RAMACHANDRA RAJU J.

( 1 ) THE Petitioners are all H. T. power consumers of one category or other. They seek in common to quash on various grounds the proceedings in B. P. Ms. No. 1014 (Commercial) dated 13-12-1983 (Tariffs 84) issued by the respondent-Andhra Pradesh State Electricity Board ( board for short) notifying certain revised tariffs to come into force with effect from 15th January 1984. Prior to the impugned proceedings, the tariffs were governed by B. P. Ms. No. 418 (Commercial) dated 2nd June, 1981 (tariffs 81 ).

( 2 ) DURING the course of arguments, our attention was also drawn to : (1) B. P. Ms. No. 689 dated 17-9-1975 (tariffs 1975); (2) B. P. Ms. No. 772 (Commercial) dated 15-9-1979 (tariffs 1979) and B. P. Ms. No. 807 (Commercial) dated 26-9-1980 (tariffs 1980 ).

( 3 ) THE tariffs consist of three parts : Part A Part-B and Part-C. Part-A provides for H. T. tariffs which are applicable for supply of electricity to H. T. consumers having loads with a contracted demand not less than 70 KVA or having contracted load exceeding 75 H. P. Part-B provides for L. T. supply. Part-C provides, inter alia, for miscellaneous and general charges.

( 4 ) H. T. consumers in Part-A a

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