M/S Satya Stone Exports, v. Southern Power Distribution Company Of Andhra Pradesh Ltd.

HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE CHALLA KODANDA RAM WRIT PETITION No. 8571 of 2016 DATED 16th MARCH, 2016 BETWEEN M/s. Satya Stone Exports, Gundlapalli Village, Prakasam District, Rep. by its Managing Partner, Mr. N.V.Sudhakar ....Petitioner And Southern Power Distribution Company of Andhra Pradesh Limited Rep. by the Chairman and Managing Director, Tirupathi, Andhra Pradesh and ors.

...Respondents.

HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE CHALLA KODANDA RAM WRIT PETITION No. 8571 of 2016 ORDER:

Aggrieved by the action of the respondents in demanding additional consumption security deposit from the petitioner, the present writ petition is filed.

It is submitted by the learned counsel for petitioner as well as the learned Standing Counsel for respondents that the subject matter of this writ petition is squarely covered by a common order of this Court in W.P.No.37713 of 2014 and batch dated.26.08.2015. In the said order, it was directed that the petitioners shall pay half of the additional consumption deposit amount demanded by the respondents. But, in the instant case, the amount collected by the respondents towards consumption security deposit is equivalent to

two months present consumption charges and the said amount has to be adjusted in the future consumption charges. In the circumstances, this Writ Petition is disposed of in accordance with and in terms of the order in W.P.No.37713 of 2014 and batch dated.26.08.2015 with a further direction to the respondents to adjust the amount in excess of half of consumption deposit paid by the petitioner, in the future consumption charges of the petitioner.

Miscellaneous petitions pending consideration if any in the Writ Petition shall stand closed in consequence. No order as to costs.

----------------------------------------------- JUSTICE CHALLA KODANDA RAM DATED 16TH MARCH, 2016.

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