Allahabad High Court
MUMTAZ AHAMDversusPURVANCHAL VIDHUT VITRANA NIGAM VARANASI AND ANOTHER
- Decided
Holding
The petition is disposed of, with the petitioner directed to file a representation and the respondent required to decide it after giving notice and hearing.
Summary
The petitioner applied for an electricity connection which was rejected by the second respondent, the Executive Engineer, without any notice. The petitioner filed a writ petition challenging the rejection. The respondents argued that the petition was of no utility and sought a direction to the petitioner. The Court, without delving into the merits, directed the petitioner to file a detailed representation against the rejection, attaching a certified copy of the order, within two weeks. It further ordered the respondent to consider the representation, give due notice and a hearing, and decide the matter within one month in accordance with law. The writ petition was therefore disposed of without a substantive hearing on the merits.
Issues considered
- Whether the rejection of an electricity connection application without notice violates the principles of natural justice.
- Whether the writ petition should be entertained or dismissed on procedural grounds.
Subjects
- electricity connection
- natural justice
- writ petition
- notice
- representation
- administrative law
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
WRIT - C No. - 10392 of 2026
Mumtaz Ahamd
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
Purvanchal Vidhut Vitrana Nigam Varanasi And
Another .....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Arun Mishra, Vijay Pratap Singh
Counsel for Respondent(s) : Narendra Kumar Tiwari
Court No. - 40
HON'BLE SARAL SRIVASTAVA, J.
HON'BLE SUDHANSHU CHAUHAN, J.
1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the
respondents.
2. The petitioner has applied for electricity connection. However, the
application of the petitioner for electricity connection has been rejected by
respondent no.2 without giving any notice to the petitioner.
3. Learned counsel for the respondents submits that no useful purpose would
be served in keeping the writ petition pending and appropriate direction may
be issued to the respondent no.2.
4. In view of the aforesaid fact, without going into the merits of the case, we
dispose off the writ petition permitting the petitioner to file a detailed
representation before the respondent no.2-Executive Engineer, EUDD-
Karelabagh, PuVVNL, Allahabad against rejection of the application of the
petitioner for grant of electricity connection along with a certified copy of
this order within a period of two weeks from today. In case any such
representation is filed by the petitioner, the respondent no.2 shall consider
and decide the same strictly in accordance with law within a period of one
month thereafter after giving due notice and opportunity of hearing to the
petitioner.
March 19, 2026
NS
(Sudhanshu Chauhan,J.) (Saral Srivastava,J.)
Digitally signed by :-
NITIN KUMAR
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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