IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE DR JUSTICE G.YETHIRAJULU WRIT PETITION NO : 14752 of 2004 Between: Orient Cement, Prop.Orient Paper & Industries Limited, Devapur, Kosipet Mandal, Adilabad District ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Northern Power Distribution Company Limited, 1-1-478 & 503, Chaitanyapuri, Hanumakonda, Warangal District rep.by its Chairman & Managing Director 2 Superintending Engineer, Operation Circle, Northern Power Distribution Company Ltd., Adilabad .....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 issue an appropriate Writ, Order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in calling upon the petitioner to pay consumption/Security deposit equivalent to 3 months consumption charges as per Lr.No.SE/OP/ADB/SAO/CBS/HT/D.No.4041/03 dated 02-09-2003 of the 2nd respondent is illegal, arbitrary and without jurisdiction and in violation of Sec.47 of the Electricity Act, 2003 and the regulations made there under and consequently direct the respondent to limit the collection consumption deposit to 2 months charges and refund the amount illegally collected under threat of disconnection and pass such other appropriate orders as are deemed fit and proper in the interests of justice Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.B.ADINARAYANA RAO Counsel for the Respondent No.: MR.O.MANOHER REDDY The Court made the following : ORDER: Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that subsequent to the impugned notice two more revisions were made regarding the additional consumption deposit, therefore, no cause of action survives in the writ petition. Hence, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. No order as to costs. _________________ 21st February, 2008 SKM ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER Copy To: 1 The Chairman & Managing Director, Northern Power Distribution Company Limited, 1-1-478 & 503, Chaitanyapuri, Hanumakonda, Warangal District. 2 The Superintending Engineer, Operation Circle, Northern Power Distribution Company Ltd., Adilabad. 3 2CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{VSR}