IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NAGESH BHEEMAPAKA WRIT PETITION No. 25527 OF 2025

03.03.2026 Between:

M/s Rain Cements Limited, (erstwhile Priyadarshini Cements Limited)

Rep. by its Authorised Signatory Mr. K. Srinivas .. Petitioner And State of Telangana Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Energy Department & others ..Respondents

O R D E R:

Petitioner is aggrieved by the Demand Notice dated

06.02.2025 issued by the 3^rd Respondent – Superintendent Engineer demanding payment of Rs.11,81,93,501/- towards Cross Subsidy Surcharge ("CSS") for the Financial Years 2005- 06 to 2014-15, in pursuance of re-determination of CSS by Telangana Electricity Regulatory Commission (TGERC) in its common order dated 30.08.2024 and the speaking order dated

23.08.2025 of the 3rd Respondent rejecting Petitioner's objections dated 12.06.2025 and holding that the Electricity (Removal of Difficulties) Second Order, 2005, issued by the Ministry of Power, Government of India, is not applicable to Petitioner.

1.1. Petitioner seeks a declaration that the said proceedings are illegal, arbitrary, violative of Articles 14 and 19(1)(g) of the Constitution and contrary to the jud