Shokat Ali v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Energy Deptt. Lko and 3 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
UP electricity recovery dispute: recovery citation dated 20.07.2024 and Recovery Certificate set aside because Final Assessment Order was not served though Provisional Assessment Order was served; petitioner (Shokat Ali) allowed one week to file objections to the Provisional Assessment Order, to be considered by the appropriate Authority before passing of the Final Assessment Order; respondents include State of U.P. Energy Department and MVVNL (respondent/opposite party nos. 1-4); certiorari and anti-coercive mandamus prayers; WRIT-C No. 8985 of 2025, Lucknow Bench, disposed September 12, 2025; bench: Sangeeta Chandra, J. and Brij Raj Singh, J.
What did the court decide?
Setting aside of the Recovery Certificate and the Recovery Citation dated 20.07.2024, with liberty to the petitioner to file objections to the Provisional Assessment Order within a week, to be considered by the appropriate Authority before any Final Assessment Order is passed.