HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA, AT HYDERABAD

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

WEDNESDAY ,THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF NOVEIVBER

TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY TWO

PRESENT

Between:

Zakir Hussain, s/o Yousuf Hussain, aged about 61 years, occ. Business, r/o

H.No. 19-2-628, Dood Bowli, Hyderabad.

...PETITIONER

AND

Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the

circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be

pleased toto issue an appropriate Writ, Order or Direction, more particularly one in

the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondent authorities

in levying the interest on the balance 50 ^percentage amount i.e-, Rs. 1,66,771.50

Ps, wherein interim stay has been granted by this Honble Court in W.P.No.3320

of 2013 dl. 5-2-2013 subject to the final determination U/Sec. 154 of the lndian

Electricity Act, 2003, as being illegal, arbitrary, unjusl and unconstitutional and

consequently drrect the respondent authorities not to levy the interest on the

balance 50 ^percentage amount till the final determination U/Sec. ^{154 of} the ^lndian

Electricity Act, 2003, and to ^grant

Petition under Section 151 CPC ^praying tliat in the circumstances stated ⁱⁿ

the affidavit filed in support of the ^petition, the High Court may be ^pleased to direct

the respondent authorities ^not to disconnect the ^power supply ^{in respect of the}

Service Connection No. ^IV3009580 fixed to the ^premises bearing H.No, ^19-2-628,

Dood Bowli, Hyderabad, ^pending disposal of the main Writ Petition, ⁱⁿ the interest

of ^justice and to ^pass

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K. SARATH

WRIT PETITION NO: 17782 OF 2022

'1 . Telangana State Southern Power Distribution Company Limited, rep. by its

Chairman and lr/anaging Director, Vidyuth soudha Hyderabad.

2. The Assistant Divisional Engineer (Operation), Mir Alam, TSSPDCL,

Hyderabd.

3. The Assistant Engineer, TSSPCL, Chandulal Baradari Section, Hyderabad.

4. The Assistant Accounts Officer/ERO, TSSPDCL, Khairtabad, Hyderabad.

...RESPONDENTS

lA NO: 1 OF 2022

lA NO: 2 OF 2022

Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in

the affidavit filed in s rpport of the petition, the High Court may be pleased pleased

to vacate the interinr orders dated 13-04-2022 in WP. No. 17782 of 2022 and

dismiss the writ petitirn and be pleased to pass

Counsel for the Petitioner : SRl. M NAYEEMUDDIN

Counsel for the Respondents: R VINOD REDDY(SC FOR TSTRANSCO)

The Court made the following: ORDER

TIIL HONOUnAIII-lr SIU IUSTIC[ K.SAItATH

WIIII' PE'IITION No. 17782 of 2022

ORI)EI(:

'l-l-ris writ petition is filcrl for the lbllowini,, rt--lief :

".......to issue a Writ Mar-rdarnus or any othcr appropriate Writ, Order

or Orders, I)irc.ction or Directions to declare the action of the

respondent autlrorities in lcvying the interest on the balance 50%

arnount i.e.,Ils.1 ,66,771 .50 Ps. Wlcroin intcrim stay l-ras been grar-rted

by this Court in W.l'.No.3320 ot 2013, dated 05.02.2013 subject to tlie

final r-letcrmination uncler St:ction 154 o{ the Indiar-r Electricity Act,

2003, as beinl; ilic11al, arbitrarl,, unjust a r-rd uncorrstitu tional antl

conscquentlv direct thc rcsponclent authoritics not to levy the

intcrest on thc Lralanct:50% anrount till thc final dctcrrnination under

Scction 154 of tl.rc Iuciian [']lcctricitv Act,2003."

2.

I Iearcl learrrcd counscl for the pctitiorlcr submits that thc.

respondcnts author:ity issued provisional asscssmcnt notice to pay

an amount of Rs.3,33,543/- or'r 08.01 .2013 vide proceedings

No.DPIJ/[IYS/5D01 /5176113, asscssirrg the loss of energy by

making certain allcg,ations ap,ainst the petitioner. Tl-re petitioner

approachcd this Court ar-rd filed W.[']. No.3320 of 2013 and thc

same was disposctl of by this Court on 05.02.2013 and directcd to

restore the powr:r supply to thc petiti<)lter on payment of Rs.

.,

1,66,771 .50/- a ong r'r,ith thc incirlental arncl rcconuoction charges

ancl thcrcaf ter. the responclcnt authorities have restorcd