IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWELFTH DAY OF FEBRUARY, TWO THOUSAND TEN PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.5791 of 2010 Between: M. Chandra Shekar … Petitioner And The Divisional Engineer, APCPDCL, AP Transco, New Boinpally, Secunderabad & others. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioner: Sri M. Damodar Reddy Counsel for respondents 1&2: Sri O. Manohar Reddy This Court made the following: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.5791 of 2010 ORDER:- This writ petition is filed for a Mandamus to declare the action of respondent Nos.1 and 2 in disconnecting the power supply to service connection bearing No.B2016895 vide A.C.No.050101, Bapuji Nagar, Boinpally, Secunderabad, as illegal and arbitrary. The petitioner claims to be the tenant of respondent No.3 and has been running a workshop in the premises allegedly leased out in his favour. Disputes between the petitioner and respondent No.3 have arisen leading to filing of a civil suit by the petitioner against respondent No.3 for injunction and a rent control case by the latter against the petitioner. The plea of the petitioner is that at the instance of respondent No.3, respondent Nos.1 and 2 disconnected the power supply to the service connection pertaining to the demised premises. In my opinion, the petitioner has an effective remedy of approaching the Rent Controller before whom the rent control case filed by respondent No.3 is pending for restoration of amenities under Section 14 of the A.P. Buildings (Lease Rent and Eviction Control) Act, 1960. The petitioner has not disclosed any reason why he has not invoked the said remedy, which is efficacious. Therefore, I am not inclined to interfere in this writ petition. Instead, the petitioner is permitted to approach the Rent Controller for the relief claimed in this writ petition. Subject to the above observations, the writ petition is dismissed. As a sequel to dismissal of the writ petition, WPMP.No.7457 of 2010 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is also dismissed. _____________________________ C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Date: 12.03.2010 ES