Kriti Scanning Center Pvt. Ltd. v. State of U.P. and 3 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
This writ petition concerned a disputed electricity bill where the Department assessed the amount based on a meter defect without providing the petitioner access or a hearing. The court directed the Department to correct the bill within four weeks and stayed coercive recovery for six weeks after the date of the order.
What did the court decide?
Petitioner was directed to move the Department for bill correction within one week; Department to decide within four weeks; no coercive recovery for six weeks.