IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 14369 of 2000 Between: M/s Vijaya Garden Function Hall, Rep. by its Manager, Sri P.Satyanarayana S/o.Narasimham R/o. Lunger House, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Superintendent Engineer, A.P.Transco, Distribution, Somajiguda, Hyderabad. 2 The Divisional Engineer, A.P.Transco, Mint Compound, Hyderabad. 3 The Assistant Engineer, Distribution, A.P.Transco, Mehdipatnam, Hyderabad. 4 The Asst. Accounts Officer, GRC, Mint Compound, Hyderabad. ...RESPONDENTS 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 a Writ of Mandamus, or any other appropriate writ, order or direction, declaring the action of the respondent No.4 in demanding the consumption charges under code 11 of the metere status on the presumption that the burnt out metere was not replaced, and also in not considering the representation of the petitioner Dt.1/7/2000 as illegal arbitrary and consequently direct the 4th respondent to collect the consumption charges for the service connection 10018 on the basis of the units shown by the metere and to pass such other order. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.M.PRABHAKARA RAO Counsel for the Respondents: (SC FOR AP TRANSCO) V.AJAY KUMAR The Court made the following : Order: Learned counsel for the petitioner states that the writ petition has become infructuous. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. No costs. 23..06..2005 msv. To 1 The Superintendent Engineer, A.P.Transco, Distribution, Somajiguda, Hyderabad. 2 The Divisional Engineer, A.P.Transco, Mint Compound, Hyderabad. 3 The Assistant Engineer, Distribution, A.P.Transco, Mehdipatnam, Hyderabad. 4 The Asst. Accounts Officer, GRC, Mint Compound, Hyderabad. 5 2 CD copies.