HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY W.P.No.1754 of 2011 Date : 7-2-2011 Between : Smt.B.Choodamani w/o.Vanaiah .. Petitioner And The Central Power Distribution Company Of A.P. Limited, represented by its Chief Managing Director, Hyderabad and others. .. Respondents Counsel for petitioner : Sri S.Tulasidas Counsel for respondents : Sri O.Manohar Reddy, Standing Counsel The Court made the following : ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed for a mandamus to declare the action of respondent No.1 in not disposing of the appeal filed by the petitioner as illegal. The petitioner also sought for a consequential direction to the respondents to waive surcharge and penalty and collect actual energy charges from her. Since the appeal filed by the petitioner is stated to be pending before respondent No.1, it is not necessary for this court to deal with the facts pleaded by the petitioner in detail. It will suffice to note that the dispute between the petitioner and the respondents pertains to the former’s liability to pay electricity charges. While the petitioner states that the respondents have disconnected the power supply illegally though substantial payment towards electricity charges was made, Sri O.Manohar Reddy, learned Standing Counsel, on instructions, stated that apart from the interest and surcharge liability, the petitioner is liable to pay Rs.66,000/- towards electricity charges. As noted above, as the appeal filed by the petitioner is pending before respondent No.1, it is not appropriate for this court to resolve this issue at this stage. The learned counsel for the petitioner stated that the supply to the petitioner’s service connection is under disconnection causing serious hardship to his client and the tenants who are in occupation of small tenements belong to poor and down trodden category. He also submitted that the petitioner being very poor is unable to pay the amount which the respondents are demanding. In the light of the above facts, I deem it proper that pending disposal of appeal by respondent No.1, appropriate arrangement is made by balancing the interests of both the parties. The learned counsel for the petitioner fairly stated that his client is prepared to pay Rs.35,000/- for the time being pending determination of her liability by respondent No.1 in the appeal. Having regard to this fair offer, the respondents are directed to restore power supply to the petitioner’s service connection in the following terms: (i) On payment of Rs.35,000/- (Rupees thirty five thousand only) by the petitioner, the power supply shall be restored to her service connection; (ii) The petitioner shall continue to pay the regular consumption charges without any default; and (iii) Respondent No.1 shall dispose of the petitioner’s appeal after hearing her or her representative within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The Writ Petition is accordingly disposed of with the above directions. ____________________ C.V.Nagarjuna Reddy.,J Date : 7-2-2011 AM