IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NAGESH BHEEMAPAKA WRIT PETITION No.13145 of 2025 DATE OF ORDER:- 18.12.2025 BETWEEN Telangana State Southern Power Distribution Company Limited, Hyderabad & 6 others.

… Petitioners AND Vidyut Ombudsman for the State of Telangana & another.

… Respondents ORDER:-

1. This Writ Petition is filed seeking to declare the Award dated 05.02.2025, passed by the 1^st respondent in Appeal No.44 of 2024- 25, as illegal, arbitrary and contrary to the provisions of Electricity Act, 2003, Tariff Order issued by TGERC and the General Terms and Conditions of Supply.

2. Heard Sri N.Sreedhar Reddy, learned Standing Counsel appearing for the petitioners as well as Mrs.K.Archana, learned counsel for respondent No.2. Perused the record.

3. The case of the petitioners is that they issued HT power supply vide HT SC No.SGR 943 to the 2^nd respondent company and the said power connection was inspected on 03.11.2021 and during the course of inspection, the Inspecting Officer had raised short billing on the 2^nd respondent company from 05.11.2019 to 21.0- 9.2021 for adopting wrong multiplying factor from 16.08.2014 to 05.11.2019 and the