APHC010579102013 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: 29468/2013 Between: 1. M/S. AZAD ISPAT INDIA PVT. LTD.,, PREVIOUSLY KNOWN AS M/S. GOURISHA STEELS, NO. 208-2012, TUMMIKUNTA INDUSTRIAL EASTATE, HINDUPURAM MANDAL, ANANTAPUR DISTRICT REP. BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, MR.SUMEED AZAD. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE CENTRAL POWER DISTRIBUTION COMPANY OF A P LTD, (APCPDCL) MINT COMPOUND, HYDERABAD REP. BY ITS CHIEF MANAGING DIRECTOR, 2. THE CHIEF GENERAL MANAGER COMMERCIAL, THE CENTRAL POWER DISTRIBUTION COMPANY OF A.P., LTD., (APCPDCL) MINT COMPOUND, HYDERABAD 3. THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, THE CENTRAL POWER DISTRIBUTION COMPANY OF A.P., LTD., (APCPDCL) ANANTHAPUR, ANANTHAPUR DISTRICT 4. THE SENIOR ACCOUNTS OFFICER, OPERATION CIRCLE, THE CENTRAL POWER DISTRIBUTION COMPANY OF A.P., LTD., (APCPDCL) ANANTHAPUR, ANANTHAPUR DISTRICT 5. THE DIVISIONAL ENGINEER, OPERATION CIRCLE, THE CENTRAL POWER DISTRIBUTION COMPANY OF A.P., LTD., (APCPDCL) HINDUPUR, 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 toto issue a writ or order of direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the (a) action of the respondents in treating the petitioner's CMD at 70 KVA with effect from 17-8-2013 in terms of the proceedings APERC/Secy/08/2013 dated 17-04-2013 and (b) in disconnecting the petitioner power supply on 26-09-2013 without issuig any notice as contemplated under Section 56 of the Electricity Act, 2003 as highly illegal, arbitrary, unjust and contrary to the Articles 14, 19(1)(g) and 21 of the Constitution of India IA NO: 1 OF 2013(WVMP 3539 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 vacate the interim orders passed in W.P.M.P.No.36614/2013 in W.P.No.29468/2013 dated 9.10.2013 and pass IA NO: 2 OF 2013(WPMP 36614 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 to forthwith restore the petitioner's power supply by billing the petitioner's Contracted Maximum Demand at 70 KVA with effect from 17-8-2013 to 3-9-2013 pending disposal of the above writ petition IA NO: 5 OF 2013(WPMP 178292 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 IA NO: 1 OF 2015(WPMP 11724 OF 2015 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 amend the cause title of the existing respondents 1 to 5 as follows: 1. The Southern Power Distribution Company of A.P. Ltd., rep. by its Chairman and Managing Director Tirupati, Chittoor District, 2. The Chief General Manager, The Southern Power Distribution Company of A.P. Ltd., (AP SPDCL), Tirupati, Chittoor District. 3. The Superintending Engineer, Operation Circle, the Southern Power Distribution Company of A.P. Ltd., (APSPDCL), Ananthapur, Ananthapur District. 4. The Senior Accounts Officer Operation Circle, the Southern Power Distribution Company of A.P. Ltd., (APSPDCL), Ananthapur 5. The Divisional Engineer, Operation, the Southern Power Distribution Company of A.P. Ltd., (APSPDCL), Hindupur, Ananthapr District. 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. O MANOHER REDDY The Court made the following: :: ORDER :: Sri V. Hemanth, learned counsel representing Sri D.V. Nagarjuna Babu, learned counsel for the petitioner 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 152 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI WRIT PETITION No.29468 OF 2013 Date : 02.07.2025 TVN