IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF APRIL, TWO THOUSAND EIGHT ONLY PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.2568 and 5754 of 2008 Between: P. Sandhya Rani … Petitioner (in WP.No.2568 of 2008) Smt. P. Satyavathi & another … Petitioner (in WP.No.5744 of 2008) AND The A.P. Eastern Power Distribution Company Limited, rep., by its Chairman & Managing Director, Vidyut Sodha, Somagiguda, Hyderabad & others. … Respondents (in both writ petitions) Counsel for the petitioners : Sri G. Ram Gopal Counsel for the respondents: Sri S.V. Ramana for Sri O. Manohar Reddy This Court made the following: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.2568 and 5754 of 2008 ORDER:- Since common issues are involved in these two writ petitions, they are being disposed of by a common order. WP.No.2568 of 2008 is filed for a writ of mandamus to declare the action of the respondents in disconnecting the power supply to the service connection No.2275094 of the petitioner’s premises bearing door No.33-1-10, South Jail Road, Allipuram, Visakhapatanm, as illegal and arbitrary. WP.No.5754 of 2008 is filed of a writ of mandamus to declare the action of the respondents in not considering application dated 28.02.2008 of the petitioners for additional load of 5 KW for the service connection No.275228, as illegal and arbitrary. At the hearing, Sri G. Ram Gopal, learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the petitioners will be satisfied if respondent No.3 gives them an opportunity to put-forth their cases against clubbing of the two service connections and they will abide by the final decision of respondent No.3 arrived at after hearing them and considering the documents filed in support of their objections. Sri S.V. Ramana representing Sri O. Manohar Reddy learned counsel for the respondents submitted that he will not have any objection for such a request. In view of these submissions of the learned counsel, both the writ petitions are disposed of without going into their merits. The petitioners are permitted to file their objections against clubbing of the two service connections along with material, if any, within a period of two weeks from today. On receiving such objections, respondent No.3 shall pass a detailed order on the issue, within two weeks thereafter. As a sequel to disposal of the writ petitions, WPMP.Nos.3295 and 7479 of 2008 and WVMP.No.987 of 2008 are disposed of as infructuous. ____________________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Date: 25.04.2008 ES