High Court disposed of a writ petition seeking a declaration against penalty levied by a power distribution company. The court dismissed the matter without costs.
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HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction)
WEDNESDAY. THE TWENTY SIXTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY THREE
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE P.MAOHAVI DEVI
WRIT PETITION NO: 25697 OF 2011
Between:
M/s. Aurobindo Pharma Ltd, A Company incorporate under the, Companies Act, 1956 Havrng its Regrstered and Administrative Office At Plot No.2, Maitflvihar, Ameerpet. Hyderabad being represented by its Sr.General Manager Mr.Ch.Srl Rami Reddy, S/o Late Ch Venkata Reddy, Aged. 55yrs, Occ:Employee, Resident of O/o. M/s. Aurobindo Pharma Ltd.,-Ameeriet, Hyderabad
...PETITIONER
AND
...RESPONDENTS
Petition under Ailrcle 226 of the Constitution of lndia praying that in the circumstances stated rn the affrdavrt frled therewrth, the High Court may be pleased to issue a writ. order or drrectron more particularly tn the nature of Mandamus by callrng for the records and declanng the action of respondents herein a) in adopting 3004 KVA as CMD of the Petrtroner's unit having HT connection bearing No IVDK-1203 for the monthly billrng of July, 201 1 to levy Voltage surcharge on rt as arbrtrary. rllegal and vord and b) in levying Demand charges, Energy charges and Peak Energy charges at penal rate in the monthly billing of July, 2011 for the sard HT connectron bearing No.tvlDK-'1203 totaling to
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Rs.10 56 2il7l € s arbitrary rllegal and void, c) and,lon.,cqu€ ntly drrect the respondents.o refund or adjust rn the future Dills tr€, s:Ud amount of Rs.10.56 207l d:posrted on 91812011 together with rr'rteresl as p:r Sec 62(6) of the Electricrty,\c 2003
I.A. NO: 1 OF 20 1(WPMP. NO: 31679 OF 2011
Petrtron ur Cer Section 151 CPC praying that in the cir.Umslances stated in the affidavrt frlod n support of the petition, the High Cc,urt m.,,, De )leased to pass orders for earty h taring of the main wflt petttton
Counsel for the)etitioner: M/s. DEEPTI ANAND VAR|KUTI counsel for the lespondents: sRl R.vlNoD REDDY, SC FCrR TS I-RANSCO
The Court made the following: ORDER
THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE P.MADHAVI DEVI
WRIT PETITION No.256 97 of2OLl
ORDER:
This Writ Petition is hled seekrng a u,rit ol mandamus calling for the records and declaring the action of respondcn[s herein a) in adopting 3004 KVA as CMD of the petirioner's unir havrng HT connection bearing No.MDK-12O3 for the monthly billing oi .iuly, 20 I i to levy voltage surcharge as illegal and arbilrary and b) in lcrlrrng demand charges, Enerry charges and peak enerry chargcs zlt pcnal rate in the monthly billing of July, 2Ol l for the said t{T conncc:rion bearing No" MDK 1203 totaling to Rs.10,56,207 /- as rllegal and ariritriLi-y and consequently to direct the respondents to re fur-rcl or :rrllrrst rn rhe iurure bills the said amount of Rs. 10,56,207/- depositccl on O(l LrtJ.20 I i r,ogether with interest as per Section 62 (6) of thc Electricity Act. -2003 and to pass such other order or orders.
Miscellaneous applications, if zrnr pcrrrlLng, sh:rll also stand closed.
SD/-N.CHANDRA SEKHAR RAO ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY//
SECTI FFICER
To '1 . One CC to M/s, DEEPTI ANAND VARIKUTI Advocate IoPUC] 2. One CC to SRI R VTNOD REDDY SC FOR TSTRANSCO tOpiJC j 3. Two CD Copies RSPSK f^q
HIGH COU ?T
DATED:2610412023
ORDER
WP.No.256 )7 of 2011
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CLOSING I HE WRIT PETITION
WITHOUT COSTS.
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M/s. Aurobindo Pharma Ltd
M/s. Central Power Distribution Company of A P Ltd.,
P.Madhavi Devi
As recorded by the court registry
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