IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND ELEVEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.10680 of 2009 Between: Mallareddy Rajasekhara Venkata Sudhir ..... Petitioner AND The Divisional Electrical Engineer, Operations, Eastern Power Distribution Company of A.P., Ltd., Bhimavaram, W.G. District & others. .....Respondents Counsel for the petitioners: Sri A. Manoj Kumar Counsel for the respondents: Smt. Jyothi Eswar Gogineni The Court made the following: THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.10680 of 2009 ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed for a Mandamus to declare the action of the respondents in brining the petitioner’s agricultural land admeasuring Ac.1.28 cents situated in Taratava Village, Akivedu Mandal, West Godavari District, for recovery of arrears of consumption charges, as illegal and arbitrary. At the hearing, the learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that this Writ Petition was filed when the proceedings before the Vidyut Ombudsman was pending and that during the pendency of this Writ Petition, the said proceedings in Appeal No.29 of 2008 ended in favour of the petitioner and the Vidyut Ombudsman by his award dated 09.09.2009 passed in the said appeal declared that the petitioner is not liable to pay the arrears. He has further directed to withdraw the proceedings initiated under the A.P. Revenue Recovery Act, 1864. A copy of the said award has been filed along with WPMP.No.8060 of 2010, wherein the petitioner sought for a direction to the respondents to refund the sum of Rs.35,000/- deposited by him in order to comply with the condition stipulated by this Court in order dated 29.05.2009 passed in WPMP.No.13671 of 2009. Having carefully perused the record, I am of the opinion that in view of the award passed by the Vidyut Ombudsman in favour of the petitioner, which is stated to have become final, the petitioner is not liable to pay any amount. The amount of Rs.35,000/- stated to have been deposited by the petitioner shall be refunded to him immediately. Subject to the above direction, the Writ Petition is disposed of. As a sequel to disposal of the Writ Petition, WPMP Nos.13671 of 2009 and 8063 of 2010 are also disposed of. ____________________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Date: 07.04.2011 ES