IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE SECOND DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 14910 of 2004 Between: Mohd. Ahmed Ferooqi, S/o. Late M.A. Farooqi Ahmed, Plot No. 98, Surya Nagar, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Transmission Corporation of A.P. Limited, (A.P.Transco) rep. by its Chief Managing Director, Vidyut Soudha, Khairatabad, Hyderabad. 2 The Divisional Engineer, Assessments, Central Power Distribution Company of A.P.Ltd. A.P. Transco, 3-6-184, 4th Floor, Urdu Galli, Himayathnagar, 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 will be pleased to issue an order or direction, more particularly in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the order No. DEA/1/HYD/DAT NO. 23992/D.NO. 502 dated 21-04-2004 of the 2nd respondent as highly illegal, arbitrary unjust and contrary to Section 49- D(5) of the Indian Electricity (A.P Amendment) Act, 2000 and consequently set aside the same and further direct the respondents to refer the matter to the jurisdictional special tribunal constituted under the Indian Electricity (A.P Amendment) Act 35/2000. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.G.CHANDRA SHAKHAR RAO(Not present) Counsel for the Respondents: MR.KANAKAMEDALA RAVINDRA KUMAR The Court made the following : ORDER: None appears for the petitioner. Learned counsel for the respondents, Sri Kanaka Medala Ravindra Kumar states that against the order impugned, an alternative remedy is available by way of Appeal to the Superintending Engineer, Assessments, Hyderabad. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of, granting leave and liberty to the petitioner to work out the alternative remedy available under law. No costs. __________ 02-09-2004 vs To 1 Transmission Corporation of A.P. Limited, (A.P.Transco) rep. by its Chief Managing Director, Vidyut Soudha, Khairatabad, Hyderabad. 2 The Divisional Engineer, Assessments, Central Power Distribution Company of A.P.Ltd. A.P. Transco, 3-6-184, 4th Floor, Urdu Galli, Himayathnagar, Hyderabad. 3 Two CD copies.