APHC010811132014 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3328] TUESDAY,THE SECOND DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO: 17310 OF 2014 Between: 1. M/S. VARIETY POLYSTERS LIMITED, CHITTOOR DIST, THIMMASAMUDRAM (V), RAGIGUNTA POST, K.V.B.PURAM, CHITTOOR DISTRICT, REP. BY ITS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SRI.K.S.R.MURTHY, S/O. LATE K.KRISHNA RAO, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS. ...PETITIONER AND 1. C MD APCPDCL CHITTOOR DIST 2 OTHERS, REP. BY ITS CHAIRMAN & MANAGING DIRECTOR, CORPORATE OFFICE, 19-13- 65/A, KESAVAYANA GUNTA, TIRUPATHI, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. 2. SOUTHERN POWER DISTRIBUTION COMPANY OF A P LIMITED, REP. BY ITS SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, OPERATION CIRCLE, BHAVANI NAGAR, TIRUPATHI, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. 3. SOUTHERN POWER DISTRIBUTION COMPANY OF A P LIMITED, REP. BY ITS SENIOR ACCOUNTS OFFICER, CORPORATE OFFICE, 19-13-65/A, KESAVAYANA GUNTA, TIRUPATHI, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. B A PRAKASH REDDY 2 Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. VENKATA RAMA RAO KOTA SC FOR APSPDCL 2. P VINOD KUMAR The Court made the following ORAL ORDER: None for the Writ Petitioner. 2. Heard Sri K. Ashok, Ld. Counsel appearing on behalf of Sri Venkata Rama Rao Kota, Ld. Standing Counsel for the APSPDCL. 3. The prayer sought in the present Writ Petition is as under: Hence, it is just and necessary that this Hon’ble Court may be pleased to issue an appropriate Writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of MANDAMUS declaring the action of the 1st respondent in not granting 20 days time for payment of C.C. bill for the month of May-2014, as illegal, arbitrary and unconstitutional and consequently direct the respondents to grant 20 days time for payment C.C. bill of Rs.23,49,496/- of May-2014 bill, in the interest of justice, and to pass such other orders as this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. 4. Though, this Writ Petition is filed in the year 2014, it was listed only on two earlier occasions i.e., (on 25.06.2014 and 15.07.2014). In W.P.M.P. No.21668 of 2014 dated 25.06.2014, this Court, having taken note of the fact that bill for the month of May-2014 amounted to Rs.23,49,496/-, had granted twenty (20) days time for payment of the amount and in default of the same, it is stated that it is open for the Respondents to take appropriate action in accordance with law. On 15.07.2014, this Court, having noted the fact that the Writ Petitioner has deposited an amount of Rs.15,00,000/-, and granted one more week time for deposit the balance amount. It is also stated in the Order dated 15.07.2014 that in default, it is open to the Respondents to take appropriate action. In view of the above mentioned prayer and the Orders passed on 25.06.2014 and 15.07.2014, this Court is of the opinion that no cause survives in this matter. 3 5. Accordingly, this Writ Petition is disposed of as having become infructous. No order as to costs. 6. Interlocutory Applications, if any, stand closed in terms of this order. _________________________________ GANNAMANENIRAMAKRISHNA PRASAD, J Dt: 02.12.2025 Mnr 4 128 HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD WRIT PETITION No.17310 OF 2014 Dt: 02.12.2025 Mnr