THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.23949 OF 2011 ORDER: The action of the second respondent in issuing proceedings dated 26.07.2010 invoking the provision of WALTA Act, 2002 against the petitioner; in seizing the bore-well; and in directing the Electricity Department to disconnect power supply; is under challenge in this Writ Petition as being arbitrary and illegal. When the matter came up on 25.08.2011 Sri K. Narsi Reddy, Learned Counsel for the petitioner, sought time to enable the petitioner to file an affidavit of undertaking. The said affidavit was filed on 29.08.2011 wherein the petitioner undertakes that there is an existing groundnut crop as on date; he would apply for bore-well permission to the second respondent; and he will not raise any fresh crop except the present crop till his application is processed and permission is granted. Recording the said undertaking, the impugned proceedings directing disconnection of power supply is set aside. It is made clear that once the present standing crop is harvested, the petitioner shall not raise any further crop till permission is sought for, and granted by the competent authority in terms of the provisions of the WALTA Act. The Writ Petition is, accordingly, disposed of. However, in the circumstances, without costs. _____________________________ RAMESH RANGANATHAN, J September 02, 2011 MD THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.23949 OF 2011 September 02, 2011 MD