THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION NO : 17071 of 2009 DATED: 19-08-2009 Between: M/s Lakshmi Balaji Modern Rice Mill, Rep. By its Proprietor, Sri Doki Kantha Rao, Tekkali village and mandal, Srikakulam District. ..... PETITIONER AND The Assistant Divisional Engineer, Operation, APCPDCL., Tekkali, Srikakulam District & 3 others. .....RESPONDENTS ORDER: Petitioner approached this Court and filed the present Writ Petition seeking a mandamus declaring the proceedings Lr.No.ADE/O/TKL/F/Doc.No.444/09, dated 29-06-2009, of the 1st respondent disconnecting the power supply in service connection bearing No.9861 category III of M/s Lakshmi Balaji Modern Rice Mill, Melliaputi road, Tekkali, Srikakulam District, as illegal and arbitrary. 2. Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and the learned Standing Counsel for A.P.C.P.D.L. appearing for the respondents. 3. According to the petitioner, he paid the installation charges etc., as early as on 20-01-2009 and only after the said payment, the power supply was given in the month of April, 2009. 4. When once the said amounts are paid, again directing the petitioner to pay the said amounts by proceedings, dated 29-06-2009, is illegal. However, it is represented by the Standing Counsel for the A.P.C.P.D.L., that as the petitioner exceeded the connection load of 74 HP the authorities issued the said notice. 5. It appears the petitioner gave his representation, dated 31-07-2009, pursuant to the said notice, dated 29-06-2009, and the said representation is under consideration. Even before passing any orders on the said representation, the authorities ought not to have taken the said step of disconnecting the power supply to the petitioner’s rice mill. Hence, the respondents are hereby directed to restore the power supply forthwith and consider the said representation, dated 31-07-2009, of the petitioner and pass necessary orders within a period of four weeks. Till such time, the power supply, which is going to be restored, shall not be disconnected. 6. With the above direction, Writ Petition is disposed of at the stage of admission. There shall be no order as to costs. _______________________ T.GOPALAKRISHNA,J 19th August, 2009. Note: Issue operative portion of the order by wire at party’s costs. B/o Tsy