IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 3066 of 2009 Between: M/s. Maitreya Eelctricals (P) Ltd. Plot No. 4-B, Industrial Estate, Vijayawada - 520 007, A.P. Rep by its Chairman Sri P. Parandhamaiah ..... PETITIONER AND 1 M/s. Eastern Power Distribution Company of A.P. Ltd. (APEPDCL), Rep by its Superintending Engineer, Operation Circle, Vidyuth Bhavan, G.T. Road, Srikakulam, A.P. 2 M/s. Eastern Power Distribution Company of A.P. Ltd. (APEPDCL), Rep by its Superintending Engineer, Operation Circle, Vidyuth Bhavan, R.R. Pet, Eluru, A.P. 3 M/s. Eastern Power Distribution Company of A.P. Ltd. (APEPDCL), Rep by its Chairman and Managing Director, Near Gurudwara, N.H-5, Visakhapatnam, A.P. .....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 an appropriate writ, order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of MANDAMUS declaring the action of the Respondents in not releasing the amounts due to the petitioner as illegal and consequently direct the Respondents to release the amount due to the petitioner as illegal and consequently direct the respondents to release the amount of Rs. 10,50915-00 due to the petitioner as per the bills submitted by the petitioner with interest. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.G.NARENDRA CHETTY Counsel for the Respondent No.: MR.O.MANOHER REDDY The Court made the following : O R D E R:- The petitioner is a small-scale industry engaged in the business of manufacture of Distribution Transformers and repairs of all types of Distribution and Power Transformers and Oil Filtration. While so, the petitioner states that respondent Nos. 1 and 2 entrusted the work of repairs of Distribution Transformers to the petitioner from 09.04.2007 onwards, and the petitioner after completing those repair works, submitted the bills on 10.4.2008 for payment, and its grievance is that respondent Nos.1 and 2 have not made the payments so far. The 2nd respondent has filed counter affidavit stating that in order to carry out a micro analysis and ascertain reasons for high average repair cost, the payment of the bills of M/s.Maitreya Electricals Pvt. Ltd., Vijayawada, have been stopped. It is further stated that feed back on repair cost has been received from the field, and hence the bills of M/s.Maitreya Electricals Pvt. Ltd., Vijayawada, which are pending, will be released after making the statutory deductions, if any, within a month’s time. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Standing Counsel for Andhra Pradesh Eastern Power Distribution Company Limited appearing for the respondents. In view of the stand taken by the 2nd respondent in its counter affidavit that it would release the payments due to the petitioner after making the statutory deductions, if any, within a month’s time, no orders need be passed in the writ petition and the same is closed. No costs. _______________ N.V. RAMANA, J. 23rd March, 2009 bcj