IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THURSDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.CHANDRAIAH W.P. No.22362 of 2009 Between: Datla Venkata Jayalaxmi … Petitioner And The Addl.Ass.Engineer, Operation Rural, A.P.C.P.D.C.L. Narsapuram, West Godavari District and another … Respondents THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE G. CHANDRAIAH W.P. No.22362 of 2009 ORDER: This writ petition has been filed seeking for issuance of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in rejecting the new electricity service connection to the petitioner’s fish tank land total extent of Acs.6.96½ cents in Survey No.143/3, 144/1, 144/2 and 145 situated at Kopparru Village, Narsapur Mandal, West Godavari District, as illegal, arbitrary and violative of Article 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to provide new electricity service connection to the petitioner’s fish tank land forthwith. The case of the petitioner, in brief, is that she purchased a fish tank land to an extent as stated hereinabove and made an application before the 1st respondent, Addl.Asst.Engineer, for electricity service connection to lift the water to the land. On approaching the respondents several times, the impugned letter dated 11.07.2009 has been issued rejecting the connection on the ground that one service connection No.876 was due for Rs.1,72,230.20/- in the same place. She made an enquiry with her vendor, who stated that he has not taken any service connection prior to transfer the property to her name. Thus, any of the neighbour might have taken that connection and might be due to the respondents, for the default of the neighbours, the respondents cannot punish the petitioner. Therefore, the action of the respondents in issuing the impugned letter is illegal and arbitrary, hence, the present writ petition. On instructions, the learned standing counsel appearing for the respondents submitted that subsequent to filing of this writ petition, the amount due under the impugned letter has been paid and the petitioner had been provided with the service connection. In view of the above, recording the submission made by the learned standing counsel that due amount under the impugned letter has already been paid and the petitioner has been provided with the service connection, no orders are required to be passed in this writ petition. Accordingly, this writ petition is closed. There shall be no order as to costs. ___________________________ JUSTICE G. CHANDRAIAH Date: 17.06.2010. LSK