V.Madhusudhan, v. The Telangana State Southern Power Distribution Compnay

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT HYDERABAD

FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA & THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY NINETH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND FIFTEEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR WRIT PETITION No.1433 of 2015 BETWEEN V.Madhusudan ... PETITIONER AND Telangana State Southern Power distribution Co. ltd., and others ...RESPONDENTS The Court made the following:

ORDER:

Heard.

2. This writ petition is filed seeking to declare the action of the respondents in collecting penalty of more than three times over and above the actual electric consumption charges in respect of the petitioner's service connection bearing S.No.1501 36942 to 1501 36943 installed at petitioner's house bearing H.No.3-10-95/A, Gokhale Nagar, Hyderabad, without any power or authority as illegal and arbitrary and consequently direct the respondents not to collect any penalty except the actual electric consumption charges and further direct the respondents to adjust the excess penalty charges collected till date from the petitioner towards the future electric consumption charges.

3. At the time of hearing, it is brought to the notice of this Court that the issue involved in this writ petition is similar to W.P.No.308 of 2015 and the same was allowed by this court on 20.01.2015.

4. In view of the same, this writ petition is also allowed in terms of W.P.No.308 of 2015, dated 20.01.2015. Registry to attach a copy of the order in W.P.No.308 of 2015, dated 20-01-2015 along with this writ petition. As a sequel, the miscellaneous applications, if any, shall stand closed. There shall be no order as to costs.

_____________________ VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR, J January 29, 2015 LMV