RAMCO INDUSTRIES Vs. ANDHRA PRADESH STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Against demand notice issued by the divisional Engineer (Electrical Operation) of the Andhra Pradesh State Electricity board on 5.5.1997, calling upon the petitioners that since two services were existing in their premises at Kodad for carrying on rice milling business and the total connected load exceeded 75 H. P. , they were required to convert the installation into H. T. under one name, the petitioners filed writ petitions in the High Court wherein they also challenged the validity and vires of Condition No. 27 of the terms and conditions, dated 9.3.1990 for supply of electricity. Condition No. 27 reads thus :

(2.) In the writ petitions, the petitioners, with a view to establish that they were not required to take a H. T. connection because the two units did not come within the parameters of Condition No. 27, inter alia averred:

(3.) In the counter affidavit filed, (pages 110-111 of the paper book) , the Electricity board stated thus: