Allahabad High Court
ADITYA PRAKASH DIWAKARversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 2 OTHERS
- Decided
Holding
The court held that the petition could be disposed of on the respondents' assurance that the appeal would be decided expeditiously.
Summary
Petitioner Aditya Prakash Diwakar filed a writ petition seeking a direction that his appeal pending before the Chairman of U.P. Power Corporation Ltd be decided within two months. The petitioner argued that the delay was prejudicial, while the respondents, the State of U.P. and two others, assured that the appeal would be decided expeditiously in accordance with law. The court considered the assurance given by the respondents as sufficient to address the petitioner's grievance. No specific statutory provisions or precedents were cited. Consequently, the court disposed of the writ petition, effectively dismissing it on the basis of the respondents' commitment to a speedy decision.
Issues considered
- Whether the court should direct the Chairman of U.P. Power Corporation Ltd to decide the pending appeal within a specified time frame
Subjects
- writ petition
- administrative law
- expeditious decision
- appeal
- public utility
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
WRIT - A No. - 5550 of 2026
Aditya Prakash Diwakar
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State Of U.P. And 2 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Rakesh Kumar Mishra
Counsel for Respondent(s) : Abhishek Srivastava, C.S.C.
Court No. - 32
HON'BLE SAURABH SHYAM SHAMSHERY, J.
1. Heard learned counsel for the parties.
2.Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner’s appeal dated
17.2.2025 which is pending before Chairman U.P. Power Corporation
Ltd. (respondent no.3) be decided within a period of 2 months.
3. Learned counsel for the respondents submits that petitioner’s appeal
will be decided expeditiously in accordance with law.
4. On basis of aforesaid assurance given by learned counsel for the
respondents, this writ petition is disposed of.
(Saurabh Shyam Shamshery,J.)
April 20, 2026
SB
Digitally signed by :-
SANDEEP BHATTACHARYA
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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