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Aman Ulla v. State of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Energy Deptt. Lko. and 4 Others

Allahabad HC17 Jun 2025WRIC/5859/2025

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What is this about?

Electricity connection mandamus refused; outstanding dues of Rs.1,30,321/- barred new connection; petitioner allowed to represent to Executive Engineer within one month for instalment-based discharge of liability; Executive Engineer may grant connection on lump sum payment; Allahabad High Court Lucknow Bench; Attau Rahman Masoodi and Subhash Vidyarthi JJ.; writ finally disposed of on 17.6.2025; Pratapgarh; State of U.P. Energy Department.

What did the court decide?

Writ petition disposed of without issuance of mandamus; petitioner left free to represent to the Executive Engineer within one month for consideration of discharging the outstanding liability in instalments, with liberty to the Executive Engineer to grant the connection on payment of a lump sum amount. ¶10

Aman Ulla Vs State of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Energy Deptt. Lko. and 4 Others — Allahabad HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether a writ of mandamus should be issued commanding the opposite parties to provide an electricity connection at House No.291, Pike Road, Begum Ward, Pargana & Tehsil-Sadar, District-Pratapgarh. +1 more

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Court's answer

The petitioner may make an appropriate representation to the Executive Engineer concerned; any representation preferred within one month shall be considered and decided sympathetically and in accordance with law, and if the Executive Engineer grants the benefit of instalments on payment of the requisite amount, the petitioner shall discharge his liability as per that order.

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Ratio / Principle

An outstanding liability for electricity previously consumed bars activation of a new connection during its subsistence.

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Key takeaways

The Executive Engineer concerned is also at liberty to grant the electricity connection on payment of a lump sum amount.ratio¶9

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Writ petition (WRIT - C No. 5859 of 2025) before the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench (Attau Rahman Masoodi and Subhash Vidyarthi, JJ.), in which the petitioner sought a writ of mandamus commanding the opposite parties to provide an electricity connection at House No.291, Pike Road, Begum Ward, District-Pratapgarh. The court noted that the petitioner is admittedly a co-owner of the house and that an outstanding liability of Rs.1,30,321/- for previously consumed electricity subsists, during which a new connection cannot be activated. The petitioner expressed readiness to discharge the liability in instalments. Declining to issue the mandamus outright, the court finally disposed of the petition, permitting the petitioner to make an appropriate representation to the Executive Engineer concerned within one month, to be considered and decided sympathetically and in accordance with law; if the Executive Engineer grants the benefit of instalments on payment of the requisite amount, the petitioner must discharge his liability accordingly, and the Executive Engineer remains at liberty to grant the connection on payment of a lump sum amount. Order dated 17.6.2025.

Aman Ulla v. State of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Energy Deptt. Lko. and 4 Others

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