IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 14493 of 1999 Between: 1. Vasireddy Rambabu, S/o late Ramakrishna, Age 43yrs., R/o V.L.Puram, Rajahmundry, E.G.District. 2. Smt. Vasireddy Mangathayaru, W/o Rambabu, age 40Yrs., R/o V.L.Puram, Rajahmundry, E.G.District. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1. The Superintending Engineer, (Operation), A.P.TRANSCO, Rajahmundry, E.G.District. 2. TheDivisional Engineer (Operation), A.P.TRANSCO, Rajahmudnry, E.G.District. 3. The Asst. Accounts Officer, E.R.O./Town, A.P.TRANSCO, Rajahmundry, E.G.District. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue writ or order or direction more particularly one in the nature of mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in trying to disconnect the domestic service connection bearing Nos: 29770 and 30756 which are in the name of the petitioner herein for their house bearing door No: 86-26-15/4 situated at Rajahmundry town and also the service connections Nos: 32831 and 62488 belonging to the lodge owned by the petitioners herein as illegal, arbitrary and contrary to law and consequently direct the respondents not to disconnect the power supply to the premises bearing door Nos: 86-26-15/4 and 78-3-5 of Rajahmundry town and to pass such other order or orders as this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.K.VENKATESH Counsel for the Respondents: MR.M.SRIRAMULU REDDY (SC FOR APTRANSCO) The Court made the following : O R D E R: This writ petition is filed seeking a writ of Mandamus to declare the action of the respondents in trying to disconnect the electricity service connections given to the house of the petitioners situated at H.No.86-26-15/4, Rajahmundry town and also the electricity service connections of the lodge belonging to the petitioners. It is the case of the petitioners that the respondents are taking steps to disconnect the power supply on the ground that the petitioners have to pay the arrears in respect of the service connection given to Sai Plastic Industry of which one of the petitioners is a partner. It is stated that subsequently as the electricity supply was disconnected, the petitioners filed another writ petition being W.P.No.20637 of 1999 seeking restoration of power supply. So far as this writ petition is concerned, it has been filed only on the ground that the respondents are trying to disconnect the power supply. In view of the subsequent events of disconnection and filing of another writ petition, the present writ petition has become infructuous. In this view of the matter, the writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. No order as to costs. ______________ 21-06-2005 vrn To 1. The Superintending Engineer, (Operation), A.P.TRANSCO, Rajahmundry, E.G.District. 2. TheDivisional Engineer (Operation), A.P.TRANSCO, Rajahmudnry, E.G.District. 3. The Asst. Accounts Officer, E.R.O./Town, A.P.TRANSCO, Rajahmundry, E.G.District. 4. 2 CD copies