Dismissed¶9
Ikbal Ahmad v. State of U.P. and Another
Allahabad HCWRIC/20338/2020
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
Ikbal Ahmad v. State of U.P. and Another; WRIT - C No. 20338 of 2020; decided 9.12.2020; Coram: Sunita Agarwal, J. and Jayant Banerji, J. Keywords: electricity theft; discharge from accusation; alternative statutory remedy; Clause 8.1 Electricity Supply Code 2005; competent authority; cognizance of offence; writ petition dismissed.
What did the court decide?
Proceedings for taking cognizance of an offence of electricity theft are undertaken under Clause 8.1 of the Electricity Supply Code, 2005, and the petitioner may participate in such proceeding by approaching the competent authority, who may look into the matter and take a decision in accordance with law. ¶8