WRIT - C No. 33494 of 2025 at Allahabad

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 33494 of 2025 Tilak Ram .....Petitioner(s) Versus State Of Uttar Pradesh And 2 Others .....Respondent(s) Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Amit Kumar, Mayank Tripathi, Neetu Singh, Vishal Kumar Sharma Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Court No. - 3 HON'BLE SAUMITRA DAYAL SINGH, J. HON'BLE INDRAJEET SHUKLA, J. 1. Heard Sri Amit Kumar learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Standing Counsel for the State and Sri Abhishek Srivastava learned counsel for the Distribution Corporation. 2. Challenge has been raised to the Recovery Citation dated 31.05.2025 seeking to recover Rs. 1,66,979/- from the petitioner towards electricity dues. 3. Presently, it is not clear if assessment procedure has been fully complied. Petitioner claims no opportunity of hearing was given to him before the impugned demand came to be created. 4. In view of such facts, no useful purpose may be served in keeping such a petition pending or calling for counter affidavit at this stage. To the extent petitioner may not have been given opportunity of hearing, it is desirable that one opportunity is given to the petitioner before the Assessing Officer/respondent No. 2 un