M/S. Dr. Reddys Laboratories Ltd. v. Southern Power Distribution Company Of Telangana Ltd And 2 Others

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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD

FRIDAY ,THE ELEVENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY :PRESENT:

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE A.ABHISHEK REDDY lA No. 1 OF 2020 IN WP NO: 15331 OF 2020 Between:

M/s. Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd., Regd. Oft. 8-2-337, Road No. 3, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad -500 034, Rep by Senior Legal Counsel, Sri. Gopala Krishna G, Unit. CTO- l, Service Connection No. SGR-123 .. . Petitioner (Petitioner in WP 15331 OF 2020 on the file of High Court) AND 1 Southern Power Distribution Company of Telangana Ltd, R/o. #6-1-50, Mint Compound, Hyderabad, Telangana - 500 063 Represented by its Chairman and Managing Director

2. The Superintending Engineer, Operation Circle, Sangareddy, TSSPDCL. 3 M/s. Gayatri Agro lndustrial Power Limited, Plot No.28, Aswini Layout, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad, Telangana - 500 033 .. . Respondents (Respondents in-do-) Counsel for the Petitioner :SRl CHALLA GUNARANJAN Counsel for the Respondents 1 & 2 :SRl R VINOD REDDY (S.C.) 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 1 and 2 not to take any coercive steps including that of the Petitioner s service connection number HT Service Conne6tion No. SGR-I23, pursuant to the Lr. SE/OP/SANGAREDDY/D.No. 119120,'dl. 2110712020, pending disposal of WP No. 15331 of 2020, on the file of the High Court. The court while directing issue of notice to the Respondents herein to show cause as to why this application should not be complied with, made the following order.(The receipt of this order will be deemed to be the receipt of notice in the case). ORDER:

A l6arned Single Judge of this Court in l.A.No.1 oI 2O2O in W.P.No.12372 of 2020, dated 10.08.2020, following the Division Bench Order in l.A.No.1 ol 2020 in W.P.No.11735 of 2020, has granted interim orders on the ground that there is no privity of contract between the petitioner and the Superintending Engineer, Operation Circle, Medchal, TSSPDCL/2nd respondent. The facts in the present case are also similar to the facts in the above mentioned writ petitions. ln view of the same, this Court is of the prima facie opinion that there is no privity of contract between the petitioner and the Superintending Engineer, Operation Circle, Sangareddy, TSSPDCL/ the 2nd respondent, and there is no adjudication of the differential wheeling charges by any authority, and therefore, there shall be an interim direction, as prayed for. SD/- .K.SHYIESHI ASSISTAN'I' REG I STI{,{I{ It, /!t \.' .

SEETION OFFICER //TRUE COPY'

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1. The Chairman and Managing Director, Southern Power Distribution Company of Telangana Ltd, Rio. #6-1-50, Mint Compound, Hyderabad, Telangana - 500 063 2 The Superintending Engineer, Operation Circle, Sangareddy, TSSPDCL.

3. M/s. Gayatri Agro lndustrial Power Limited, Plot No. 28, Aswini Layout, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad, Telangana - 500 033 (1 to 3 by RPAD)

4. One CC to SRl. CHALLA GUNARANJAN Advocate IOPUC] 5, One spare copy \

HIGH COURT AARJ DATED:1 110912020

ORDER

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