IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM WRIT PETITION NO : 12347 of 2005 Between: Tella Nalini D/o. Ebenezer Temporary Resident of H.No.148/D Vengalrao Nagar Near Water Tank Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND Asst. Engineer Operation APSPDC Ltd., Rajupalem Guntur District. .....RESPONDENT 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 appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus, directing the respondent to consider and pass orders for providing domestic service connection to my house situated in my agricultural lands in Sy.No.15/B1 at Reddygudem Village, Rajupalem Mandal, Guntur District in pursuance of my application dt.20-04-2005 may pass such other order or orders or proper in the interest of justice and equity. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.G.VASANTHA RAYUDU Counsel for the Respondent : MR.M.SREERAMULU REDDY The Court made the following : ORAL ORDER The petitioner applied for a domestic electricity connection for his house in Reddygudem village, Rajupalem Mandal Mandal, Guntur District on 20-04-2005. The respondents have not disposed of the application nor provided him the connection which they are required to consider and dispose of within 30 days as per Section 43 of the Indian Electricity Act,2003, is the grievance in this writ petition. Having heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Standing Counsel for the respondents, the writ petition is disposed of at the stage of admission directing the respondents to consider and dispose of the petitioner’s application for domestic supply connection dated 20-04-2005, within one (1) week from the date of receipt of a copy of this Order and communicate the same to the petitioner within the aforesaid time. _________________ GODA RAGHURAM,J 15TH JULY 2005 *TSNR TO 1. Asst. Engineer Operation APSPDC Ltd., Rajupalem Guntur District. 2. Two C.D.Copies.