IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTIETH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.14421 of 2009 Between: 1 K. Rambabu, S/o. Raghavulu, R/o. Matanagudem Village, Jangareddigudem Mandal, West Godavari District. 2 Kamparam Raghavulu, S/o. Peddaiah, R/o. Matanagudem Village, Jangareddigudem Mandal, West Godavari District. 3 Vemulapalli Nageswara Rao, S/o. Shankaraiah, R/o. Vegavaram, Jangareddy Gudem Mandal, West Godavari District. 4 Vemulapalli Durga Prasad, S/o. Shankaraiah, R/o. Vegavaram, Jangareddy Gudem Mandal, West Godavari District. 5 Nakka Subba Rao, S/o. Venkateswara Rao, R/o. Taduvai, Jangareddy Gudem Mandal, West Godavari District. 6 Chalamala Venkanna, S/o. Subbaiah, R/o. Taduvai, Jangareddy Gudem Mandal, West Godavari District. 7 Gummadapu Gopala Krishna Murthy, S/o. Chalamaiah, R/o. Taduvai, Jangareddy Gudem Mandal, West Godavari District. 8 Uppunutala Pulla Rao, S/o. Satyam, R/o. Taduvai, Jangareddy Gudem Mandal, West Godavari District. 9 Roopa Seetaramaiah, S/o. Subbaiah, R/o. Taduvai, Jangareddy Gudem Mandal, West Godavari District. 10 Papolu Subba Rao, S/o. Gavaraiah, R/o. Taduvai, Jangareddy Gudem Mandal, West Godavari District. 11 Uppunutala Raghavendra Rao, S/o. Satyam, R/o. Taduvai, Jangareddiggudem Mandal, West Godavari District. 12 Raghavaraju Veerabhadra Rao, S/o. Pochalu, R/o. Taduvai, Jangareddiggudem Mandal, West Godavari District. 13 Chanda Narayanarao, S/o. Peda Krishnaiah, R/o. Taduvai, Jangareddiggudem Mandal, West Godavari District. 14 Raghavaraju Satyanarayana, S/o. Pochalu, R/o. Taduvai, Jangareddigudem Mandal, West Godavari District. 15 Alla Ammaji, W/o. Nageswara Rao, R/o. Matannagudem, Jangareddigudem Mandal, West Godavari District. 16 Vemulapalli Seetaramaiah, S/o. Veeraraghavaiah, R/o. Matannagudem, Jangareddigudem Mandal, West Godavari District. 17 Mummaneni Venkata Ratnam, S/o. Venkata Krishnaiah, R/o. Taduvai, Jangareddigudem Mandal, West Godavari District. 18 Addanki Nageswara Rao, S/o. Peda Badraiah, R/o. Taduvai, Jangareddigudem Mandal, West Godavari District. 19 Ravi Sambasiva Rao, s/o. Gopala Rao, R/o. Taduvai, Jangareddigudem Mandal, West Godavari District. 20 Mummaneni Venkateswara Rao, S/o. Venkata Ratnam, R/o. Taduvai, Jangareddigudem Mandal, West Godavari District. 21 Jasti Venkata Rao, S/o. Hanumanta Rao, R/o. Matannagudem, Jangareddigudem Mandal, West Godavari District. 22 Yelamati Venkata Ratnam, S/o. Varaiah, R/o. Matannagudem, Jangareddigudem Mandal, West Godavari District. 23 Bondalapati Venkateswara Rao, S/o. Veeraiah, R/o. Matannagudem, Jangareddigudem Mandal, West Godavari District. 24 Eluru Sattiraju, S/o. Subbanna, R/o. Matannagudem, Jangareddigudem Mandal, West Godavari District. 25 Undovalli Rama Rao, S/o. Venkataratnam, R/o. Todavari Village, Jangareddigudem Mandal, West Godavari District. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Secretary, Irrigation & CAD Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 2 The Superintendent Engineer, Irrigation Circle, Eluru, West Godavari District, Eluru 3 The Executive Engineer, Irrigation Department Errakalva Project, Eluru, West Godavari District, Eluru 4 The Tahsildar, Jangareddy Gudem Mandal, West Godavari District. 5 The Assistant Divisional Electrical Engineer AP Transco, Jangareddy Gudem, West Godavari District. 6 The Sub Inspector of Police Jangareddy Gudem, West Godavari District. .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioners: MR.A.V.SIVAIAH Counsel for Respondent Nos.1 to 4: GP FOR IRRIGATION & COMM AREA DEV. Counsel for Respondent No.5: SRI S.V.RAMANA FOR MR.O.MANOHAR REDDY, SC FOR AP EASTERN POWER DISTRIBUTION COMPANY LIMITED The Court made the following : ORDER: This Writ petition is filed on an apprehension that respondent No.5 is likely to disconnect the power supply to the petitioners’ agricultural services. At the hearing, Sri A.V.Sivaiah, learned Counsel for the petitioners, submitted that in pursuance of Order, dated 14-11-2008, passed by this Court in W.P.No.24747 of 2008, respondent No.2 herein-the Superintending Engineer, Irrigation Circle, Eluru, issued Memo, dated 22- 12-2008, wherein he permitted the petitioners and other similarly situated persons to continue to be in possession of the lands already acquired under the Yerrakalva Reservoir Project and carry on the activities permitted in the said Memo subject to the following conditions: ‘1.No compensation shall be paid under any circumstances during the lease period. 2.Cultivation by ploughing in the fore shore area shall not be permitted. 3.May be permitted to raise bio-diesel plants to feed the cattle land enjoying usufruct of coconut and mango trees. 4.The lease amount shall be collected in advance and remitted in to Government account as per the norms in force. 5.All usufruct trees should be got numbered and taken into the miscellaneous property register and properly accounted for duly fixing the responsibility on the concerned Deputy Executive Engineer.’ The learned Counsel for the petitioners submitted that on certain newspaper reports, respondent No.5 is seeking to disconnect power supply to the petitioners’ agricultural services. Sri S.V.Ramana, learned Counsel representing the learned Standing Counsel for Andhra Pradish Eastern Power Distribution Company Limited, submitted that, so far, respondent No.5 has not taken any steps to disconnect the power supply and that, in future, if circumstances necessitate such action, respondent No.5 will issue notice to the petitioners and follow due process of law, before taking any action for such disconnection. Having regard to the above submission of the learned Counsel, the Writ Petition is disposed of with liberty to the petitioners to avail their remedy, if they feel aggrieved by disconnection of power supply, if any, that may be effected in future. As a sequel to disposal of the Writ Petition, WPMP.No.18911 of 2009 filed by the petitioners for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. ___________________________ (C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J) 20th July, 2009 lur