M/S Gmr Solvents v. Northern Power Distribution Company Limited And 2 Others
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HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE THIRTY FIRST DAY OF DECEN/BER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE A.ABHISHEK REDDY WRIT PETITION NO: 24454 OF 2020 Between:
lV/s GMIR Solvents, Rep by its Proprtier Gade Vinod Kumar Sio Gade [\r]anohar Rao, Age. 63 years, Occ. Business, R/o H.No.4-2-164l14l2,Rani Sathiji Colony, Adilabad. ...PETITIONER AND
1. Northern Power Distribution Company Limited, Rep by its Chairman and lt4anaging Director, Vidyuth Bhavan, Corporate Office, Nakkalagutta, Hanamkonda, Warangal.
2. The Superientendrng Engineer, TSNPDCL, Operation Circle, Adilabad.
3. Dy.Executive Engineer, TSNPDCL, Adilabad.
RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of lndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue a writ or order more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ or order or orders declaring the inaction of Respondents herein in restoring the power supply to the petitioner firm i.e Glt/R Solvents, by permitting to pay the electricity bill arears of Rs 35,11,618 Equal to 00 in Eight equal instalments by considering representation daled. 1611212020, as being arbitrary, vindictive, illegal, violative of Articles 14, 16 and 21 ol lhe Constitution of lndia and against to the principles of Natural Justice, and consequently direct the Respondents to restore the power supply to the petitioner firm i.e.
GIVR Solvents and receive the pending electricity bill arears of 35,11,618 = 00 in Eight equal installments lA NO: 1 OF 2020 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the Respondents to immediately restore the power supply to the petitioner industry namely M/s. GIVIR Solvernts pending disposal of the writ petition in the interest of justice Counsel for the Petitioner: SRl.
THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE A.ABHISHEK REDDY WRIT PDTITION No.24454 of2O2O ORDER:
Heard tbe learned counsel lbr the petitioncr and the learned Standing Counsel for the respondents. With their consent, the Writ Petition is disposed of at the stage of admissiot-t, This writ petition is filed questioning lhe inaction ol the respondents in restoring the power supply to the petitioner by permitting the petitioner to pay the arrears of electricity bills in eight equal monthly instalments duly considering the representation submitted by the petitioner on 16.12.2O2O. The learned counsel for the petitioner states that the petitioner made a representation to respondenl No.2 on 16.12.2020 seeking to restore the power supply to the petitioner duly permitting the petitioner to pav the electricitl' bills arrears amoLlnt in eight equal monrh11,' instalments. llowever. no orders arc passed thereon till date. llence, he sceks a direction to rcspondent No.2 to dispose ol the represen ta tio t't of the petitioner, at ti-re carliest.
The learned Standing Counscl, on instrllctions, states that the representation made by the petitioner will be considered in accordance with 1aw.
In view of the above submissions, the Writ Petition is disposed of directing the 2"d respondent-Sttperintending Engineer, TSNPDCL, Operation Circie, Adilabad, to dispose of thc representation submitted by the pctitioner on 16.12.2020 and pass ncccss.rl-v ordcrs thereon, strictly in nccorclartce u'ith ia\v, as
expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period ol lour weeks lrom the date of receipt of a copy ol this order, A copy of the order passed b1 respondent No.2 shall be communicated to the petitioner, The miscellaneous petitlons pcnding, if any, sha1l stand ciosed. There shall be no order as to costs SD/- K.SAILESHI ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To,
1. The Chairman and Managing Director, Northern Power Distribution Company Limited, Vidyuth Bhavan, Corporate Office, Nakkalagutta, Hanamkonda, Wara ngal.
2. The Superientending Engineer, TSNPDCL, Operation Circle, Adilabad.
3. The Dy.Executive Engineer, TSNPDCL, Adilabad.
4. One CC to Sri. Kondadi Ajay Kumar, Advocate IOPUC]
5. One CC to Sri Zakir Ali Danish, Advocate [OPUC]
6. Two CD Copies CHR \
HIGH COURT DATED:31/'1212020 "$-:.:r, s 3 07 Jt[!202t '* ,,r} Ft. .ra ta
ORDER
WP.No.24454 of 2020 DISPOSING OF THE WP WITHOUT COSTS uJ \ \ 1+