The petitioner challenged a recovery citation for electricity dues against his deceased father. The court allowed installment payment within six months, permitting the respondent to proceed only in case of default.
Petitioner allowed to deposit the total amount in installments over six months; in case of default, the arrangement is discharged.
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Court No. - 21
Case :- WRIT - C No. - 1475 of 2023
Petitioner :- Sangam Lal Respondent :- U P Power Corporation And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Bakhteyar Yusuf,Qamrul Hasan Siddiqui,Santosh Kumar Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Narendra Kumar Tiwari
Hon'ble Manoj Kumar Gupta,J. Hon'ble Vikram D. Chauhan,J.
The petitioner has called in question the recovery citation dated 25.11.2022 for a sum of Rs.5,77,005/- issued against his father (since deceased) for recovery of electricity dues.
Learned counsel for the petitioner states that the petitioner is ready to deposit the entire amount in installments.
Sri N.K. Tiwari, learned counsel for the Electricity Department has no objection to the same.
Accordingly, the petition is disposed of as follows:-
(a) The petitioner shall deposit 25 percent of the total amount within one month from today.
(b) The remaining amount will be deposited in two installments, i.e., each of two and half month, so that the entire liability is cleared within six months from today.
In case of default, the aforesaid arrangement will stand discharged automatically and it shall become open to the respondent-Corporation to proceed in the matter in accordance with law.
(Vikram D. Chauhan, J.) (Manoj Kumar Gupta, J.)
Order Date :- 17.1.2023 SL
Digitally signed by :- SHYAM LAL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
Sangam Lal
U P Power Corporation
2 Others
Manoj Kumar Gupta
Vikram D. Chauhan
As recorded by the court registry
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