HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY W.P.No.20145 of 2011 Date : 16-11-2011 Between: M/s. Krishna Priya Fishes, Represented by its Managing Partner, Vagesini Krishnam Raju, Bhimavaram Mandal, West Godavari District .. Petitioner And Eastern Power Distribution Company of Andhra Pradesh, represented by its Chairman and Managing Director, Visakhapatnam and others .. Respondents Counsel for petitioner : Sri Mangena Sri Rama Rao Counsel for respondents : Smt. Jyothi Eswar Gogineni The Court made the following: ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed for a mandamus to set-aside provisional assessment dated 11-4-2011 of respondent No.2. This Court while admitting the Writ Petition, granted interim direction on 19-7-2011 not to disconnect power supply subject to the condition of the petitioner depositing 50% of the amount demanded under the impugned provisional assessment notice. A counter-affidavit is filed on behalf of the respondents wherein it is inter alia stated that the provisional assessment was made as the meter failed to record the actual consumption and that the representation made by the petitioner is pending consideration before respondent No.3. It is further stated that there was no threat of disconnection of power supply and that the petitioner has unnecessarily approached this court when final assessment proceedings are pending before respondent No.3. In the light of the stand taken in the counter-affidavit as referred above, the Writ Petition is disposed of with the direction to respondent No.3 to pass final assessment order after considering the petitioner’s representation and giving him an opportunity of personal hearing in accordance with law. Till such time as the final assessment order is passed, the power supply shall not be disconnected for non-payment of the balance amount demanded under the provisional assessment notice. As a sequel to dismissal of the Writ Petition, interim order dated 19-7-2011 is vacated and WPMP No.24418/2011 and WVMP No.3693/2011 are disposed of as infructuous. ________________________ Justice C.V. Nagarjuna Reddy Date : 16-11-2011 AM