IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (SPECIAL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION) FRIDAY THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF OCTOBER, TWO THOUSAND AND THREE : PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE: V.V.S. RAO W.P. No. 16373 of 2003 Between: Jama Masjid Managing Committee, Jama Masjid, M.G. Road, Kothagudem, Rep. by its General Secretary, Mohd. Raheem Khan. …Petitioner AND 1. The Chairman, Northern Power Distribution Company of A.P. Ltd., Vidyut Soudha, Hyderabad. 2. Divisional Engineer, Northern Power Distribution Company of A.P. Ltd., Kothagudem, Khammam District. 3. Asst. Divisional Engineer, Northern Power Distribution Company of A.P.Ltd., Kothagudem, Khammam District. 4. Mohd. Waseem Farooqui S/o. Late Sultan Farooqui a/a. 51 years, R/o. H.No. 5-8-166, Coliline Kothagudem, Khammam District. 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 writ or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not granting the electricity connections to the mulgies of Jama Masji, Kothagudem and returning the applications submitted by the petitioner for the said purpose as illegal, arbitrary and consequently direct the respondents to forthwith give electricity connections to the mulgies of Jama Masjid, Kothagudem by taking back the applications along with the DDs submitted by the petitioner.. The petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the petition and the affidavit filed in support thereof and upon hearing the arguments of Mr. Kakara Venkata Rao, Advocate for Petitioner and of Mrs. M. Vinobha Devi, Advocate, on behalf of the Respondents 1 to 3 and the Court made the following ORDER: Post after two weeks i.e., on 07-11-2003. Pendency of this writ petition does not preclude respondents 2 and 3 to consider the application of the petitioner for power supply to the mulgies in question keeping in view the submission made by the fourth respondent that no such interim order is passed by this Court. The petitioner is also permitted to re-submit the application, if it is already returned. Sd/- B.V.S. SAI PRASAD ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // for ASSISTANT REGISTRAR To 1. The Chairman, Northern Power Distribution Company of A.P. Ltd., Vidyut Soudha, Hyderabad. 2. The Divisional Engineer, Northern Power Distribution Company of A.P. Ltd., Kothagudem, Khammam District. 3. The Asst. Divisional Engineer, Northern Power Distribution Company of A.P.Ltd., Kothagudem, Khammam District. 4. Mohd. Waseem Farooqui S/o. Late Sultan Farooqui R/o. H.No. 5-8-166, Coliline Kothagudem, Khammam District. 5. One Spare Copy. TKK HIGH COURT VVSR.J DT.24-10-2003 ORDER W.P.NO. 16373 OF 2003 DIRECTION DRAFTED BY TKK DT.27-10-2003. HIGH COURT VVSR.J DT.24-10-2003 Note : Post after two weeks i.e., on 17-11-2003 ORDER W.P.NO. 16373 OF 2003 DIRECTION