THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA Writ Petition No. 1740 of 2008 Date: 01.02.2008 Between: Abdul Khadeer Khan. ..... PETITIONER AND The Addl. Asst. Engineer, Electrical (Operation), APCPDCL, Vijayanagar Section, Vijayanagar Colony, Division-II, City-I, Hyderabad and others. .....RESPONDENTS THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA Writ Petition No. 1740 of 2008 Order: This writ petition is filed seeking a Mandamus declaring the Bill dated 12.01.2008, issued by the respondent-APCPDCL, demanding the petitioner to pay an amount of Rs.78,758/-, as illegal and arbitrary, and consequently to direct the respondent-APCPDCL not to disconnect the power supply to the Service Connection No.7373 of the petitioner, situated at Premises No.11-3-527, Mallepally, Hyderabad. When the matter is taken up for admission, learned Standing Counsel for the respondent-APCPDCL, on instructions, submits that against the Service Connection No.7373 of the petitioner, a case of pilferage and theft of energy was booked in the year 1998, and initially a provisional assessment notice was issued to the petitioner on 05.08.1998, assessing the loss sustained by the department at Rs.84,623/-. Later on, final assessment order was also passed on 23.03.2004 fixing the value of energy pilfered at Rs.76,871/-. He further submits that since the petitioner has not preferred any appeal against the said final assessment order dated 23.03.2004, they have included the said amount in the impugned bill dated 12.01.2008 to be recovered from the petitioner, and no exception can be taken thereto. Admittedly, as against the final assessment order dated 23.03.2004 passed by the respondent-APCPDCL, the petitioner has not preferred any appeal. Since the petitioner has not preferred any appeal against the said final assessment order, the respondent-APCPDCL has included the final assessment amount in the present bill dated 12.01.2008 to be recovered from the petitioner, and no exception can be taken thereto. In that view of the matter, no relief as sought for by the petitioner can be granted in this writ petition. The writ petition is devoid of merit and the same is accordingly dismissed. However, the petitioner is at liberty to challenge the final assessment order dated 23.03.2004. No costs. ___________________ N.V. RAMANA, J. Date: 01.02.2008 Nsr