Court No. - 32
Case :- WRIT - C No. - 41949 of 2019 Petitioner :- Ramdhan Respondent :- Chairman Cum Managing Director And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Rajiv Shukla,Anand Prakash Pandey Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Mahboob Ahmad
Hon'ble Shashi Kant Gupta,J. Hon'ble Shamim Ahmed,J.
This writ petition has been filed, interalia, for the following reliefs;
"i) issue, a writ, order or direction in the nature of certiorari and quash the order dated 03.09.2019 being letter No. 2100 passed by respondent No. 3 and may be pleased to pass further order to respondent no. 3 to restore the connection of electricity of the petitioner."
Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Mahboob Ahmad, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the Electricity Department and perused the record.
Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner accepts the entire liability and he is ready to pay the entire amount provided some instalments are fixed.
Sri Mahboob Ahmad, learned counsel for the Electricity Department, submits that under Paragraph 6.14 of the Electricity Code, 2005, the Executive Engineer is vested with the powers for fixing instalments and therefore, the petitioner may approach the Executive Engineer.
The writ petition is disposed of with the observation that in case, the petitioner makes an application to the Executive Engineer with regard to payment in instalments as provided under Paragraph 6.14 of the Electricity Code, 2005 within a period of two weeks from today, the Executive Engineer may consider the claim of the petitioner and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law within a period of four weeks thereafter.
For a period of six weeks, no coercive action shall be taken against the petitioner.
Order Date :- 18.12.2019 vinay