The court has the authority to direct the relevant authorities to decide pending objections/representations within a specified time frame.

Headnote:
Fact of the Case:

The petitioner filed a writ petition to quash an assessment order dated 23.8.2022 passed by the second respondent/Executive Engineer/Prescribed Authority (Urban) Dakshinanchal Vidyut Vitran Khand, Kasganj. Alternatively, the petitioner sought a direction to decide the objection/representation filed pursuant to the assessment order dated 23.8.2022.
Finding of the Court:

The court directed the second respondent/Executive Engineer/Prescribed Authority (Urban) Dakshinanchal Vidyut Vitran Khand, Kasganj, to decide the pending objection/representation filed pursuant to the assessment order dated 23.8.2022, within a period of two weeks from the date of production of a certified copy of the court's order.
Issues: Whether the assessment order dated 23.8.2022 passed by the second respondent/Executive Engineer/Prescribed Authority (Urban) Dakshinanchal Vidyut Vitran Khand, Kasganj, should be quashed.
Ratio Decidendi: The court held that no useful purpose would be served in keeping the petition pending and directed the second respondent to decide the pending objection/representation within a specified time frame.
Final Decision: The writ petition was disposed of.

Court No. - 40

Case :- WRIT - C No. - 36842 of 2022

Petitioner :- Radhey Shyam

Respondent :- State of U.P. and Another

Counsel for Petitioner :- Shiv Mangal Pandey

Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Alok Mishra

Hon'ble Mahesh Chandra Tripathi,J.

Hon'ble Vivek Kumar Singh,J.

Heard Sri S.M. Pandey, learned counsel for the petitioner and

learned Standing Counsel appearing for the State-respondent and

Sri Alok Mishra, learned counsel for the second

respondent/Executive Engineer/Prescribed Authority (Urban)

Dakshinanchal Vidyut Vitran Khand, Kasganj.

The present writ petition has been preferred for quashing

assessment order dated 23.8.2022 passed by the second

respondent/Executive Engineer/Prescribed Authority (Urban)

Dakshinanchal Vidyut Vitran Khand, Kasganj. Alternatively relief

has been sought to decide the objection/representation filed

pursuant to assessment order dated 23.8.2022.

Sri Alok Mishra, learned counsel for the second

respondent/Executive Engineer/Prescribed Authority (Urban)

Dakshinanchal Vidyut Vitran Khand, Kasganj submits that incase

the said objection/representation is pending consideration, the

same be directed to be decided.

Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, no useful

purpose would be served in keeping this petition pending.

The second respondent/Executive Engineer/Prescribed Authority

(Urban) Dakshinanchal Vidyut Vitran Khand, Kasganj, is directed to

decide the pending objection/representation filed pursuant to

assessment order dated 23.8.2022, within a period of two weeks

from the date of production of certified copy of this order.

The writ petition is disposed of.

Order Date :- 2.1.2023

Dev/-

Digitally signed by :-

DEV PRAKASH

High Court of Judicature at Allahabad