IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE SECOND DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.5619 of 2008 Between: Smt. J. Saritha, W/o. Sri J. Kishan, R/o. H.No. 18-2-197/216/1, Ravinder, Naik Nagar, Falaknuma, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Central Power Distribution Company of A.P. Limited, Rep. by its Secretary Vidyuth Soudha, Hyderabad. 2 The Accounts Officer (Operation), Central Power Distribution Company of A.P. Limited, South Circle, Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner:NONE APPEARED The Court made the following: ORDER: This writ petition is filed for the following substantive relief: “For the reasons stated in the accompanying affidavit, it is prayed that this Hon’ble Court may be pleased to issue Writ or Order or Direction more particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS, declaring the action petitioner's premises bearing H.no. 18-2-197/216/1, situated at Ravindra Nayak Nagar Colony, Falaknuma, Hyderabad, despite submitting the application along with necessary charges on 15-11-2007 as illegal, arbitrary, unjust and consequently direct the respondents to sanction the new electricity connection to the above said premises.” A perusal of the proceeding sheet shows that on 17-03-2008, the learned counsel for the petitioner did not appear. As he failed to appear even on the next date of hearing, namely, 24-03-2008, the writ petition was dismissed for default. Subsequently, restoration petition filed by the petitioner was allowed on 15-11-2008. Again, the learned counsel for the petitioner failed to appear on the next date of hearing i.e. 30-12- 2008. Even today, there is no appearance for the petitioner. Persistent absence of the petitioner’s counsel shows the lack of diligence on his part. The writ petition is therefore, dismissed for non-prosecution. As a sequel to dismissal of main petition for non-prosecution, WPMP.Nos.7303 and 8636 of 2008 are disposed of as infructuous. ________________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J 2nd June, 2009. ktl/kvni