THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION NO : 17108 of 2009 DATED: 19-08-2009 Between: Yadala Srinivas. ..... PETITIONER AND Eastern Power Distribution Company of A.P. Limited, Rep. by its Chief General Manager/O & CS, Corporate Office, Visakhapatnam & 3 others. .....RESPONDENTS ORDER: Petitioner approached this Court and filed the present Writ Petition seeking a mandamus declaring the action of the respondents 1 to 3 in disconnecting the power supply to the petitioner agricultural Service Connection No.270 of Ramannagudem village, as illegal, irregular and without jurisdiction. 2. Heard both sides. 3. According to the petitioner, the Hindu Joint family, consisting of himself, his father and others, own certain extents of lands and they have been cultivating the said lands since times immemorial. However, because of the disputes between the father and the children the petitioner approached the civil Court and filed O.S.No.833 of 2008 on the file of the I Additional Junior Civil Judge, Eluru for partition of the plaint schedule properties and for possession of the petitioner’s share. It is further stated in the affidavit that at the instance of the father of the petitioner, who is the holder of Service Connection No.270 of Ramannagudem village, power supply was disconnected and hence, the petitioner approached this Court and filed the present Writ Petition. 4. Having considered the submissions and as there is a litigation between the father and the son, this Court is of the view that there is no need to disconnect the power supply to the land at the instance of the father of the petitioner and accordingly the respondents are hereby directed to restore the power supply forthwith and continue the power supply during the pendency of O.S.No.833 of 2008. Petitioner is further advised to have his own power supply to avoid this type of contingency. It is needless to observe that the petitioner shall pay the regular consumption charges to the respondents. 5. With the above direction, Writ Petition is disposed of at the stage of admission. There shall be no order as to costs. _______________________ T.GOPALAKRISHNA,J 19th August, 2009. Note: Issue operative portion of the order by wire at party’s costs. B/o Tsy