IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE NINETEENTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION NO : 22227 of 2009 Between: M/s Vasudha Ice Makers, Ungutur, Ungutur Mandal, West Godavari District represented by its Managing Partner, Smt.P.Padmavathi. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Eastern Power Distribution Co. of Andhra Pradesh Limited, at P & T colony, Near Gurudwar, Sithammadhara, Visakhapatnam, represented by its Chairman and Managing Director and 2 others. .....RESPONDENTS HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRI PETITION No.22227 of 2009 ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed seeking a Writ of Mandamus declaring the proceedings dated 27.08.2009 in Lr.No. ADE/O/R/T.P. Gudem/F/D.No.2003/09 on the file of the 2nd respondent, as illegal and arbitrary and consequently set aside the same. Brief facts of the case are that the petitioner is running ice factory at Ungutur in West Godavari district and it obtained electricity connections under category III A and the contracted load is less than 75 HP. While so, on 22.04.2009 the 2nd respondent issued a notice directing the petitioner to regularize the additional load on the ground that the petitioner unit is exceeding the contracted load. In response to the said notice, the petitioner submitted a detailed explanation on 18.05.2009. Without considering the said explanation, the 2nd respondent issued another notice dated 27.08.2009 directing the petitioner to regularize the additional connected load by paying service line charges, development charges, security deposit, supervising charges and application fee, amounting to Rs.30,050/-, failing which the service connection shall be disconnected to the petitioner unit. Subsequently, the petitioner submitted a detailed representation dated 15.09.2009 to the 3rd respondent requesting him to pass a speaking order as to how they have arrived at such conclusions and calculations, but no action has been taken so far. Hence the writ petition. Heard both sides. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, without going into the merits of the case, I consider it appropriate to dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the respondents to consider the representations with objections dated 18.05.2009 and 15.09.2009 submitted by the petitioner and pass appropriate orders thereon, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Till such time, the respondents shall not insist upon any payment or take any coercive steps pursuant to the notice dated 27.08.2009. The Writ Petition is accordingly disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. _____________________________ (GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA, J) 19-10-2009 Note: Furnish C.C. in two days. (Bo) Gsn.