IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD WEDNESDAY, THE THIRTIETH DAY OF JANUARY, TWO THOUSAND AND THIRTEEN :PRESENT:
THE HON'BLE SRI PINAKI CHANDRA GHOSE, THE CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE B.N.RAO NALLA WP .NO: 2276 of 2013 Between:
M/s. Sri Dhanalakshmi Rice Mill Door No.11-1-222, Kothur Ramamandiram Road, Kovur Village and Mandal, SPSR Nellore District, Rep. by its Proprietor N.Dhanunjaya Reddy.
. Petitioner AND
1 The State of Andhra Pradesh, Environment, Forest, Science and Technology, Secretariat, Hyderabad - 500 022. Rep. by its Secretary.
2 The A.P. Pollution Control Board, Paryavaran Bhavan, Opp. Police Station, Sanath Nagar, Hyderabad - 500 018. Rep. by its Member Secretary.
3 The Environmental Engineer, A.P. Pollution Control Board, Regional Office, 1st Floor, APSFC Building, A.K. Nagar, Nellore - 524 004.
4 The A.P. Southern Power Distribution Company Ltd., Vidhyuth Bhavan, Nellore, Rep. by its Superintendent Engineer (Operations).
. Respondents Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed herein, the High Court may be pleased to issue a Writ, Order or Direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the Respondents herein in disconnecting the Power Supply to the Petitioner/Industry pursuant to Closure Order vide Order No.GN-6/PCB/RO/NLR/2012-1490, dt.28.12.2012 of 3rd Respondent herein as illegal, arbitrary and contrary to the Order dt.03.01.2013 passed by this Hon'ble Court in W.P.No.160 of 2013.
The petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Petition and the affidavit filed herein and upon hearing the arguments of Sri S.V. Bhatt, Advocate for the Petitioner, GP for Forests for Respondent No.1, Sri Y.Srinivasa Murthy, Standing Counsel for Respondent No.2 & 3, and Sri O . Manohar Reddy, Standing Counsel for Respondent No.4, the Court made the following
ORDER
Heard the learned counsel for the parties.
It is brought to our notice that though this Court granted Status quo in W.P.No.160 of 2013, the 4th respondent herein disconnected the supply to the petitioner’s mill.
In these circumstances, the 4th respondent herein is directed to immediately restore the supply to the petitioner’s mill and the status quo granted by this Court in W.P.No.160 of 2013 shall be continued.
Post the matter after four weeks.
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1 The State of Andhra Pradesh, Environment, Forest, Science and Technology, Secretariat, Hyderabad - 500 022. Rep. by its Secretary.
2 The A.P. Pollution Control Board, Paryavaran Bhavan, Opp. Police Station, Sanath Nagar, Hyderabad - 500 018. Rep. by its Member Secretary.
3 The Environmental Engineer, A.P. Pollution Control Board, Regional Office, 1st Floor, APSFC Building, A.K. Nagar, Nellore - 524 004.
4 The A.P. Southern Power Distribution Company Ltd., Vidhyuth Bhavan, Nellore, Rep. by its Superintendent Engineer (Operations). (Addressees 1 to 4 BY RPAD)
5. One CC to Sri S.V. Bhatt, Advocate (OPUC)
6. Two CCs to the G.P. for Forests, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad. (OUT)
7. Two spare copies. nnr HIGH COURT HCJ & BNRN,J DATED: 30-01-2013 NOTE: Post after four weeks ORDER W.P.NO. 2276 OF 2013 DIRECTION HIGH COURT Nnr Date of Drafting : 31-01-2013 HCJ & BNRN,J DATED: 30-01-2013 NOTE: Post after four weeks ORDER W.P.NO. 2276 OF 2013 DIRECTION