Rakesh Kumar Vs U.P. Electricity Regulatory Commission, Lucknow and 2 Others — Allahabad HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

Rakesh Kumar Vs U.P. Electricity Regulatory Commission, Lucknow and 2 Others — Allahabad HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Writ petition disposed of with directions: the decision taken on petitioner's grievance per his application received on 2nd June 2025 to be intimated to him within three weeks of communication (petitioner may be called for assistance if necessary), and petitioner to communicate certified copy of the order with copy of his application to respondent no.3.

Issue for consideration

Whether a writ of mandamus should issue commanding respondent no.1 to send the petitioner's complaint (Annexure-1) to the Forum where it is functional, for decision in a given time frame.

Court's answer

The decision taken on the petitioner's grievance per his application received on 2nd June 2025 is to be informed to him.

Ratio / Principle

The information is to be conveyed within three weeks of communication, and for that purpose the petitioner may, if necessary, be called for assistance.

Key takeaways

The petitioner is to communicate the certified copy of this order along with a copy of his application to respondent no.3.ratio¶16

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

High Court of Judicature at Allahabad (Arindam Sinha and Avnish Saxena, JJ.), Writ - C No. 22911 of 2025, Rakesh Kumar v. U.P. Electricity Regulatory Commission, Lucknow and 2 Others, decided September 15, 2025. Petitioner pressed his second prayer for a writ of mandamus commanding respondent no.1 to send his complaint (Annexure-1) to the Forum where it is functional, to be decided in a given time frame. Counsel for the respondents handed up instruction dated 24th July, 2025 that petitioner's grievance will be duly dealt with. The Court directed that the decision taken on petitioner's grievance per his application received on 2nd June 2025 be informed to him within three weeks of communication, with liberty to call the petitioner for assistance if necessary, and required the petitioner to communicate the certified copy of the order along with a copy of his application to respondent no.3 (the executive engineer). The writ petition was disposed of.

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD

WRIT - C No. - 22911 of 2025

Rakesh Kumar

.....Petitioner(s)

Versus

U.P. Electricity Regulatory Commission, Lucknow And 2 Others

ucnow n ers	..	...Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s)	: Arun Mishra, Singh	Vijay Pratap
Counsel for Respondent(s)	: Ajay Singh, Kumar Tiwari	Narendra
Court No.- 39

HON'BLE ARINDAM SINHA, J. HON'BLE AVNISH SAXENA, J.

Mr. Arun Mishra, learned advocate appears on behalf of petitioner and submits, his client is pressing second prayer, reproduced below.

" (ii) Issue a writ of Mandamus commanding respondent no.1 to send the complaint of the petitioner (Annexure-1) to the Forum where it is functional, which may be decided in given time frame. "

Mr. Ajay Singh, learned advocate appears on behalf of respondent no.1 and Mr. Narendra Kumar Tiwari, learned advocate on behalf of respondent nos.3 (the executive engineer). He hands up his instruction dated 24^th July, 2025 to submit, petitioner's grievance will be duly dealt with.

Decision taken on petitioner's grievance per his application received on 2^nd June 2025 be informed to him

WRIC No. 22911 of 2025

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within three weeks of communication. For the purpose and if necessary, petitioner may be called for assistance.

Petitioner will communicate certified copy of this order along with copy of his application to respondent no.3.

The writ petition is disposed of.

September 15, 2025 Abhishek Sri.

(Arindam Sinha,J.)

(Avnish Saxena,J.)

Digitally signed by :- ABHISHEK RANJAN SRIVASTAVA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad