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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI [3332]

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

MONDAY,THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX

PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI

WRIT PETITION NO: 4579/2024 Between:

1. V IJAYA LAKSHMI MODERN RICE MILL, Y.B. PATNAM VILLAGE, NATHAVARAM MANDAL, ANAKAPALLI DISTRICT, REP. BY ITS

PROPRIETOR, KUNDRAPU APPALA NAIDU.

...PETITIONER AND

1. T HE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY. CIVIL SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT

BUILDING, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, 2. T HE COLLECTOR CIVIL SUPPLIES, ANAKAPALLI, ANAKAPALLI

DISTRICT.

3. T HE DIVISIONAL ENGINEER, ANDHRA PRADESH EASTERN DISTRIBUTION COMPANY LTD, NARSIPATNAM.

4. T HE ASSISTANT ENGINEER, ANDHRA PRADESH EASTERN DISTRIBUTION COMPANY LTD, NATHAVARAM.

5. B ANTUPALLI VENKATESHWARA RAO, S/O CHELLAIAH, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, R/O KAKARAPALLI VILLAGE,

KOTANANDURU MANDAL, KAKINADA DISTRICT.

...RESPONDENT(S):

Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court

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may be pleased to issue a writ, order or a direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 2nd respondent in directing the 3^rd and 4^th respondents to disconnect the power supply of the petitioner rice mills through the Proceedings in 22.01.2024 on the ground that 6-A of EC Act, 1955 is pending against the petitioner is highly illegal, arbitrary, without power, without and to set aside the C.C.NO.36/2023/SA-5, dated jurisdiction and colourable

exercise of the power same and to pass such IA NO: 1 OF 2024

Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to suspend the operation of the proceedings in C.C.No.36/2023/SA-5, dated 22.01.2024 on the file of the 2^nd respondent, by directing the 3^rd and 4^th respondents to restore the power supply to the petitioner rice mill vide Service Connection No.1157502705000268 pending disposal of the writ petition and to pass

such IA NO: 2 OF 2024

Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to vacate the Interim Order dated 22.02.2024 passed in I.A.No.1 of 2024 in W.P.No.4579 of 2024 and dismiss the writ petition

and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:

1. V V N NARAYANA RAO Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. V V SATISH (SC for APEPDCL)

2. GP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES The Court made the following:

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ORDER

Sri D.Prasad Kumar, learned counsel representing

Sri V.V.Narayana Rao, learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the cause in the writ petition does not survive and has become

infructuous.

Recording the said submission, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs.

As a sequel, miscellaneous applications, pending if any, shall

stand closed.

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JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI

Date: 23^rd March, 2026

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