- (1.) Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Mahboob Ahmad, who has accepted notice on behalf of respondent no.3 and learned Standing Counsel on behalf of respondents no.1, 2, 4 and 5.
(2.) By means of this petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner has challenged the demand notice dated 15.03.2018 of Rs.6,17,752/- .
(3.) It is contended on behalf of the petitioner that since he did not receive the copy of the provisional assessment notice, as such, he could not submit his reply and in absence whereof the respondent treated it to be final and issued recovery certificate. Learned counsel for the petitioner states that the petitioner will submit objection to the provisional assessment within two weeks from today. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner has also invited our attention towards the provisions contained under Clause 6.8(b)(1) of the U.P. Electricity Supply Code, 2005. The argument is that the respondent-corporation while issuing the provisional assessment notice was required to fix a date and time in the notice itself for hearing so that the consumer could appear before the authority concerned on the date so specified.;