APHC010348902013 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3331] MONDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI WRIT PETITION NO: 38185/2013 Between: 1. JAI LAXMI METALS PRIVATE LTD.,, WORKS : PLOT NO. 36, APIIC INDUSTRIAL PARK, GOLLAPURAM, HINDUPUR, ANANTAPUR DIST., A.P. REPRESENTED BY ITS DIRECTOR PRADEEP KUMAR AGARWAL ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE CENTRAL POWER DISTRIBUTION, COMPANY OF A.P., LTD., MINT COMPOUND, HYDERABAD, REP. BY ITS CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING DIRECTOR. 2. THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, OPERATION CIRCLE, THE CENTRAL POWER DISTRIBUTION COMPANY OF A.P. LTD., (APCPDCL) ANANTHAPUR, ANANTHAPUR DISTRICT 3. THE SENIOR ACCOUNTS OFFICER, OPERATION CIRCLE, THE CENTRAL POWER DISTRIBUTION COMPANY OF A.P. LTD., (APCPDCL) ANANTHAPUR, ANANTHAPUR DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENT(S): Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue a writ or order of direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring action of the respondents in levying Restriction & Control penalties without fixing Permitted Consumption Limit (PCL) (Off Peak) and Permitted Consumption Limit (PCL) (Peak) without fixing any 2 power quota and communicating the same for the months of November and December, 2012 and January, 2013 and consequently, set aside the R & C penalty levied in the said bills and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2013(WPMP 47474 OF 2013 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the respondents not to disconnect the petitioner power supply for non- payment of the R&C penalties levied by the respondents in the bills for the month of November and December 2012 and January 2013 pending disposal of the writ petition IA NO: 1 OF 2014(WPMP 381 OF 2014 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the respondents to forthwith restore petitioner's power supply without insisting upon payment of a sum of Rs.1,22,54,078/- in the context of R&C penalties for the months of November and December, 2012 and January, 2013 pending disposal of the above writ petition IA NO: 2 OF 2014(WVMP 856 OF 2014 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to vacate the interim orders passed in WP.No.38185 of 2013 dated 27.12.2013 and pass IA NO: 3 OF 2014(WPMP 35893 OF 2014 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. D V NAGARJUNA BABU Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. Venkata Rama Rao Kota SC FOR APSPDCL 2. V R REDDY KOVVURI(SC FOR APSPDCL) 3. 3 4. O MANOHER REDDY 5. JAGARLAMUDIKOTESWARIDEVI(SC FORAPSPDCL) The Court made the following: ::ORDER:: Sri V.Hemanth Kumar, learned counsel representing Sri D.V.Nagaraju, learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the cause in the writ petition does not survive and hence, the same is now rendered infructuous. 2. Recording the above submission, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. No order as to costs. As a sequel, all the pending miscellaneous petitions shall stand closed. ______________________ SUBBA REDDY SATTI, J Dated: 07.07.2025 SNI 4 150 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI WRIT PETITION No.38185 of 2013 Dated: 07.07.2025 SNI