Rajesh Jaiswal v. State of U.P. and 3 Others

Court No. - 3 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 32843 of 2023 Petitioner :- Rajesh Jaiswal Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Sunil Dubey Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Manu Ghildyal,Usha Kiran Hon'ble Siddhartha Varma,J. Hon'ble Shekhar B. Saraf,J.

¶1In pursuance of the order dated 19.10.2023, learned counsel for the Electricity Department has handed over to the Court a bill, as per which the permanent disconnection of electricity was done on

7.3.2015 and that the arrears as on that date were Rs.3,47,469/-.

¶2A copy of the aforesaid bill be also handed over to the learned counsel for the petitioner.

¶3Learned counsel for the Electricity Department submits that if the petitioner is aggrieved by the aforesaid bill, he may approach the concerned Executive Engineer under Clause 6.5 of the U.P. Electricity Supply Code, 2005.

¶4Under such circumstances, we provide that if the petitioner files a complaint before the appropriate authority with regard to billing then the said complaint be entertained in accordance with law and an appropriate order be passed thereon within a period of two months from today.

¶5For a period of two months from today or till a decision is taken on the complaint, whichever is earlier, no coercive action shall be taken against the petitioner.

¶6With the aforesaid observations, the writ petition stands disposed of. Order Date :- 22.11.2023 Kuldeep High Court of Judicature at Allahabad