1 APHC010499622025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3328] FRIDAY,THE TWENTY SIXTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO: 26387/2025 Between: 1. SRI LAKSHMI VENKATESWARA INDUSTRIES, NM/S. SRI LAKSHMI VENKATESWARA INDUSTRIESREP. BY ITS PROPRIETOR, SMT. S. ALEKHYA 25-1-23/5, MATCHIMILLI VILLAGE, RAMACHANDRAPURAM (M) EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH (USE NO.RJY-1933) ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF AP, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY ENERGY DEPARTMENT A.P. SECRETARIAT BULLING, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, A.P. 2. THE EASTERN POWER DISTRIBUTION COMPANY OF ANDHRA PRADESH LIMITED, REP. BY ITS CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING DIRECTOR P T COLONY, SEETHAMMADHARA VISAKHAPATNAM- 530020 3. THE SENIOR ACCOUNTS OFFICER, APEPDCL, OPERATION CIRCLE, AMALAPURAM, ANDHRA PRADES ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. SRINIVASA RAO KUDUPUDI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 2 1. GP FOR ENERGY The Court made the following: ORAL ORDER: Heard Sri Srinivasa Rao Kudupudi, learned Counsel for the Writ Petitioner 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 present Writ Petitioner and that, in terms of para 3 of the Order of the Hon’ble Supreme Court, the Writ Petitioner is at liberty to approach the Hon’ble Supreme Court, if he is so advised. 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. 3 6. Interlocutory Applications, if any, stand closed in terms of this order. _________________________________ GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD, J Dt:26.09.2025 Vns