THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION No.23810 of 2008 ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking a Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in threatening to disconnect power supply to the petitioner’s jewellery shop bearing Service Connection No.903- 1280, in spite of payment of regular power consumption charges by the petitioner as per the bills issued by the respondents, and insisting the petitioner to pay the arrears of power consumption charges of a third party, as arbitrary, illegal and contrary to the provisions of the Electricity Act, 2003 and Rules made thereunder. According to the petitioner, he has taken two commercial premises bearing Door Nos.23-8-37 and 23-8-38 situated at main road, 8th Ward, Bheemavaram Municipality, West Godavari District, belonging to one Darapu Madhusudhana Rao, on lease, for the purpose of running jewellery shop, for a period of six years commencing from 12.06.2005 to 11.06.2011, on a monthly rent of Rs.9,000/-. The grievance of the petitioner is that he is regularly paying power consumption charges in respect of Service Connection No.903- 1280, through which power is being supplied to his jewellery shop, but the respondents are threatening to disconnect power supply to his jewellery shop on the ground of non-payment of arrears of power consumption charges of a third party. Hence, this writ petition. At paragraph 3 of the counter affidavit filed by the 2nd respondent, it is stated as under: “…I submit that the writ petition is filed on the basis of mere apprehension and the Respondents have not demanded the Petitioner to pay the arrears of power consumption charges of a third party. I submit that the Respondents are not threatening to disconnect the S.C.No.903-1280 nor insisting for payment of arrears.” In view of the aforesaid stand taken by the 2nd respondent, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition directing the respondents not to disconnect power supply to Service Connection No.903-1280, without following due process of law. With the above direction, the writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. _____________ C.V.RAMULU,J 29.12.2010 v v