APHC010451912013 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3331] WEDNESDAY, THE SECOND DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI WRIT PETITION NO: 31178/2013 Between: 1. M/S 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 DSITRIBUTION 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 (a) the demand and the collection of FSA charges relating to 1st quarter of 2012-13 by the 2nd respondent by including FSA Charges in the monthly bills of December, 2012, January, 2013 and February, 2013 as highly illegal, arbitrary and contrary to Clauses 8 & 9 of the A.P.E.R.C. (Conduct of Business) Regulations, 1999 and Clause 4.7.3 of the A.P.E.R.C. (Electricity Supply Code) Regulation, 2004 and further violative of the Fundamental Rights guaranteed to the petitioner under Articles 14 and 19(1)(g) of the Constitution of India and consequently set aside the same (b) the action of the respondents in threatening to disconnect the petitioner's power supply without issuing any notice as highly illegal, arbitrary, unjust and contrary to Section 56 of the Electricity Act, 2013 and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2013(WPMP 38728 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's power supply for non- payment of FSA charges of 1st quarter of 2012-13 by suspending levy and demand of the same pending disposal of the above writ petition and pass 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. The Court made the following: :: ORDER :: Learned counsel for the petitioners would submit that the cause in the writ petition does not survive for adjudication and the same has become infructuous. 2. Recording the submission made by learned counsel for the petitioner, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. No order as to costs. As a sequel, pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed. ___________________________ JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI Date : 02.07.2025 TVN 93 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI WRIT PETITION No.31178 OF 2013 Date : 02.07.2025 TVN