IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) PRESENT THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO.7511 OF 2005 Dt.10.2.2010 Between: M/s. Sai Karuna Industries IDA, Kamareddy, Nizamabad District Rep. by its Proprietrix, D. Sujatha and another … Petitioners And Northern Power Distribution Company of Andhra Pradesh Limited, Warangal rep. by its Managing Director and others … Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO.7511 OF 2005 ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed for a Mandamus to declare the action of the respondents in disconnecting power supply to the service connections bearing Nos.12298, 12299 and 6327 belonging to the petitioners, in pursuance of letter dt.30.3.2005 issued by respondent No.2, as illegal and arbitrary. The petitioners sought for a consequential direction to set aside letter dt.30.3.2005. After making valiant efforts to convince this Court, Sri S. Sudeep Reddy, learned Counsel representing Sri K. Raghuveer Reddy, learned Counsel for the petitioners, made a fair request that the petitioners may be permitted to pay the disputed amount, namely, Rs.18,669/- demanded towards low power factor surcharge within a period of two months from today. In view of the request of the learned Counsel, the Writ Petition is disposed of without going into the merits of the case, with the direction to the respondents not to disconnect the power supply in respect of the service connections of the petitioners subject to the petitioners paying the above mentioned sum within a period of two months from today. It is made clear that if such payment is not made within the stipulated time, the respondents shall be free to take appropriate steps for recovery of the amount including disconnection of power supply. ______________________ C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY, J 10.2.2010 bnr