APHC010106352013 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3331] MONDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI WRIT PETITION NO: 37997/2013 Between: 1. M/S. SRI RAYALASEEMA HI-STRENTH HYPO LIMITED, HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE & FACTORY AT GONDIPARLA VILLAGE, KURNOOL, KURNOOL DISTRICT REP. BY ITS CHAIRMAN & MANAGING DIRECTOR: MR. T.G. BHARATH. ...PETITIONER AND 1. A P ELECTRICITY REGULATORY COMMISSION, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, A.P. SINGARENI BHAVAN, RED HILLS, HYDERABAD. 2. THE CENTRAL POWER DISTRIBUTION COMPANY OF A P LIMITED, REP. BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, MINT COMPOUND, HYDERABAD. 3. THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, OPERATION CIRCLE, CENTRAL POWER DISTRIBUTION COMPANY OF A.P. LIMITED, KURNOOL, KURNOOL DISTRICT. 4. THE SENIOR ACCOUNTS OFFICER, OPERATION CIRCLE, CENTRAL POWER DISTRIBUTION COMPANY OF A.P. LIMITED, KURNOOL, KURNOOL 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 billing of the energy of the petitioner basing on the reactive energy (KVah) readings instead of Kilo Watt Hours (KWH) readings by the respondents as highly illegal, arbitrary, and contrary to Regulation No. 2(c) of the A.P. Electricity Regulatory Commission (Electricity 2 Supply) Regulation, 2004 i.e., Regulation No. 5/2004 and Regulation 2(c) of the Central Electricity Authority (Installation and Operation Meters) Regulation, 2006 and Condition No. 2.2.54 of the General Terms and Conditions of Supply and consequently set aside the Tariff Order issued by the 1st respondent for the year 2013-14 in so far as the billing of energy of the petitioner basing on KVAh readings instead of KWH (Kilo Watt Hour) is concerned readings IA NO: 1 OF 2013(WPMP 47264 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 suspend the operation of the Tariff Order issued by the 1st respondent for the year 2013-14 in so far as the billing of energy basing on KVah readings instead of KWH (Kilo Watt Hour) readings, in so far as the petitioner, is concerned pending disposal of the writ petition Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. D V NAGARJUNA BABU Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. The Court made the following order: Sri V.Hemanth Kumar, learned counsel representing Sri D.V.Nagaraju, learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the cause in the writ petition does not survive and hence, the same is now rendered infructuous. 2. Recording the above submission, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. No order as to costs. As a sequel, all the pending miscellaneous petitions shall stand closed. ______________________ SUBBA REDDY SATTI, J Dated: 07.07.2025 SNI 3 153 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI WRIT PETITION No.37997 of 2013 Dated: 07.07.2025 SNI