IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE ELEVENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 2975 of 2002 Between: 1 Seelam Srinivasa Chakravarthi, S/o.Late Nooka Raju, Hindu, M/s.Sir Srinivasa Metal Industries, at Thadithota Rajahmundry (P.O.,), East Godavari District. 2 Seelam Ramesh Babu, S/o.Late Nooka Raju, Hindu, M/s.Sir Srinivasa Metal Industries, at Thadithota Rajahmundry (P.O.,), East Godavari District. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The Andhra Pradesh Transmission Corporation, Eastern Power Distribution Limited Company, Rep. by its The Asst. Divisional Engineer, Operation Division, A.P.Transco, E.P.D.C.L. Near Kumari Talkies, Godavaribund, Rajahmundry (P.O.,), East Godavari District- 533101. 2 The Andhra Pradesh Transmission Corporation, Eastern Power Distribution Limited Company, Rep. by its The Divisional Engineer, Operation Division, A.P.Transco, E.P.D.C.L. Near Kumari Talkies, Godavaribund, Rajahmundry (P.O.,), East Godavari District-533101. 3 The Andhra Pradesh Transmission Corporation, Eastern Power Distribution Limited Company, Rep. by its The Chairman-cum- Managing Director, A.P.Transco, Vidyut Soudha, Somajiguda, Hyderabad-500 082. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue an appropriate order, writ or direction, more particularly, one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus by declaring the impugned order dated:23.5.2001, issued by the 2nd respondent, where in proposed to merge the two low tension category-III Industrial service connection nos.12471 and 12467 of the Industrial Unit of the petitioners and to convert them into a single service connection under High Tension billing service, as arbitrary, illegal, void, violative of the principles of Natural Justice, in operative against the petitioners and thus to set-aside the same in the interest of justice. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.P.NARASIMHA RAO Counsel for the Respondent No.: MR.O.MANOHER REDDY The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No : 2975 of 2002 O R D E R : It is represented by the learned counsel for the petitioners that in view of the subsequent developments, the cause in the writ petition does not survive for adjudication. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. No costs. ______________ G. ROHINI, J Dated: 11-02-2009 KLP