IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD MONDAY, THE TWENTY SEVENTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE T.MEENA KUMARI and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR WRIT APPEAL NO : 450 of 2009 (Writ Appeal under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent against the Order dated 19/03/2009 in WP NO : 5579 OF 2009 on the file of the High Court.) Between: M/s. Sri Krishna Ice Factory, Plot No. 68, IDA Mallapur, Ranga Reddy District, Rep. by its Proprietor V.S.K. ..... APPELLANT AND 1 The Central Power Distribution Company of AP Limited, Singareni Bhavan, Red Hills Hyderabad, Rep.b y its Chief Managing Director. 2 The Superintending Engineer, Operation , R.R. Circle, The Central Power Distribution Company of AP Limited, Gun Rock., Secunderabad, Hyderabad. 3 The Divisional Engineer, Electrical Operation, The Central Power Distribution Company of AP Limited, Hubsiguda, Ranga Reddy District. 4 The Assistant Divisional Engineer, Operation, The Central Power Distribution Company of AP Limited, Hubsiguda, Ranga Reddy District. 5 The Assistant Accounts Officer, ERO, The Central Power Distribution Company of AP Limited, Hubsiguda, Ranga Reddy District. .....RESPONDENT(S) Counsel for the Appellant: MR.D.V.NAGARJUNA BABU Counsel for the Respondents: O.MANOHAR REDDY(SC FOR APTRANSCO) The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE SMT. JUSTICE T. MEENA KUMARI AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR W.A.NO. 450 OF 2009 JUDGMENT: (Per Hon’ble Smt. Justice T. Meena Kumari) An interim order passed by the learned single Judge in W.P.M.P.No. 7301 of 2009 in W.P.No. 5579 of 2009, dated 19.3.2009 is questioned in this writ appeal. The writ petitioner challenged the letter dated 28.2.2009 of the 3rd respondent whereby final assessment of Rs.6,19,713.75 was made with respect to the writ petitioner’s electricity unit and a demand for payment of the said amount was placed. By the impugned order, the said letter was suspended subject to the petitioner paying an amount of Rs.2.00 lakhs within a period of four weeks. Heard learned counsel for the writ petitioner/appellant as well as learned counsel for the respondents. It is contended by the learned counsel for the appellant that the respondents have no power or authority to levy the charges as assessed and demanded under the letter of 3rd respondent and the total liability could not be more than Rs.1,17,900/-. In the circumstances, the order of the learned single Judge is modified to the extent that the impugned letter dated 28.2.2009 of the 3rd respondent is suspended subject to the writ petitioner paying an amount of Rs.50,000/- (Rupees Fifty Thousand only) only within a period of four weeks from today. With the above modification, the writ appeal is disposed of. No order as to costs. __________________________ JUSTICE T. MEENA KUMARI ________________________________ JUSTICE VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR Dt. 27.4.2009 KR ........REGISTRAR To 1. 2.2 CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WA {SPJS}