HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE A. RAMALINGESWARA RAO WRIT PETITION No.5044 of 2010
Date: September 17, 2014
Between:
D. Bheemappa.
… Petitioner And
1. Central Power Distribution Company . of Andhra Pradesh Ltd., rep. by its Assistant Divisional Engineer/Assessing Officer, Tandur, Ranga Reddy District & another. … Respondents * * * HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE A. RAMALINGESWARA RAO WRIT PETITION No.5044 of 2010
O R D E R:
Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned standing counsel for the respondents.
2. The petitioner is carrying on stone cutting industry at Ogipur Village, Tandur Mandal, Ranga Reddy District. He obtained LT3(A) service connection bearing No.0223000157 from the respondents in the year 2005. The meter is being periodically checked and at no point of time no objection was raised with regard to running of the meter. While so, the first respondent issued a letter on 09.02.2010 calling it as Assessment Notice for short billing on the ground that the service connection was inspected on 18.01.2010 by the officer of the respondent Corporation and certain incriminating points were observed during the inspection. He came to the conclusion that the meter installed at petitioner’s service connection is not functioning properly. The MRT report reveals that the meter was recording less energy consumption. Accordingly he assessed an amount of Rs.1,85,937/- under Section 126 of the Act. Challenging the same, the present writ petition was filed.
3. This Court, by order dated 09.03.2010, directed the respondents not to disconnect power supply to the petitioner’s service connection subject to the condition of petitioner depositing an amount of Rs.25,000/-.
4. In the circumstances, the writ petition is disposed of giving liberty to the petitioner to submit objections to the impugned notice dated 09.02.2010 and also paying the balance of 50% of the amount demanded within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and the first respondent shall consider the said objections filed by the petitioner and dispose of the same and pass orders in accordance with law within a period of one month thereafter. Pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand dismissed in consequence. No costs.
A. RAMALINGESWARA RAO, J Date: September 17, 2014 BSB 3 HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE A. RAMALINGESWARA RAO
WRIT PETITION No.5044 of 2010
Date: September 17, 2014
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