APHC010557382023 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: 28922/2023 Between: 1. M/S. RAMA RICE AND GROUNDNUT OIL MIL,, (SC.NO. VJA 635) GUDIVADA,KRISHNA DISTRICT REP. BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER PINAMANENI VEERAIAH CHOWDARY S/O VENKATESHWAR RAO, AGE 69 YRS 2. M/S. VEERAIH PAR BOIL RICE MILL, , (S.C. NO VJA 575) GUDIVADA,KRISHNA DISTRICT REP. BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER PINAMANENI VEERAIAH CHOWDARY S/O VENKATESHWAR RAO, AGE 69 YRS 3. M/S. VEERAIAH SOLVENTS LIMITED POLYMERS, , (S.C. NO VJA 728) KURUMARDALI,PAMARRU (M) REP. BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER PINAMANENI DIVAKAR S/O VENKATESHWAR RAO, AGE 65 YRS 4. M/S. SRI VIJAYA KRISHNA RICE MIL,, (SC.NO. VJA 991) POLUKONDA, NANDIWADA (M) DISTRICT REP. BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER BORRA KRISHNAMOHAN RAO S/O VENKATAPPAIAH, AGE 73 YRS 5. M/S. SREE RAMA TRADERS,, GUDIVADA, 6111300000786, GUDIVADA,KRISHNA DISTRICT REP. BY ITS PROP V.T.SUBRAHMANYESWARA RAO, S/O VENKATESWARA, AGE 37 YEARS, 6. M/S. SRI VENKATA PADMAVATHI MODERN RICE MILL,, GUDIVADA , (VJA0622) ,GUDIVADA REP. BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER GONTLA NARASIMHA RAO,S/O .BALAIAH, AGE 78 YEARS, 7. M/S. SATYANARAYANA TRADERS,, DOSAPADU, (VJA0595) DOSAPADU ,KRISHNA DT, REP. BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER ,TIPERNENI VENKATA SIVA PRASAD, S/O MADHUSUDANA RAO, AGE 68 YEARS, 8. M/S.SRI VIJAYA LAKSHMI MODERN RICE MILL,, (VJA0662) NANDIVADA MANDAL REP. BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER ,CHINTA VENKATA KRISHNA PRASAD, S/O SUBRAHMANYESWARAO, AGE 59 YEARS, 9. M/S. YESWANTH MODERN RICE MILL,, (6111116000310) GUDIVADA,KRISHNA DISTRICT REP. BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER BADARAVADA VENKATA RAJU, S/O ANJANEYA RAJU, AGE 50 YEARS, 10. M/S. SRI RAMAKRISHNA RAW AND BOILED RICE MILL,, (VJA0621) POLUKONDA, NANADIVADA MANDAL, KRISHNA DISTRICT, REP. BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER PINNAMANENI VEERAIAH, S/O VENUGOPALA RAO, AGE 67 YEARS 11. M/S. RAJYALAKSHMI RAW AND PAR BOILED RICE MILL, , (VJA0473) RAMANAPUDI, GUDIVADA MANDAL REP. BY ITS MANAGING PARTNERPINNAMANENI VENKATARAMAIAH, S/O RAJA RAO, AGE 66 YEARS, 12. M/S. SRI SESHADRI RICE MILL,, (VJA0199)GUDLAVALLERU, KRISHNA DISTRICT,REP. BY ITS MANAGING PARTNERVALLURUPALLI RAMAKRISHNA, S/O VVR SESHADRI RAO, AGE 58 YEARS, 13. M/S. SYAMALAMBA MODERN RICE MILL,, (VJA0726), GUDIVADA,KRISHNA DISTRICT REP. BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER GODAVARTHI SIVARAMAKRISHNA, S/O RADHAKRISHNA RAO, AGE 56 YEARS, 14. M/S. SRI VENKATA KANAKA DURGA RICE AND FLOUR MILL,, (6122300000165) ,PEDAPARUPUDI. REP. BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER D. SRINIVASA RAO, S/O SURYANARAYANA, AGE 48 YEARS 15. M/S.SRI LAKSHMI GANAPATHI TRADERS,, (6111300050063)GUDIVADA, KRISHNA DISTRICT, REP. BY ITS PROPRIETOR ,S.V.JAGGA RAO, S/O MARKENDEYULU, AGE 62 YEARS, 16. M/S.VENKATA SUBBA LAKSHMI RICE MILL, , (VJA3673)MANIKONDA. REP. BY ITS PROPRIETOR YENDURI VENKATA SUBBA LAKSHMI, W/O SURYA CHANDRASEKHAR, AGE 51 YEARS, 17. M/S. SRI SRINIVASA RICE MILL,,(6111299043420) GUDIVADA,KRISHNA DISTRICT REP. BY ITS MANAGING PARTNERMATHA RAJYALAKSHMI, W/O SUBBA RAO, AGE 47 YEARS, 18. M/S. SRI VENKATA PADMAJA RICEMILL,, (6122219000221)PASUBOTLAPALEM, GUDLAVALLERU MANDAL,DISTRICT REP. BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER T.V.V.SUBHADRA RAO, S/O NANCHARAIAH, AGE 60 YEARS, 19. M/S. SRI VEERANJANEYA SWAMY TRADERS,, , (6111123000026) GUDIVADA, KRISHNA DISTRICT REP. BY ITS PROPRIETOR VENNA HARIGOPAL, S/O SRINIVASA RAO, AGE 28 YEARS 20. M/S.SRI PADMAVATHI RICE MILL,, (6111401000031)GONGALLAMUDI, NANDIVADA MANDAL, KRISHNA DISTRICT REP. BY ITS PROPRIETOR, K. PADMAVATHI, W/O MANIKYALA RAO,AGE 58 YEARS, 21. M/S.SRI SRINIVASA TRADERS,, (6111112000252), KALVAPUDIAGRAHARAM, GUDIVADA MANDAL REP. BY ITS PROP PAIDI VEERA VENKATA SATYANARAYANA, S/O SRI RAMAMURTHY, AGE 69 YEARS, 22. M/S.ADITYA LAKSHMI TRADERS,, (6122210004606) ,GUDLAVALLERU, KRISHNA DISTRICT, REP. BY ITS PROPRIETOR K.V.RAMACHANDRARAO,S/O SUBBAIAH, AGE 59 YEARS, 23. M/S. VENUGOPAL FOODGRAIN PROCESSORS,,(6111426000863) POLUKONDA, NANDIVADA MANDAL REP. BY ITS PROPRIETOR,PINNAMANENI VEERAIAH, S/O VENUGOPALA RAO, AGE 67 YEARS, 24. M/S.KRUPA TRADERS, VALIVARTHIPADU, (6111132000835) GUDIVADA MANDAL REP. BY ITS MANAGING PARTNERKATURI JOHN SAMYUL S/O JAN SUNDARA RAO, AGE 60 YEARS, 25. M/S.SRI DURGAMALLESWARA RAW AND BOILED RICE MILL,, (6111300018427) GUDIVADA,KRISHNA DISTRICT REP. BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER T.S.RAM PRASAD, S/O RAMA BRAHMAM, AGE 72 YEARS, 26. M/S. BHASKAR TALKIES, , (VJA878) GUDIVADA,DISTRICT, REP. BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER PINNAMANENI VEERAIAH CHOWDARY, S/O VENKATESWARAO, AGE 69 YEARS, 27. M/S. VENKATESWARA RICE TRADERS, (VJA3807 ) KAKULAPADU, BAPULAPADU MANDALREP. BY ITSPROPRIETOR KOLLI JYOTHI W/O.KOLLI RAJESH, AGE . 31 28. M/S. HANUMAN RICETRADERS,, (VJA3177)KANUMOLU, BAPULAPADU MANDAL REP. BY ITS MANAGING PARTNERPOTLURI SITHARAMA PRASAD S/O.JAGAN MOHANA RAO, AGE. 67 29. M/S. SRI VENKATA SATYANARAYANA RICE MILL,, (6144203000527), ARUGOLANU, BAPULAPADU MANDAL, REP. BY ITS PROPRIETOR MULPURU RAMA BRAHMAM S/O.PRASAD SATYANARAYANA,AGE. 64 30. M/S. RAMANJANEYA RICE MILL, (VJA3455) ,BAPULAPADU. REP. BY ITS PROPRIETOR VEERAPANENI VEERA VENKATA SATYANARAYANA S/O.VENKATA RAMA MOHANA RAO, AGE. 53 31. M/S.SRI MARUTHI RICE TRADERS,,(6111300050063)KANUMOLU, BAPULAPADU MANDAL, REP. BY ITS PROPRIETOR,POTLURI SRIRAMA MURTHY,S/O.VENKATESWARA RAO, AGE. 47 32. M/S.SRI MEHER CHAITANYA AGRO FOODS,, (VJA3103)KANUNNOLU, BAPULAPADU MANDAL . REP. BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER DRONADULA SATYANARAYANA SIO.ADINARAYANA, AGE. 68 33. M/S. SRI VENKATA SAI KRISHNA RICE MILL (6111428800039), PUTTAGUNTA, NANDIVADA MANDAL, REP. BY ITS PROPRIETOR ELLA VENKATA CHALAPATHI RAO S/O.RAGHAVAIAH, AGE. 64 34. M/S.SUVEERA AGRO INDUSTRIES,, (VJA3142) KANUMOLU, BAPULAPADU MANDAL REP. BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER GADDE SRINIVASA RAO S/O.PUNNAIAH AGE. 60 35. M/S.VENKATESWARA RICE AND FLOUR MILL, (6144404000340) BANDARUGUDEM, BAPULAPADU MANDAL REP. BY ITS PROPRIETOR PARISE HANUMANTHA RAO S/O.RAMA RAO AGE. 53 36. M/S. BHAGYA LAKSHMI MODERN RICE MILL,, (6144530000304) VELERU, BAPULAPADU MANDAL REP. BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER POTLURI RAMA MOHAN, S/O.BASAVA SANKAR VARA PRASAD AGE. 56 37. M/S. SRI SAL DURGA RICE MILL,, ARUGOLANU, (6144203000183), BAPULAPADU MANDAL REP. BY ITS PROP KONDA HARI KRISHNA RAJU S/O.SOBHANADRI RAJU AGE. 50 38. M/S. HIMAJA MODERN RICE MILL LLP,, (VJA4210) ,BALLIPARRU, GANNAVARAM MANDAL REP. BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER PARVATHANENI VIJAYA KRISHNA, S/O. SAMBA SIVA RAO AGE. 61 39. M/S. VIJAYA LAKSHMI KRISHNA RICE MILL,, (6144426003872)TELAPROLU, UNGUTURU MANDAL REP. BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER ,CHINTA LAKSHMI RAGHAVAN S/O.VENKATESWARA RAO AGE. 46 40. M/S.SANTHI TRADERS, (6144219000027), PERIKEEDU, BAPULAPADU MANDAL REP. BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER ,BALLA GANGA RAO, SIO.BEERAIAH AGE. 64 41. M/S.USHA SRINIVASA TRADERS,, (6144100000524) UNGUTURU , REP. BY ITS PROPRIETOR LINGAMALLU G P SANTHOSH, S/O.L.SRINIVASENDRA BABU AGE. 36 42. M/S. RAJYA LAKSHMI TRADERS,, (6144219000099) PERIKEEDU, REP. BY ITS PROPRIETOR V.S.B.V.NAGA LAKSHMI W/O.VENKATA SUBBA RAO AGE. 48 43. M/S. SRI YOGA PANI RICE MILL,, K.SEETHARAMAPURAM, (6144209000059) BAPULAPADU MANDAL REP. BY ITS PROPRIETOR E SRINIVASA RAO,S/O.TIRUPATAIAH, AGE. 57, 44. M/S. GOPAL KRISHNA RICE MILL,, (6144206000474)BOMMULURU, BAPULAPADU MANDAL, REP. BY ITS PROPRIETOR SANGISETTY SIVA NAGESWARA RAO S/O.MARKANDEYULU AGE. 60 45. M/S. SRI VENKATA SAI TRADERS,, (6144223000835),SERINARASANNAPALEM, BAPULAPADU MANDAL, REP. BY ITS PROPRIETOR KOMMANA VENKATA SRIDHAR S/O.NAGESWARA RAO AGE. 58 46. M/S. SRI VENKATA SAI TRADERS,, (6144223000612) ,SERINARASANNAPALEM, BAPULAPADU MANDAL, REP. BY ITS PROPRIETOR ADAPA NAGA VEERANJANEYA VARA PRASAD, S/O.VENKAIAH AGE. 57 47. M/S.SRI VENKATA SAI TRADERS,, (6144223000616)SERINARASANNAPALEM, BAPULAPADU MANDAL, REP. BY ITS PROPRIETOR ,ADAPA DEVENDRA RAMA KRISHNA LAKSHMI RANGANADH PRASAD, S/O.VENKAIAH, AGE. 56 48. M/S.SRI RAMA KRISHNA RICE AND FLOUR MILL, ,(6144521000091) RANGANNAGUDEM, BAPULAPADU MANDAL , REP. BY ITS PROPRIETORMYNENI VISHNU VARDHANA RAO S/O.NAGESWARA RAO AGE. 60 49. M/S. SRI HANUMAN AGRO FOODS,, (VJA3845) KAKULAPADU, BAPULAPADU MANDAL REP. BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER E SRINIVASA RAO,S/O.TIRUPATAIAH, AGE. 57, 50. M/S.SRI SRINIVASA RICE DHALL AND FLOUR MILL,, PEDIKEEDU, (6144219000125)BAPULAPADU MANDAL, REP. BY ITS PROPRIETOR GULLAPUDI SRINIVASA BABU,S/O.RAJESWARA RAO, AGE 50 51. M/S. KRISHNA RICE MILL,, (6222405014144) MACHILIPATNAM , KRISHNA DISTRICT REP. BY ITS PROPRIETOR SOMURI KRISHNAJI RAO,S/O.RAGHAVA VARA PRASAD AGE. 72 52. M/SSRI LAKSHMI GANESH RICE MILL, ,(VJA4123) KANCHARLAVANIPURAM, PAMARRU, REP. BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER,SOMURI KRISHNAJI RAO,S/O.RAGHAVA VARA PRASAD AGE. 72 53. M/S.DEVI DHANALAKSHMI RICE TRADERS,, (6222405029421), MACHILIPATNAMREP. BY ITS PROP KOPPARTHI CHAYA KUMARI W/O. NARASIMHA MURTHY, AGE. 67 54. M/S.NAGALAKSHMI TRADERS,, (6222206001172) ,MACHILIPATNAM, KRISHNA DISTRICT, REP. BY ITS PROPRIETOR KGAJJALA BHANU PRAKASH S/O. KRISHNANANDA RAO,AGE. 57 55. M/S. LAKSHMI BHASKAR RICE MILL,, (6223558000667) SULTANAGARAM, MACHILIPATNAM REP. BY ITS PROPRIETOR,PARASU NAGA VENKATA VARA PRASAD S/O. BHASKARA RAO, AGE. 48 56. M/S.VENKATESWARA TRADERS,, (VJA4359) MACHILIPATNAM, REP. BY ITS PROPRIETOR SUBBA RAO,S/O. NARAYANA RAO,AGE. 67 57. M/S. JAYALAKSHMI BOILED RICE MILL,, (VJA3666) HUSSAINPALEM, BANDAR MANDAL REP. BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER MAMIDI VENKATA VARA PRASADA RAO S/O.VEERA JAGANMOHANA RAO AGE. 51 58. M/S.SRI JAYALAKSHMI RICE MILL,, (6244300000327) PEDANA REP. BY ITS PROPRIETOR MAMIDI VEERA VENKATA NAGA DHANALAKSHMI VV/O.VENKATA VARA PRASADA RAO AGE. 48 59. M/S. MEHER BABA RAW AND BOILED RICE MILL CONTS, CO.,, (6222111013182) MACHILIPATNAM,KRISHNA DISTRICT REP. BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER GUDIVADA MEHER PRAKASH S/O. RAMACHANDRA RAO AGE. 57 60. M/S. SRI RAMAKRISHNA TRADERS,, (6223222002024) (SITARAMPURAM) MALLAVOLU, GUDURU MANDAL REP. BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER KOMPERLA VENKATA SUBBA RAO S/O. RAMA KRISHNA MURTHY AGE. 55 61. M/S. SRI RAMAKRISHNA TRADERS,, (6222404005032)(SITARAMPURAM) MALLAVOLU, GUDURU MANDAL ,REP. BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER KOMPERLA VENKATA SUBBA RAO S/O. RAMA KRISHNA MURTHY AGE. 55 62. M/S. DEVI TRADERS,, (6233120000711) NIDUMOLU,(M) DISTRICT REP. BY ITS PROPRIETOR BATTINA SESHU BABU, S/O.VENKATESWARA RAO,AGE. 52 63. M/S. SEETHARAMANJANEYA RAW AND BOILED RICE MILL,, (VJA3370), SULTANAGARAM, MACHILIPATNAM, KRISHNA DISTRICT REP. BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER CHALUVADI ANJANEYULU S/O. SATYANARAYANA,AGE. 64 64. M/S. S V R RICE INDUSTRIES,, (6223558000565) ,SULTANAGARAM, MACHILIPATNAM REP. BY ITS PROPRIETOR SAMMETA VENKATA RAMA DEVI,W/O. SRIHARI AGE. 50 65. M/S. NEW S V R MODERN RICE MILL,, (VJA4349)SULTANAGARAM, MACHILIPATNAM , REP. BY ITS PROPRIETOR SAMMETA SRIHARI ,S/O. VEERA RAGHAVAIAH AGE. 52 66. M/S.NAVEENA RICE INDUSTRIES,, (6223241000930) TARAKATURUPALEM, GUDURU MANDA REP. BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER ,KOLLU RAVINDRA,S/O. SUBBA RAO,AGE. 50 67. M/S.VENKATA KARTHIKEYA RICE TRADERS,, (6223321000017) HUSSAINPALEM, BANDAR MANDAL,L REP. BY ITS PROPRIETOR PRATHIPATI VENKATA SAI ANVESH S/O.PRABHAKARA RAO AGE. 27 68. M/S. SRI JAYA KRISHNA MODERN RICE MILL, , (VJA3443)CHINAPANDRAKA, KRUTHIVENNU MANDAL, REP. BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER JALLIPALLI RAVI KISHORE S/O. RAMA RAO,AGE. 50 69. M/S. SRI MANI KRISHNA RICE TRADERS,, (6244407000131) CHINAPANDRAKA, KRUTHIVENNU MANDAL, REP. BY ITS PROPRIETOR JALLIPALLI ANJANEYA PRASAD S/O. RAMA RAO,AGE. 48 70. M/S.SRI DURGA MANIKYAMBA RICE MILL,, (6223558000710)SULTANAGARAM, MACHILIPATNAM KRISHNA DISTRICT,REP. BY ITS MANAGING PARTNERANNAM HARI RAMA KRISHNA S/O. GOPALA KRISHNA MURTHY,AGE. 60 71. M/S. SRI SEETHA MAHALAKSHMI MODERN RICE MILL,, (VJA4395), RUDRAVARAM, BANDAR MANDAL DISTRICT REP. BY ITS PROPRIETOR, PADMANABHUNI NAGESWARA RAO S/O. PEDHAGALAIAH,AGE. 58 72. M/S. ANNAPURNA RICE INDUSTRIES,(VJA4234) ,, MALLAVOLU, GUDURU MANDAL REP. BY ITS PROPRIETOR CHALAMALASETTY NARASIMHA RAO S/O. RADHA KRISHNA MURTHY,AGE. 54 73. M/S.SRI MAHALAKSHMI BOILED RICE AND GROUNDNUT OIL MILL COMPANY,,(VJA4235)MACHILIPATNAM, KRISHNA DISTRICT, REP. BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER TADEPALLI MEHER BABA, S/O.BASAVAIAH,AGE. 55 74. M/S SRI KANYAKA PARAMESWARI RICE MILL CONTS, CO.,, (6222106005825)MACHILIPATNAM . REP. BY ITS MANAGING PARTNERTADEPALLI MEHER BABA,S/O.BASAVAIAH,AGE. 55 75. M/S.PLATINUM RICE INDUSTRY,, (VJA3606) MACHILIPATNAM ,KRISHNA DISTRICT REP. BY ITS PROPRIETOR ODUGU GNANA TEJA S/O.SAMBASIVA RAO,AGE. 42 76. M/S. BRAHMANI TRADERS,, (6233120000710)NIDUMOLU, MOVVA MANDAL ,DISTRICT REP. BY ITS PROPRIETOR CHIGURUPARI VENKATESWARA RAO S/O.RAMDASU AGE. 48 77. M/S.KOMALI TRADERS,, (6222405012937) MACHILIPATNAM, KRISHNA DISTRICT REP. BY ITS PROPRIETOR GUDISEVA SRINIVASA RAO S/O. MOHANA RAO,AGE. 45 78. M/S.SRI AARADHYA RICE MILL, (6222209026993)MACHILIPATNAM, KRISHNA DISTRICT REP. BY ITS PROPRIETOR,MEDEMPUDI BALAKRISHNA PRASAD S/O. TATAIAH,AGE. 60 79. M/S.VIJAYA LAKSHMI TRADERS, (6222405021456), MACHILIPATNAM, REP. BY ITSMANAGING PARTNER THAMMANA PANDU RANGA NARAYANA RAO, S/O. ANJANEYULU AGE. 61 80. M/S.VIJAYA SREE RICE TRADERS, (6222214002490) ,MACHILIPATNAM, KRISHNA DISTRICT, REP. BY ITS PROPRIETOR PARISAY SIVA RAMA KRISHNA S/O. VENKATARAMAIAH,AGE. 33 81. M/S. SRI VENKATA RAMANA RICE MILL, ,(VJA3828) MALLESWARAM, BANTUMILLI MANDAL REP. BY ITS PROPRIETOR,PULI SUBRAHMANYAMS/O.SRINIVASA RAO,AGE. 46 82. M/S.SAPTAGIRI RICE INDUSTRY, , (6223321000365) HUSSAINPALEM, BANDAR MANDAL REP. BY ITS PROPRIETOR VOOTLA SRINIVAS S/O. VENKATESWARA RAO,AGE. 45 83. M/S.CHANDRA SEKHARA RICE MILL,, (6222405017236) MACHILIPATNAM ,KRISHNA DISTRICT REP. BY ITS PROPRIETOR BALAGAM PURNA CHANDRA SEKHARA RAO, S/O. VENKATA NARAYANAAGE. 71 84. M/S. SRI JAYASRI RICE AND FLOUR MILL,, (6222209061798) MACHILIPATNAM ,KRISHNA DISTRICT REP. BY ITS PROPRIETOR VANKAYALA GOPALA RAO ,S/O. CHINNABAPANIAH AGE. 75 85. M/S.SRI VENKATA SESHA SAI TRADERS,, (6223554050891) MACHILIPATNAM ,KRISHNA DISTRICT REP. BY ITS PROPRIETOR BEZAWADA UMA MAHESWARA RAO S/O. RAGHAVA RAO,AGE. 34 86. M/S. SRI LAKSHMI VENKATESWARA TRADERS,,(6222203001527) MACHILIPATNAM REP. BY ITS PROPRIETOR YARRAPOTU BALA CHANDRA SEKHARA S/O. SITAIAH AGE. 44 87. M/S. SRI VIJAYA SAI VENKATESWARA RICE MILL, , (6223301000085) CHITTIPALEM, BANDAR MANDAL REP. BY ITS PROPRIETOR CHANDIKA SUBHASHINI W/O. RAMA MOHANA RAO AGE. 33 88. M/S. TIRUMALA RICE INDUSTRIES,, (6223241000984), TARAKATURUPALEM, GUDURU MANDAL,REP. BY ITS PROPRIETOR, ALLADA SULOCHANA W/O. NAGA RAJENDRA KUMAR,AGE. 48 89. M/S. SUDHA SAI TRADERS,, (6222405015512) ,MACHILIPATNAM REP. BY ITS PROPRIETOR PARASU NAGA VENKATA SIVA SYAM SAI S/O. VENKATESWARA RAO,AGE. 35 90. M/S. VIJAYA KRISHNA DATTA RICE TRADERS,, (6223316000234)CHITTIPALEM, BANDAR MANDAL, REP. BY ITS PROPRIETOR TAMMANA NAGA VENKATA SRIDHAR S/O. PANDU RANGA RAO AGE. 40 ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRL. SECRETARY, ENERGY DEPARTMENT, A.P. SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI - 522 237, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. ANDHRA PRADESH CENTRAL POWER DISTRIBUTION CORPORATION LIMITED, (APCPDCL), BESIDE POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE, ITI ROAD, VIJAYAWADA - 520 008, REP. BY ITS CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING DIRECTOR 3. THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, OPERATION, APCPDCL, RAJBHAVAN ROAD, VIJAYAWADA - 520 002 ...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 topleased to issue a Writ, Order or Direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of respondents in issuing G.O. Ms.No. 7 Energy (Power - II) Department dated 08-04-2022 where under the levy of electricity duty was increased from Rs. 0.06 Paise per unit to Rs. 1.00 PS on the energy sales made to the commercial and industrial consumers as illegal, arbitrary and contrary to law and consequently direct the respondents and their subordinates to adjust the refundable amount in the future consumption bills of the petitioners and to levy electricity duty @ Rs.0.06 Paise only from the petitioners service connections IA NO: 1 OF 2023 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 pleased to direct the respondents and their subordinates not to disconnect the power supply to the service connections of the petitioners for recovery of electricity duty @ Rs. 1/- per unit in pursuance of G.O. Ms.No. 7 Energy (Power — II) Department dated 08-04¬2022, pending disposal of the Writ Petition Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. K V UPENDRA GUPTA Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR ENERGY 2. V V SATISH (SC for APEPDCL) The Court made the following: ORDER Challenging the G.O.Ms.No.7 Energy (Power-III) Department dated 08.04.2022, the above writ petition has been filed. 2. Today, when the matter is taken up for consideration, learned counsel appearing on either side would submit that the issue involved in this writ petition is covered by the common order passed by the Division Bench of this Court in W.P.No.29672 of 2023 & batch dated 26.06.2025. 3. The Division Bench of this Court inW.P.No.29672 of 2023 & batch dated 26.06.2025, observed as follows: “92. As can be seen from the above extract, this G.O. has been issued for permitting licensees to collect, from consumers, the Duty fixed under G.O.Ms.No.7. Since G.O.Ms.No.7, has been struck down, the question of granting sanction to collect Duty, fixed under G.O.Ms.No.7, would not arise. Accordingly, G.O.Ms.No.22 is also struck down. As this G.O. has been struck down, on this ground, this court is not going into the other contentions raised against this G.O. 93. … 94. For the aforesaid reasons, all the cases are disposed of in terms of the following order: 1. The amendment to Section 3, by Act 23 of 2024, to the extent of granting power to the government to fix the rate of Duty between six paise to one rupee per unit is upheld. 2. The amendment to Section 3, by Act 10 of 2021 and Act 23 of 2024, to the extent of granting power to the government to identify categories of consumers, for purposes of fixing the rate of tariff is set aside. 3. The proviso, to Section 3, stipulating that, in the absence of the rate of duty notified by the state government for different consumer categories at any given time, a minimum duty of 6 paise (Rs. 0.06) per unit of energy shall be levied, shall remain unaffected. 4. The amendments to Section 7, by Act 23 of 2024, are struck down. 5. G.O.Ms.No.7, dated 08.04.2022 is struck down. However, the government is entitled to collect Duty at the rate of 6 paise per unit, throughout the period from the date when Act 10 of 2021 was published in the Gazette till such time as the rate of duty is modified, in accordance with law. Further, the exemption granted to agricultural consumers under G.O.Ms.No.82, dated 07.07.2003, remains in force. 6. G.O.Ms.No.22, dated 23.10.2024, is struck down. However, G.O.Ms.No.277, dated 09.12.1994, remains in force throughout the disputed period and the Licensees are permitted to recover Duty, at the rate of 6 paise per unit, from the consumers, subject to any exemption that may have been granted, or would be granted, under section 3A of the Duty Act.” 4. Given the same, the Writ Petition is disposed of in terms of the common order passed by the Division Bench of this Court in W.P.No.29672 of 2023 & batch dated 26.06.2025. No order as to costs. The Registry is directed to annexe the copy of the common order passed by the Division Bench of this Court in W.P.No.29672 of 2023 & batch dated 26.06.2025 to this order. As a sequel, pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed. ___________________________ JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI Date :02.07.2025 TVN/IKN THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI WRIT PETITION No.28922 of 2023 Date :02.07.2025 TVN/IKN