THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO.8260 OF 2010 Dated 15th April, 2010 Between: Shantha Kumari …Petitioner And The APCPDCL and another …Respondents Counsel for the petitioner : Sri S.Lakshminarayana Reddy Counsel for the respondents: Sri O.Manohar Reddy The Court made the following ORDER: This writ petition is filed for a Mandamus to declare the action of the respondents in disconnecting power supply to the petitioner’s service connection, in pursuance of provisional assessment order dated 30.03.2010, as illegal and arbitrary. In her affidavit, the petitioner has questioned the provisional assessment order on multiple grounds. Inasmuch as the Special Court having jurisdiction is required to make a final assessment under Section 154 (5) of the Electricity Act, 2003 (for short ”the Act”), I do not find it appropriate to delve into these contentions. In the wake of the grievance of the petitioner that the provisional assessment made by the respondents is on a very high side, I deem it appropriate to permit the petitioner to pay 25% of the provisional assessment amount, pending adjudication of the dispute by the Special Court under the abovementioned provision. Accordingly, the petitioner is permitted to pay the abovementioned amount and immediately on receipt of such payment, the respondents are directed to restore the power supply. The power supply shall be continued to the petitioner without making further demand by the respondents towards the provisional assessment amount till adjudication of the dispute by the Special Court under Section 154(5) of the Act. Subject to the above, the writ petition is disposed of. As a sequel to disposal of main petition, WPMP No.10640 of 2010 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Dated 15th April, 2010 vrn