PRAYAGRAJ, July 18 -- The Allahabad high court has dismissed a PIL challenging the proposed privatisation of electricity distribution corporations of the state, saying the claims made in the petition are apparently based on assumptions. The petitioner, Vijay Pratap Singh, had challenged the privatisation in Dakshinanchal Vidyut Vitaran Nigam Ltd (DVVNL) and Purvanchal Vidyut Vitaran Nigam Ltd (PVVNL) by citing certain communications of UP Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) in this connection. Dismissing the plea, a division bench comprising chief justice Arun Bhansali and justice Kshitij Shailendra observed: "The relief claimed and the challenge laid apparently is based on assumptions. The record does not indicate that the petitioner has, at any stage, even approached the respondents (UP government and others) seeking the document regarding the assumptions indicated in the petition." "In that view of the matter, at this stage, we do not find any reason to entertain the present petition. The same is, therefore, dismissed," said the court. However, the court made it clear that the petitioner is free to take appropriate action in accordance with law. In the PIL, the petitioner had requested the court to issue a writ of certiorari to terminate the proceeding initiated to dilute the stake of PVVNL in the company, as same is without the mandatory compliance of rules and without following the mandate of the Companies Act, 2013. After hearing the counsel for the petitioner, the court in its decision dated July 11 dismissed the PIL, noting that from the material, which has been placed on record, it is apparent that at this stage, by communication dated March 20, 2025, the chief engineer has indicated that the technical evaluation committee of UPPCL has evaluated technical bids submitted by the bidders for privatisation in DVVNL and PVVNL and nothing more has been produced on record....