1 APHC010515062025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3328] WEDNESDAY,THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO: 26534/2025 Between: 1. M/S TRISHUL STONE CRUSHERS UNIT II, (NDL 1187) BHATALURIPADU, BHANGANAIPALLI, NANDHYAL DT REP. BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER SIVANAGI REDDY S/O RAMASUBBA REDDY AGE 55 2. M/S TRISHUL STONE CRUSHERS, (NDL 1174) GURRUVAREDDY COLONY, BHANGANAIPALLI, NANDHYAL DT REP. BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER U SIVANAGI REDDY S/O RAMASUBBA REDDY AGE 55 3. M/S SRI KONDA REDDY EDUCATIONAL SOCIETY, (NDL 768)(KNL 768) UDUMALLAPURAM , NANDYAL MANDAL, KUMOOL DT REP. BY ITS SECRETARY S KONDAREDDY S/O DASTAGIRI REDDY AGE 36 4. M/S SRILAKSHMI VENKATESHWARA MINERAL INDUSTRIES, (SC 8211118000995) NANDAVARAM VILLAGE , BHANGANAIPALLY REP. BY ITS PROPRIETOR S KALAVATHAMMA W/0 VENKAT TRAMI REDDY AGE 57 5. M/S SRI VENKATESHWARA PULVANISERS, (SC 8211106001228) YANAKANDLA VILLAGE , BHANAGANAPALLI REP. BY ITS PROPRIETOR S LVANYA W/O. RAJSHEAKAR REDDY AGE 38 6. M/S LITTLEFLOWER EDUCATIONAL SOCIETY, (SC 843240200134) AYYURLU VILLAGE , NANDYAL DT REP. BY ITS SECRETARY VENKAT RAM REDDY S/O KONDA REDDY AGE 62 2 7. M/S SRI GHANA MADILETISWAMY PULVARISERS, (SC 8211106001139) YANAKANDALA VILLAGE , BHANAGANPALLI REP. BY ITS PROPRIETOR S KONDA REDDY S/O DHASTAGIRI REDDY AGE 36 8. M/S KALAMANDIR (TPT 3540) BYPASS ROAD, TIRUPATHI REP. BY ITS AUTHORIZED SIGNATOIY PIRUMAL NATRAJ S/O GOURI SHANKAR AGE 38 9. M/S VASAVI SATHRA SAMUDAM, (TPT 2162) VASAVI BHAVAN ,TIRUMALA REP. BY ITS PRESIDENT DEVAKI VENKATESHWARLU S/O BALAKRISHNA MURTHI AGE 66 10. M/S VASAVI OLD AGE HOME, (NDL 723) (KNL 723) SRISAILAM , KUMOOL DT REP. BY ITS PRESIDENT DEVAKI VENKATESHWARLU S/O BALAKRISHNA MURTHI AGE 66 11. M/S VASAVI SATHRA SAMUDAM, (NDL 1181) SRISAILAM REP. BY ITS PRESIDENT DEVAKI VENKATESHWARLU S/O BALAKRISHNA MURTHI AGE 66 12. M/S VASAVI SATHRA SAMUDAM, (SC 5523500003906) TIRUPATHI, CHITTOOR DT REP. BY ITS PRESIDENT DEVAKI VENKATESHWARLU S/O BALAKRISHNA MURTHI AGE 66 13. M/S VASAVI SATHRA SAMUDAM, (SC 8312202217114) KUMOOL, KUMOOL DT REP. BY ITS PRESIDENT DEVAKI VENKATESHWARLU S/O BALAKRISHNA MURTHI AGE 66 14. M/S VASAVI SATHRA SAMUDAM, (SC 7631405000686) PURTHAPATRI ANANTHAPUR DT REP. BY ITS PRESIDENT DEVAKI VENKATESHWARLU S/O BALAKRISHNA MURTHI AGE 66 15. M/S VASAVI NIVAS, (SC 7631405000789) PURTHAPATRI ANANTHAPUR DT REP. BY ITS PRESIDENT DEVAKI VENKATESHWARLU S/O BALAKRISHNA MURTHI AGE 66 16. M/S VASAVI SATHRA SAMUDAM, (SC 7631405003562) PURTHAPATRI ANANTHAPUR DT REP. BY ITS PRESIDENT DEVAKI VENKATESHWARLU S/O BALAKRISHNA MURTHI AGE 66 17. M/S VASAVI SATHRA SAMUDAM, (SC 7631401001174) PURTHAPATRI ANANTHAPUR DT REP. BY ITS PRESIDENT DEVAKI VENKATESHWARLU S/O BALAKRISHNA MURTHI AGE 66 3 18. M/S VASAVI NIVAS, (SC 7631405014259) PURTHAPATRI ANANTHAPUR DT REP. BY ITS PRESIDENT DEVAKI VENKATESHWARLU S/O BALAKRISHNA MURTHI AGE 66 19. M/S SRI PADMAVATHI BIO BRIQUETTES, ( SC 4511334000563) SINGARABOTHULAPALEM , PONELURU MANDAL ,PRAKASAM DT REP. BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER K NARAYANAMMA W/0 VENKAT RAMI REDDY AGE 55 20. M/S SRI LAKSHMI NARASIMHA SWAMY, BIO BRIQETTING PVT LTD ( ONG 2497) PONALUM, PRAKASAM DT REP. BY ITS PROPRIETOR D RAMADEVI W/O GOPAL REDDY AGE 57 21. M/S ZEN LINEN INTERNATIONAL PVT LTD, (TPT 2124) SOUTH NEEM BOULEVARD, CHERIVI VILLAGE,SATHYAVEDU MANDAL, TIRUPATI DT REP. BY ASST.MANAGER P PRABHU KIRAN S/OKONDAIAH AGE 35 ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, ENERGY DEPARTMENT. SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DIST. A.P.REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY. 2. THE SOUTHERN POWER DISTRIBUTION COMPANY OF ANDHRA PRADESH LTD, , RENIGUNTA ROAD,TIRUPATI,TIRUPATI DT 3. CENTRAL POWER DISTRIBUTION CORPORATION OF ANDHRA PRADESH LTD APCPDCL, CORPORATE OFFICE BESIDE POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE ITI ROAD VIJAYAWADA KRISHNA DISTRICT 520008 REP BY ITS CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING DIRECTOR 4. THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, (OPERATION CIRCLE),THE SOUTHERN POWER DISTRIBUTION COMPANY OF ANDHRA PRADESH LTD , NANDYAL, NANDYAL DT 5. THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, (OPERATION CIRCLE),THE SOUTHERN POWER DISTRIBUTION COMPANY OF ANDHRA PRADESH LTD , KUMOOL , KUMOOL DT 6. THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, (OPERATION CIRCLE),THE SOUTHERN POWER DISTRIBUTION COMPANY OF ANDHRA 4 PRADESH LTD , TIRUPATHI, TIRUPATHI DT 7. THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER OPERATION CIRCLE, CENTRAL POWER DISTRIBUTION CORPORATION OF ANDHRA PRADESH LTD , ONGOLE , PRAKASAM DT ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. K V UPENDRA GUPTA Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR ENERGY The Court made the following: ORAL ORDER: Heard Sri K.V. Upendra Gupta, learned Counsel for the Writ Petitioners and Ms. Kothapalli Aishwarya Chowdhary, learned Junior Standing Counsel for APCPDCL. 2. The Order of the Division Bench of this Hon’ble Court dated 26.06.2025 in W.A.No.1043 of 2023 and Batch, was assailed by the Government of Andhra Pradesh before the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in SLP (Civil) No.26194 of 2025. In the said SLP, the Hon’ble Supreme Court was pleased to grant leave and issue certain directions. One such direction is to implead all the Writ Petitioners who were before the High Court of Andhra Pradesh in various Writ Petitions and Writ Appeals. 3. This Court, following the Order of the Hon’ble Apex Court dated 19.09.2025, was pleased to dispose another batch of cases in W.P.No.40124 of 2022 and Batch vide Order dated 24.09.2025 by indicating that the Interim Orders passed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court dated 19.09.2025 would squarely apply to the Writ Petitioners therein and that, in terms of para 3 of the Order of the Hon’ble Supreme Court, the Writ Petitioners are at liberty to approach the Hon’ble Supreme Court, if they are so advised. 5 4. The present Writ Petition is disposed of in terms of the Interim Order passed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court dated 19.09.2025 and the Order passed by this Court dated 24.09.2025 in W.P.No.40124 of 2022 and Batch. No order as to costs. 5. Registry is directed to attach a copy of the Order passed by this Court dated 24.09.2025 in W.P.No.40124 of 2022 and Batch along with this Order. 6. Interlocutory Applications, if any, stand closed in terms of this order. _________________________________ GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD, J Dt:24.09.2025 Vns