HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NAGESH BHEEMAPAKA WRIT PETITION No. 5970 OF 2025

O R D E R:

This writ Petition is filed questioning the Award dated 29.01.2025 in Appeal No. 42 of 2024-25 on the file of the 1^st respondent (Vidyut Ombudsman) and to set aside the same as being illegal, arbitrary and contrary to the provisions of the Electricity Act, 2003, the Retail Supply Tariff Orders issued by the Telangana State Electricity Regulatory Commission and General Terms and Conditions of Supply.

2. The case of petitioners is that the 3^rd respondent- consumer has a service connection bearing No. 562500810 under LT-III (Industrial) category with a contracted load of 99 HP. During March and June 2020, the consumer exceeded the contracted load by utilising 100.06 HP and 104.90 HP respectively. In accordance with Clause 7.5.3 of the Retail Supply Tariff and Clause 12.3.3.3 of the General Terms and Conditions of Supply (GTCS), any service recording demand above 75 KVA attracts HT-I (11 KV) tariff. Accordingly, billing under HT-I category and posting of HT flag were made lawfully and in conformity with the applicable tariff provisions. It is stated that Consumer Grievance Redressal Forum (CGRF), Greater Hyde