IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM WRIT PETITION NO : 11956 of 2006 Between: N. Ashok Kumar, S/o. N.Shyam Sunder, R/o. 6-3-680/8/8/5, G-4, Thakur Mansion Lane, Somajiguda, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Assistant Divisional Engineer, Circle IV, APCPDD Ld., Green Lands, Hyderabad. 2 The Superintendent Engineer, Operations, North, Mint Compund, 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 declaring the action of the respondents No.2 in issuing excess bill of Rs. 67454/- dt. 5.6.2006 for power tariff to the petitioner is illegal, arbitrary and contrary to law and in violation of Article 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to send the faulty meter for testing vide Consumer No.T-04-0044 Cat. VIII to door No.5, Thakur Hari Prasad Lane, Somajiguda, Hyderabad and pass such other orders. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.G.ARUN KUMAR Counsel for the Respondents: MR.O.MANOHER REDDY The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM WRIT PETITION No :11956 of 2006 ORDER: There being no representation on behalf of the petitioner on 10.7.2008, the writ petition is posted to 15.7.2008 for ‘dismissal’ and from 15.7.2008, it was adjourned to today. When the matter is called again today, there is no representation on behalf of the petitioner. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed for default. There shall be no order as to costs. ____________________ GODA RAGHURAM,J DATE: 17th July, 2008 pnb