[Civil Appeal No. 4444 of 2013 @ Special Leave Petition (Civil) No.17530 of 2013 @ Cc No.9343/2013]. This appeal is directed against the interim order passed by the High Court of Judicature at Madras in M.P.No.2 of 2013 in Writ Appeal No.15 of 2013, dated 08.01.2013 and the order passed in Contempt Petition No.555 of 2013, dated 03.04.2013. By order dated 08.01.2013, the High Court by way of interim directions, directed the Electricity Department - Respondents therein to restore the electricity service connection to M/s. Sri Kanka Durga Castings (P) Ltd. - Appellant therein on payment of reconnection charges. Since the respondents therein had not complied with the interim direction so issued, the respondent herein had filed a Contempt Petition before the High Court bearing Contempt Petition No.555 of 2013. The High Court, by its Order dated 03.04.2013 has directed the respondents therein to restore the electricity service connection to the appellant therein on depositing the admitted amount of Rs.18,89,244/- within a period of four weeks' from the date of the order. Being aggrieved by the said Order, the respondents in the Writ Appeal are before us in the present petition. We have heard Shri G.E.Vahanvati, learned Attorney General appearing for the appellants and Shri L. Nageswara Rao, learned senior counsel appearing for the respondent-industry.
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