APHC010778502013 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3328] FRIDAY,THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO: 35227/2013 Between: 1. M/S. SRI RAMA SURYA PARA BOILING UNIT, SERVICE CONNECTION BEARING NO.611600334, VISSA KODERU VILLAGE, PALAKODERU MANDAL, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT, REP. BY ITS PROPRIETOR, K.RAMALINGESWARA RAO. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE EASTERN POWER DISTRIBUTION COMPANY OF A P LIMITED, (APEPDCL) REP. BY ITS CHAIRMAN & MANAGING DIRECTOR, SEETHAMMADHARA, VISAKHAPATNAM. 2. THE DIVISIONAL ENGINEER, OPERATION CIRCLE, THE EASTERN POWER DISTRIBUTION COMPANY OF A.P. LIMITED, (APEPDCL) BHEEMAVARAM, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 3. THE ASSISTANT DIVISIONAL ENGINEER, OPERATION, THE EASTERN POWER DISTRIBUTION COMPANY OF A.P. LIMITED, (APEPDCL) BHEEMAVARAM, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 4. THE ASSISTANT ACCOUNTS OFFICER, OPERATION, THE EASTERN POWER DISTRIBUTION COMPANY OF A.P. LIMITED, (APEPDCL) BHEEMAVARAM, WEST GODAVARI 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 Letter No.AAO/ERO/BBRM/JAO.III/BS/5(HV)/D.No.236/12 dated 06-03-2013 of the 4th respondent as highly illegal, arbitrary, irrational, without any authority and contrary to Articles 14, 19(1)(g), 21, 265 and 300A of the Constitution of India and consequently set aside the same and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2013(WPMP 43787 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 pending disposal of the writ petition and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2014(WVMP 622 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 vacate the interim order passed on 05-12-2013 in W.P.MP. No. 43787 of 2013 in W.P.No.35227 of 2013 Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. D V NAGARJUNA BABU Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. JYOTHI ESWAR GOGINENI 2. V V SATISH (SC for APEPDCL) The Court made the following: ORAL ORDER: Heard Sri V.Hemanth Kumar, learned counsel appearing on behalf of Sri D.V.Nagarjuna Babu, learned Counsel for the Writ Petitioner and Sri V.V.Satish, learned Standing Counsel for APEPDCL. 2. Sri V.V.Satish, learned Standing Counsel for APEPDCL has brought out written instructions furnished by Assistant Accounts Officer dated 03.07.2025, copy of which is supplied to the Writ Petitioner and the same is taken on record. 3. Those instructions would indicate that the Consumer has paid the total shortfall of an amount of Rs.91,153/- on 30.04.2012. It is also stated that on present verification of the data, it is observed that the service number belonging to the Writ Petitioner was stopped on 30.03.2015 and that the Consumer has paid balance amount of Rs.55,399/- on 30.12.2015. 4. The above facts would indicate that the Writ Petitioner does not owe any money to the respondents and that the writ petitioner has also stopped using the service connection and therefore, no further consideration is required. 5. In this view of the matter, this Writ Petition is disposed of in terms of the above observations. No order as to costs. 6. Interlocutory Applications, if any, stand closed in terms of this order. ______________________________________ GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD, J Date: 18.07.2025 RKS