WP/10402/2023 of THE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER Vs THE CONSUMER GRIEVANCES REDRESSAL FORUM on 22 July 2026

1. THE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, Operation, APEPDCL, Annavaram.

2. The Assistant Accounts Officer,, ERO, APEPDCL, Jaggampeta.

3. The Deputy Executive Engineer,, Operation, APEPDCL, Tuni.

4. The Executive Engineer,, Operation, APEPDCL, Jaggampeta ...Petitioners AND

1. THE CONSUMER GRIEVANCES REDRESSAL FORUM, Forum, rep. by its Secretary, Corporate Office, APEPDCL, Seethammadhara, PandT Colony, Visakhapatnam.

2. Sri Kontham Karuna Kumar, S/o Satti Babu, Sri Raghavendra Residency Annavaram, EG District. ...Respondents Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased topleased to issue an appropriate writ writ or order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the respondent. No.1, issued proceedings vide CG.No.125 of 2022 dated 25.10.2022 declare illegal, null and void and have no source of power consequently set a side the same by allowing the writ petition and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2023 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 pleased to suspend the operation of proceedings of the CG.No.125 of 2022, dated 25.10.2022 pending disposal of the writ petition and pass Counsel for the Petitioners: V V SATISH (SC for APEPDCL) Counsel for the Respondents: The Court made the following order:

WRIT PETITION NO: 10402 OF 2023 ORDER: (per Ravi Nath Tilhari, J)

Respondent No.2 was the complainant in C.G.No.125 of 2022 in the Consumer Grievances Redressal Forum, APEPDCL, Visakhapatnam. His grievance was redressed by allowing the petition in terms thereof which reads as under:

“25. For all the reasons discussed supra, the FORUM is of the consideration opinion to pass the following order:

In the result, (1) the grievance of the compliant is allowed and the assessment notices issued by R3 to the complainant in Ex.A5 is set aside.

(2) The DISCOM authorities are hereby directed to issue revised assessment notice to the complainant for the period commencing from 05.08.2020 to 06.08.2022 in the place of Ex.A5, assessment notice, dated 12.08.2022.

(3) The DISCOM authorities are directed to bill the service in appropriate category pertaining to the complainant without insisting for any application from the complainant.

Each party does their own costs.

A compliance report shall be submitted to the FORUM within 15 days from the date of receipt of the order.

Accordingly, the C.G.No.125/2022 is disposed off. A copy of this order is made available at www.apeasternpowert.com”

2. On 25.04.2023, on the request made on behalf of learned counsel for the petitioners, the matter was directed to be listed after Summer Vacation, 2023.

3. On 30.03.2026, none appeared for the parties. A Co-ordinate Bench passed the order that list the matter under the column „for dismissal‟.

4. On 04.05.2026, at request of learned counsel for the petitioners, the matter was adjourned to 15.06.2026 and it was deleted from the caption „for dismissal‟.

5. On 16.07.2026 at request of learned counsel for the petitioners, the matter was directed to be listed on 23.07.2026.

6. Today , there is no representation for the petitioners.

7. The aforesaid orders, reflect that the petitioners are not showing interest in prosecuting the writ petition.

8. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed for “want of prosecution”.

No order as to costs.

As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions, if any pending, shall also stand closed. ____________________ RAVI NATH TILHARI,J

_____________________________________ PURUSHOTTAM KUMAR CHINTALAPUDI,J

Dated: 23.07.2026 AG

WRIT PETITION NO: 10402/2023

Dated: 23.07.2026 AG