APHC010175572012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD W.P.Nos.38866, 37409, 38887, 38960, 39004 39108, 39116, 39533, 39549, 40428, 40434, 40443 40623, 40644, 40662 of 2012 The Court made the following COMMON ORDER: Heard Sri Kiran Tirumalasetti, learned Counsel appearing on behalf of Sri D.V. Nagarjuna Babu, learned for the Writ Petitioners in W.P.No.38866, 39004 & 39533 of 2012, Sri Dhulipalla V.A.S. Ravi Prasad, learned Counsel for the Writ Petitioner/s (appearing through video conference), Sri P. Shree Ram, learned Counsel appearing on behalf of Sri N. Srihari, learned Counsel for the Writ Petitioner/s in W.P.No.39108 of 2012, Sri S. Appadhara Reddy, learned Counsel for the Writ Petitioners in W.P.Nos.38887, 40428, 40433, 40623 & 40644 of 2012, Ms. A. Jyothi Ratna, learned Junior Standing Counsel for APSPDCL and Sri T. Sri Ram, learned Counsel appearing on behalf of Sri V.V. Satish, learned Standing Counsel for APEPDCL. 2. None appeared for the Writ Petitioners in W.P.Nos.37409, 39116, 39549, 40434 & 40662 of 2012. 3. Ms. A. Jyothi Ratna, learned Junior Standing Counsel for APSPDCL has placed reliance on the Common Order passed by the learned Single Judge of this Court in W.P.No.34450 of 2012 and batch dated 09.12.2024. Learned Junior Standing Counsel would submit that insofar as the first quarter for the Financial Year 2010-2011, the matter is subjudice before the Hon’ble 2 Supreme Court. The learned Junior Standing Counsel would submit that in respect of other periods, the Judgment of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Sai Bhaskar Iron Ltd., vs. A.P. Electricity Regulatory Commission &Ors: (2016) 9 SCC 134 governs the field and therefore, for such of the periods, the Order of the Hon’ble Supreme Court has already been implemented. 4. Learned Single Judge of this Court in W.P.No.34450 of 2012 and batch had taken note of the pendency of the Special Leave Petitions before the Hon’ble Supreme Court insofar as the first quarter of the financial year 2010-2011 is concerned and had issued the following directions: (1) The orders dated 20.09.2012 of the Commission pertaining to the FSA for the 1st quarter of the financial year 2010-2011 shall not be enforced on any of the consumers of the four DISCOMs, till disposal of the SLPs pending before the Supreme Court. (2) The enforceability or otherwise of the orders of the commissions for the 1st quarter of the financial year 2010-2011 shall depend on the result of the SLPs. (3) In the event of the Supreme Court confirms the judgment of the Division Bench dated 20.09.2012, the FSA for the 1st quarter of the financial year 2010-2011 will become unenforceable. In a converse situation, the petitioners shall be entitled to question the orders of the Commission in respect of both the financial years 2010-2011 and 2011-2012. (4) If any of the DISCOMs have collected the FSA for the first quarter of the financial year 2010–2011 from any consumers, including the petitioners, they shall adjust the same in the future electricity bills immediately falling due. This adjustment shall also be subject to the outcome of the SLPs pending before the Supreme Court.” 5. Learned Counsel for both sides have no objection for the disposal of present Writ Petitions basing on the above directions of the learned Single Judge in W.P.No.34450 of 2012 and batch dated 09.12.2024. 6. In this view of the matter, the present Writ Petitions are disposed of in terms of the above extract in W.P.No.34450 of 2012 and batch dated 09.12.2024. No Order as to Costs. 3 7. Interlocutory Applications, if any, stand closed in terms of this order. ______________________________________ GANNAMANENIRAMAKRISHNA PRASAD, J Dt: 16.12.2025 JKS 4 53 HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD W.P.Nos.38866, 37409, 38887, 38960, 39004 39108, 39116, 39533, 39549, 40428, 40434, 40443 40623, 40644, 40662 of 2012 16.12.2025 JKS