Ram Anuj Singh v. Purvanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited and Another

Court No. - 3 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 34982 of 2023 Petitioner :- Ram Anuj Singh Respondent :- Purvanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited And Another Counsel for Petitioner :- Ashish Rana,Kamlesh Kumar Yadav Counsel for Respondent :- Sushil Kumar Pandey Hon'ble Siddhartha Varma,J. Hon'ble Syed Qamar Hasan Rizvi,J.

¶1Heard learned counsel for the parties.

¶2The petitioner, it appears, have two electricity connections no.751719726912 and 751738302509, which have been billed for Rs. 1,48,306/- and Rs. 2,03,452/-. The petitioner states that the bill was incorrect and therefore he is raising a dispute with regard to the bills.

¶3Learned counsel for the electricity department Sri Sushil Kumar Pandey states that if the petitioner is aggrieved by the wrong billing which has been done by the Electricity Department then he may approach the relevant Executive Engineer under Clause 6.5 of the Electricity Code, 2005.

¶4Without going to the merits of the case, we direct that if the petitioner files application for correction of the bills of the two connections before the relevant Executive Engineer under Clause

6.5 of the Electricity Code, 2005 within a period of fifteen days from today then the Executive Engineer shall look into the grievances of the petitioner and shall decide the representation in accordance with law within the next one month. For the period of two months or till the representation is decided, whichever is earlier, no coercive action shall be taken against the petitioner.

¶5With the aforesaid observation, the writ petition is disposed of. Order Date :- 7.12.2023 Abhishek Gupta (Syed Qamar Hasan Rizvi,J.) (Siddhartha Varma,J.) High Court of Judicature at Allahabad