S. PARVATHA RAO, J.

( 1 ) IN this writ petition, the petitioner questions the decision of the A. P. State Electricity Board --respondent herein, communicated to it by the Member Secretary in Letter No. SE (Comm1.)/ III/281/88-1, dated 14-12-1988, on its representation made pursuant to the orders of the Hon ble Supreme Court in Civil Appeal No. 800, of 1988 in the matter of higher voltages prescribed by the Board in B. P. Ms. No. 607, dated 21-7-1981.

( 2 ) THE facts in brief have to be stated first. The petitioner, a public limited company, set up a factory at Mancherial for manufacturing Portland Cement. It entered into an agreement with A. P. State Electricity Board in 1958 for supply of High Tension (H. T.) energy to that unit. Initially, the contracted demand was 5000 KVA at 3. 3 KV pressure. Subsequently, at the request of the petitioner, the contracted demand was increased to 7,000 KVA. Thereafter, on 20-1-1981, the petitioner addressed a letter to the respondent-Board requesting for a further additional 1600 KVA; by the letter dated 7-3-1981, the Board agreed to supply the additional demand, but, on condition that the petitioner changes over and agrees to receive energy at 13

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