Telangana High Court
WP/24454/2020 of M/s GMR Solvents Vs Northern Power Distribution Company Limited and 2 Others on 31 December 2020
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
HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD(Special Original Jurisdiction)
THURSDAY, THE THIRTY FIRST DAY OF DECEN/BERTWO 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 andlt4anaging Director, Vidyuth Bhavan, Corporate Office, Nakkalagutta,Hanamkonda, Warangal.lt4anaging Director, Vidyuth Bhavan, Corporate Office, Nakkalagutta,Hanamkonda, Warangal.
2. The Superientendrng Engineer, TSNPDCL, Operation Circle, Adilabad.
3. Dy.Executive Engineer, TSNPDCL, Adilabad.
...RESPONDENTS
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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 instalmentsby 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 thepower 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. KONDADI [AJAY ][KUMAR]
Counsel for the Respondents: SRI ZAKIR [ALI ][DANISH]
The Court made the following: ORDER
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,]
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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
Conclusion
expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period ol lour weekslrom the date of receipt of a copy ol this order, A copy of the orderpassed b1 respondent No.2 shall be communicated to thepetitioner, The miscellaneous petitlons pcnding, if any, sha1l standciosed. There shall be no order as to costs SD/- K.SAILESHIASSISTANT REGISTRAR
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SECTION OFFICER
To,1. The Chairman and Managing Director, Northern Power Distribution CompanyLimited, 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 CopiesCHR\6. Two CD CopiesCHR\
HIGH COURT
DATED:31/'1212020
ORDER
WP.No.24454 of 2020
DISPOSING OF THE [WP]WITHOUT COSTSuJ\1+\
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