IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY SIXTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B.PRAKASH RAO WRIT PETITION NO : 22801 of 1996 Between: M/s Estate Engineers, Consumer No.S-4418, C-33, Industrial Estate, Sanathnagar, Hyderabad, represented by its Executive Director. ..... PETITIONER AND 1. A.P. State Electricity Board, Vidyuthsoudha, Hyderabad, represented by its Member Secretary. 2. The Chief Engineer, Electricity, Metroplitan Zone, A.P. State Electricity Board, Mind Compund, Hyderabad. 3. The Superintending Engineer, (Operation Circle), A.P.S.E.B. Mind Compound, Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue an order, direction or writ particularly one in the nature of Mandamus declaring that the order of the second respondent in Appeal No.7/95-96, dated 24-09-1996 is illegal, void and without jurisdiction and consequently hold that the petitioner is not liable to pay any amount towards alleged back billing and pass such further or other orders. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.K.SATYANARAYANA RAO (Not present) Counsel for the Respondents: Mrs.M.Vinobha Devi The Court made the following : O R D E R: When the matter was taken up for consideration on the earlier occasion i.e., on 25-11-2004, none appeared for the petitioner and there was no representation. Therefore, the matter was posted today. Even today, when the matter is taken up, none appears for the petitioner and there is no representation. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed for default. No costs. _____________________ (B. PRAKASH RAO, J) Date: 26-11-2004 ghn To 1. A.P. State Electricity Board, Vidyuthsoudha, Hyderabad, represented by its Member Secretary. 2. The Chief Engineer, Electricity, Metroplitan Zone, A.P. State Electricity Board, Mind Compund, Hyderabad. 3. The Superintending Engineer, (Operation Circle), A.P.S.E.B. Mind Compound, Hyderabad. 4. Two CD copies.