IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THURSDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE T.MEENA KUMARI and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S. ASHOK KUMAR WRIT APPEAL NO : 403 of 2008 (Writ Appeal under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent against the Order dated 07/02/2008 in WP NO : 20797 OF 2003 on the file of the High Court.) Between: Mr.Syed Yahya Zubeen, S/o.late Capt., Syed Wahab Saleem R/o.H.No.3-6-164, Hyderguda, Hyderabad ..... APPELLANT AND 1 A.P.Central Power Distribution Company Limited, rep.by its Managing Director, Hyderabad. 2 The Assistant Accounts Officer/ERO-V, A.P.Central Power Distribution Company Limited, Mint Compound, Central Circle, Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Appellant:MR.T.LAKSHMI NARAYANA Counsel for the Respondents.: MR.V.AJAYAKUMAR The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE Smt. JUSTICE T.MEENA KUMARI AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE S. ASHOK KUMAR W.A. No. 403 of 2008 O R D E R: (Per THE HON’BLE Smt. JUSTICE T.MEENA KUMARI) This writ appeal is preferred against the order dated 7.2.2008 passed by a learned single Judge of this Court in W.P. No. 20797 of 2003. Heard the learned counsel for the parties and perused the material available on record. The appellant herein filed writ petition challenging the notice issued by the respondents informing the petitioner that if he fails to pay the amount of Rs.2,25,409/- towards CC charges by the end of August 2003 along with Rs.37,281/- towards cost of the suit, totalling to Rs.2,62,690/- within seven days from the date of receipt of the notice. Having considered the matter, the learned single Judge did not find any illegality in issuing the impugned notice by the respondents and accordingly dismissed the writ petition filed by the petitioner – appellant herein. Hence, this writ appeal. Though it is contended by the learned counsel for the appellant that the learned single Judge did not consider the matter on proper perspective and erred in holding that there is no illegality in issuing the notice which was impugned in the writ petition, a perusal of the material available on record discloses that the appellant has to pay the arrears of Rs.1,01,577/- for the period from July 1992 to 1994. The appellant challenged the bill issued by the 2nd respondent dated 3.6.1995 claiming the said sum by filing O.S. No. 706 of 1995 on the file of II Senior Civil Judge, City Civil Court, Hyderabad and the said suit was dismissed by the trial Court on 31.10.2002. The learned single Judge also observed that the said judgment has become final. As rightly held by the learned single Judge, the authorities have power to disconnect the electricity if anybody fails to pay the arrears due to the Department and, therefore, the notice asking the appellant to pay the amount due to the Electricity Department with the default clause that the supply will be disconnected if the appellant fails to pay the said amount cannot be found fault with. In the facts and circumstances, we find no reason to interfere with the order passed by the learned single Judge as the same is based on proper appreciation of the material available on record. There is no merit in the writ appeal. It is accordingly dismissed. T. MEENA KUMARI, J. S. ASHOK KUMAR, J. Date: 17-04-2008. MVB.