1. This is a miscellaneous application filed by the petitioner - Company for directing the respondent not to recover the minimum charges for the petitioner's land at Dinne Devarapadu, Kurnool District, for the period subsequent to 16-7-1985 on which date the respondent Electricity Board disconnected the supply of electricity. The minimum charges levied for the month of July, 1985 is Rs. 42,04,209.40 and again for the month of August, 1985 is a like sum of Rs. 42,04,209.40, and are to be levied thereafter.

2. There has been considerable litigation between the petitioner and the A.P. Electricity Board earlier but it is not necessary for the purpose of this miscellaneous petition to narrate the earlier litigation. A bill for the month of June, 1985 was served on the petitioner on 2-7-1985. According to the petitioner, the time for payment of the bill is 15 days from the date of service of the bill and that therefore the petitioner had time till 17-7-1985. The petitioner gave cheques for payment of the amount and presented the same to the Senior Accounts Officer, Operations Anantapur on the morning of 16-7-1985 which, according to the petitioner, is one day anterior to the due date. But