THE HON'BLE SMT JUSTICE T.MEENA KUMARI & THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT APPEAL NO : 630 of 2001 JUDGMENT: (per Hon’ble Smt. Justice T. Meena Kumari) Aggrieved by order, dated 26.02.2001 in WP No.9847 of 1998, the present writ appeal is filed. The respondent herein filed the above writ petition seeking to declare the action of the respondents-appellants in not extending the electrical supply to lift the water from Gundlakamma river for the purpose of cultivation as illegal and arbitrary, on the ground that he made an application to the respondents-appellants in May, 1995 for supply of electricity and the 2nd respondent vide memo dated 24.10.1995 considered the case of the writ petitioner along with 15 others and formulated a scheme for extension of electrical supply to 16 members and pursuant to the said scheme, the writ petitioner paid a sum of Rs.67,650/-by way of a demand draft dated 28.6.1996 and the same was accepted by the respondents-appellants and in spite of the same, the respondents-appellants did not take up the work and on enquiry, he came to know that the Board imposed a ban on release of power supply to agricultural services. The learned single Judge allowed the writ petition directing the respondents-appellants to give electricity connection to the writ petitioner, within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of the order. The learned Single Judge also made it clear that since the respondents-appellants have enjoyed the interest accrued on the deposit made by the writ petitioner from 28.6.1996, the respondents shall pay interest at the rate of 18% p.a. from the date of deposit to the date of giving connection or adjust the same in future bills. Having been aggrieved by the same, the respondents-appellants filed the present appeal. When this matter is taken up, on instructions, Sri O. Manohar Reddy, learned Counsel appearing for the appellants- authorities submitted that nearly five service connections have been given to the family of the writ petitioner. In the facts and circumstances of the case and in view of the above submission, without going into the merits of the case, We feel it just and proper to modify the order under appeal to the effect that the appellants shall pay interest at the rate of 4% p.a., instead of 18% p.a., from the date of maturity of deposit for refund towards outright contribution till the date of giving connection, if not already paid and if the amount is not adjusted in the bills. With the above modification, the writ appeal is disposed of. No order as to costs. ________________________ Justice T. Meena Kumari ___________________________ Justice C.V. Nargarjuna Reddy Dated: 5th February, 2009 Nn. THE HON'BLE SMT JUSTICE T.MEENA KUMARI & THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT APPEAL NO :630 of 2001 (Judgment delivered by the Hon’ble Smt. Justice T. Meena Kumari) 5th February, 2009 1