HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.27636 of 2007 Date : 16.08.2011 Between : Peddireddy Venkateswara Rao. …..Petitioner And Eastern Power Distribution Company of Andhra Pradesh Limited, Bhimadole, rep. by its Assistant Divisional Engineer (Operations) & others. …..Respondents HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.27636 of 2007 ORDER : In this writ petition, the petitioner has questioned the proceedings, dated 15.05.2006, issued by the 1st respondent in Letter No.ADE/O/BMDL/F.Doc/D.No.754/06. The petitioner is a registered consumer with electricity service connection No.69/Cat.I of Dwarakatirumala. He obtained the said connection under domestic category. On the allegation that on 06.05.2006, the Assistant Divisional Engineer, DPE-II, Eluru, has found that the petitioner has extended his domestic supply to hotel kitchen room which is in the downstairs of his house, and such unauthorized usage for kitchen of the hotel in the ground floor amounts to malpractice, respondents have initiated assessment proceedings to assess the loss of energy and issued the impugned proceedings, provisionally determining the loss of energy to be Rs.1,24,408/- and directed the petitioner to pay 50% of the said amount i.e. Rs.62,204/- at once, and to pay the remaining 50% in instalments. At the stage of admission, as it is contended by the petitioner that he has already deposited Rs.62,204/-, this Court granted interim order not to disconnect power supply to the petitioner until further orders, and the said order passed on 24th December 2007, continued all along. Even in the counter affidavit, it is stated that the respondents have provisionally assessed the loss of energy at Rs.1,24,408/- and also admitted receipt of 50% of the provisional assessment amount on 12.06.2006, for restoration of supply. As much as the petitioner has denied the allegation of illegal usage of power, and as the interim order, dated 24.12.2007, is continued all along, and as the petitioner has already deposited 50% of the provisionally assessed amount, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition, permitting the respondent-authorities to complete the final assessment proceedings as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of two months from today, if not already completed. Further, there shall be a direction to the respondents not to take any steps for disconnection of power supply to the petitioner, to recover the balance amount, till appropriate final assessment orders are passed. Subject to the above directions, this writ petition is disposed of. No costs. ______________________ R. SUBHASH REDDY, J 16th August 2011 ajr