APHC010025242015 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE 25th DAY OF AUGUST 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO: 18995 OF 2015 Between: 1. M/s Sahithi Spinning Mills (P) Ltd,, Ganapavaram Village, Nadendla Mandal, Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh Represented by its authorized representative O.L.Kantha Rao. ...Petitioner AND 1. The Southern Power Distribution Company of AP Limited, Represented by its Chief Managing Director, Tirupathi. 2. The Superintendent Engineer, Operation Circle, Southern Power Distribution Company Ltd., Guntur. 3. The Senior Accounts Officer, Operation Circle, Southern Power Distribution Company Ltd., Guntur. ...Respondents 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 any Writ, order or direction, one more particualrly one in the nature of writof "Mandamus" declaring the action of the Respondents in collecting a security deposit instead of security by way of a bank guarantee or other such instruments as highly illegal, arbitrary, unjust and contrary to Section 47 of the Electricity Act 2003 and consequently set aside the letter no. 2 Lr. No. SE/O/Gnt/SAO/JAO-HT/ACD/D.No322/2015 dated 31.05.2015 of the 1st and 2nd Respondents in so far as it relates to demand of consumption deposit for the petitioner's HT connection bearing HTSC.No-GNT642 and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2015(WPMP 24562 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 stay the operation of the letter Lr. No.SE/O/Gnt/SAO/JAO- HT/ACD/D.No322/2015 dated 31.05.2015 issued by the 1st and 2nd Respondent for the petitioner's HT connection bearing HTSC.No-GNT642 and consequently direct the Respondents not to disconnect power supply to the Petitioner industry or take any further action, pending disposal of the Writ Petition and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: GORANTLA SRI RANGA PUJITHA Counsel for the Respondents: V R REDDY KOVVURI (SC FOR APCPDCL) Counsel for the Respondents:JAGARLAMUDIKOTESWARIDEVI(SC FORAPSPDCL) The Court made the following order: 3 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO: 18995 OF 2015 ORDER: Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned counsel for the respondents. 2. When the matter is taken up for hearing, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that pending the Writ Petition, the claim of the petitioner has already been redressed by the respondents. Hence, the cause in the present writ petition does not survive for further adjudication and the matter becomes infructuous. 3. Recording the same, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending shall stand closed. __________________________________ VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA, J 25.08.2026 BSP/AG 4 13 HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO: 18995 OF 2015 25.08.2026 BSP/AG