M/s. Meenakshi Infrastructures Private Limited v. Southern Power Distribution Company of Telangana Limited
Case brief
What is this about?
Telangana High Court, single judge (Pulla Karthik, J.), W.P. No. 23337 of 2024, order dated 01-07-2025 (amended 05-08-2025): electricity back-billing demand of Rs. 24,40,775/- under Final Assessment Order dated 23-05-2024 by Superintending Engineer (Operations), Southern Power Distribution Company of Telangana Ltd (TGSPDCL); billing category dispute - HT temporary supply category versus HT Supply Category-II for construction purpose; adjustment of bills already collected under HT temporary category; writ of mandamus under Article 226; follows this Court's order dated 08-02-2013 in W.P. No. 3534 of 2013; respondents: TGSPDCL, SE (Ops) Cybercity Circle, DE (Ops) Gachibowli/RRN Circle; petitioner: Meenakshi Infrastructures Pvt. Ltd.; advocates: S.V.S. Chowdary (petitioner), N. Sreedhar Reddy, SC (respondents).
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of with directions to the respondents to issue bills treating the petitioner's supply under HT Supply Category-II for construction purpose; liberty reserved to the respondents, upon consumption of electricity for any unauthorised purpose, to issue notice and pursue change of category after enquiry; petitioner permitted to represent for adjustment of any amounts already collected under HT temporary supply category, which the respondents shall examine and adjust; miscellaneous applications, if any, stand closed; no costs.