Ram Kishor v. State of U.P. and 2 Others

Court No. - 3 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 41037 of 2023 Petitioner :- Ram Kishor Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Sandeep Kumar Tripathi Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Krishna Agarawal,Pranjal Mehrotra Hon'ble Siddhartha Varma,J. Hon'ble Shekhar B. Saraf,J.

¶1Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Pranjal Mehrotra, learned counsel for the Electricity Department and learned Standing Counsel for the State-respondents.

¶2By means of this writ petition, the petitioner has challenged the recovery being done in pursuance of the final assessment order dated 14.10.2022.

¶3Learned counsel for the Electricity Department states that if the petitioner is aggrieved by the order dated 14.10.2022, he can always file an appeal under Section 127 of the Electricity Act, 2003.

¶4Since the final assessment order is appealable, we do not consider it a fit case for interference. If the petitioner files an appeal within next 15 days, in accordance with the provisions of Section 127 of the Electricity Act, 2003, then the appeal shall be entertained without going into the question of limitation.

¶5With these observations, the writ petition is disposed of. Order Date :- 29.11.2023 Rakesh (Shekhar B. Saraf, J.) (Siddhartha Varma, J.) High Court of Judicature at Allahabad