsel for the respondent further submits that the petitioner has remedy to approach the higher authority against the corrected bill under the provision as contained vide clause 7.10 of the U.P. Electricity Supply Code, 2005. To the above legal argument advanced by learned counsel for the respondent, learned counsel for the petitioner does not dispute. In such view of the matter, writ petition is accordingly disposed of with direction that in case petitioner approaches before the higher authority under the aforesaid provision, the authority shall consider the same and pass appropriate order by means of reasoned and speaking order within period of four weeks from the date of production of certified copy of this order." Learned counsel for the opposite party has invited the attention of the Court to paragraph no. 7 of the compliance affidavit which was filed on 16.11.2021 wherein it has been stated that representation of the applicant has been decided on 12.11.2021, copy of which has been brought on record as annexure No. 1 to the compliance affidavit. As the order of writ Court was only to the extent to decide the representation of the applicant which the authorities have already done, no case for contempt is made out. Contempt applicant stands dismissed. Contempt notice stands discharged. File consign to record. Sri Paras Nath Rai, learned counsel, has put in appearance on behalf of opposite party. Order Date :- 16.11.2023 Shekhar High Court of Judicature at Allahabad