Date of reserved for orders : Date of pronouncement : Date of uploading : APHC010073862015 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3329] WEDNESDAY, THE 12th DAY OF AUGUST 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO: 8103/2015 Between: 1. M/S. DRA INDUSTRIES LTD.,CHENNAI., REGD OFF: 18/26, 1ST FLOOR, LOGANATHAN NAGAR, 2ND STREET, CHOOLAIMEDU, CHENNAI- 600 094. HAVING ITS FACTORY AT APIIC INDUSTRIAL PARK, ATTIVARAM VILLAGE, OZILI MADAL, SPS NELLORE DISTRICT, NAIDUPET - 524 421. REP. BY ITS GENERAL MANAGER(ADMIN, HR & COMM) MR.S.K.RAHIMAN, S/O. KAMAL SAHEB. WITH SERVICE CONNECTION BEARING NO. HT.NLR-522. ...PETITIONER AND 1. A P S P D C L TIRUPATI 3 OTRS, ANDHRA PRADESH LTD., REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN & MANAGING DIRECTOR, 19- 13-65/A, SRINIVASAPURAM, TIRUPATI - 517503. 2. THE SUPERINTENDENT ENGINEER OPERATION CIRCLE, SOUTHERN POWER DISTRIBUTION COMPANY OF ANDHRA PRADESH LTD, SPS NELLORE. 3. THE SENIOR ACCOUNTS OFFICER OPERATION CIRCLE, SOUTHERN POWER DISTRIBUTION COMPANY OF ANDHRA PRADESH LTD, SPS NELLORE. 4. THE CHIEF GENERAL MANAGER COMML IPC, SOUTHERN POWER DISTRIBUTION COMPANY OF ANDHRA PRADESH LTD, TIRUPATI. ...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 too pass an order or orders or direction more particularly one in the nature of a writ of mandamus declaring the action of the 2nd respondent in issuing the impugned letter LR.No. SE/O/NLR/SAO/JAO-HTA/U1/D.No.289/15 dated 07-03-2015 demanding an amount of Rs.1,21,89,508/- purported to be on account of Open Access final Settlement for the period November, 2012 to August, 2013 as arbitrary, illegal, unauthorized, contrary to the Orders passed by this Hon'ble Court in WP 33987 of 20.14 dated 12-11-2014, the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Open Access in Inter State Transmission), Regulations, 2008 and Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Unscheduled Inter change charges and related matters), Regulations, 2009 besides violative of petitioner's right guaranteed under Article 14, 19(1) (g), 265 of Constitution of India and consequently to set-aside the said demand IA NO: 1 OF 2015(WPMP 10689 OF 2015 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 direct the respondents not to take any coercive steps pursuant to the impugned letter LR.No. SE/O/NLR/SAO/JAO-HTA/U1/D.No.289/15 dated 07- 03-2015 on account of Open Access final settlement including disconnection of the petitioner's company's service connection HT.NLR-522 pending disposal of the writ petition. IA NO: 4 OF 2015(WPMP 135717 OF 2015 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 Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. CKR ASSOCIATES Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. Y.NAGI REDDY (APSPDCL) 2. Venkata Rama Rao Kota SC FOR APSPDCL 3. JAGARLAMUDIKOTESWARIDEVI(SC FORAPSPDCL) THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITON NO.8103 OF 2015 ORDER: 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner had already instituted W.P. No. 27359 of 2015 seeking the very same relief as prayed for in the present writ petition. In view of the same, learned counsel submits that no surviving cause of action remains for adjudication in the present writ petition. 2. In view of the submission by the learned counsel for the petitioner, writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. No costs. 3. Consequently, miscellaneous applications pending if any, shall stand dismissed. ________________________________ VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA, J Date: 12.08.2026 SP