IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY NINETH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM WRIT PETITION NO : 16267 of 2006 Between: 1 Nallamilli Satyanarayana Reddy, S/o. China Venkata Reddy, R/o. B.R. Market, Tadepalligudem (Town & M), West Godavari District. 2 Nallamilli Subbireddy, S/o. late China Venkata Reddy, R/o. B.R. Market, Tadepalligudem (Town & M), West Godavari District. 3 Kiladi Sanyasi Rao, S/o. Anjeneyulu, R/o. B.R. Market, Tadepalligudem (Town & M), West Godavari District. ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1 Eastern Power Distribution Company of Andhra Pradesh Limited. rep by its Assistant Divisional Engineer, operation, Tadepalligudem Town, West Godavari District. 2 The Assistant Engineer, operation, South, Eastern Power Distribution Company of Andhra Pradesh Limited, West Godavari District. 3 The Assistant Accounts Officer/ERO, Eastern Power Distribution Company of Andhra Pradesh Limited, Tadepalligudem, West Godavari District. 4 The Inspector of Police, Anti Power Theft Squad, Eluru, West Godavari District. .....RESPONDENT(S) Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the provisional assessment notices dated 24-06-2006 issued to the petitioners are illegal, irregular, arbitrary, without jurisdiction and voilative of the provisions of the Electricity Act 2003, rules and regulations framed there under and offends articles 14 and 21 of Constitution of India and consequently to direct the respondents to restore power supply to their service connection numbers 2245/CAT- III, 8164/CAT-III and 9503/CAT-III, South Tadepalligudem respectively to their flour mills. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.SITA RAM CHAPARLA Counsel for the Respondent No.: MR. O. MANOHER REDDY (SC FOR AP TRANSCO) The Court made the following : ORAL ORDER: It is fairly conceded by the learned counsel for the petitioners that in view of the decision of the Full Bench of this Court reported in KOVVURI TRINADHA REDDY V. EASTERN POWER DISTRIBUTION CORPORATION OF A.P. LIMITED (), the principal challenge in the Writ Petition is not maintainable. The Writ Petition is accordingly dismissed. The petitioners are however at liberty to participate in the enquiry, pursuant to the provisional assessment notice impugned in this Writ Petition. There shall be no order as to costs. GODA RAGHURAM, J Date: 29.7.2008 cvm