THE HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SRI APARESH KUMAR SINGH AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.M.MOHIUDDIN

COMMON JUDGMENT:

Heard Sri N. Sreedhar Reddy, learned Standing Counsel for Telangana State Southern Power Distribution Company Limited appearing for the writ petitioners/ respondent Nos.1 to 7 in W.A.No.657 of 2025/appellants in W.A.No.692 of 2025 and Ms. Nishitha, learned counsel for the appellant in W.A.No.657 of 2025/respondent No.1 in W.A.No.692 of 2025 & Writ Petition No.34539 of 2024.

2. Bereft of unnecessary details, the short issue involved in the present appeals is whether the owner/appellant in W.A.No.657 of 2025/respondent No.1 in W.A.No.692 of 2025 (for short ‘the owner’) is liable to pay the outstanding dues of his lessee/consumer to the respondent electricity company under the provisions of the Electricity Act, 2003 (for short ‘the Act of 2003’), and the General Terms & Conditions of Supply framed by the Andhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (APERC) in 2006, which continues to remain in force after bifurcation of the parent State?

3. Indisputably, the notice of disconnection was issued upon the lessee, M/s. Meghana Pharma, by the respondent electricity company on 1