HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE G. YETHIRAJULU W.P.No. 22527 of 2001 DATE: 31-01-2008 Between: Smt. Veena S. Loya ……………… Petitioner and 1. The Assistant Divisional Engineer (Electricity, APTRANSCO, Road No.1, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad and another. ………….. Respondents HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE G. YETHIRAJULU W.P.No. 22527 of 2001 ORDER: This writ petition is filed by the petitioner seeking to declare the collection of additional development charges of Rs.18,000/- by the respondents in the month of June, 2001 as illegal and arbitrary. The petitioner is a consumer of the respondents. She addressed a letter to the first respondent informing about the burning of the meter on 24-05-2001 and the demand of development charges by one Mallesh, otherwise, the meter will not be installed and direct connection will not be given. The grievance of the petitioner is that a lineman making unreasonable demand creates confusion and caused mental torture to her, therefore, she made the said complaint. Subsequently, a demand notice, dated 01-06-2001 was issued asking the petitioner to pay Rs.18,000/- towards development charges and Rs.1,800/- towards additional consumption deposit. Accordingly, the petitioner deposited Rs.1,800/- on 25-07-2001 and Rs.18,000/- on 26- 07-2001 and the facility was installed to her. The respondents in their counter affidavit mentioned that the petitioner was sanctioned a connected load of 5 KW, but the total connected load was 23 KW, therefore, it is a breach of the contract agreement. The learned counsel for the respondents submitted that as per condition No.40.3, the petitioner has to pay additional development charges, which they have demanded as per the Rules. After going through the entire record, I do not find any illegality in the notice issued passed by the respondents and there are no merits in the writ petition. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed. No order as to costs. ___________________ Dr. G. YETHIRAJULU, J Date:31-01-2008 YCR