IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY MONDAY, THE EIGHTH DAY OF JUNE, TWO THOUSAND NINE ONLY WRIT PETITION No.2730 of 2009 Between: Chigurupati Nagaraju and fourteen others. … Petitioners And Union of India, reptd., by its Secretary, Ministry of Power, New Delhi-110001 and four others. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioners: Sri V.S.R.Anjaneyulu Counsel for the respondents: Sri O.Manohar Reddy for R2 to R4. Sri S.R.Ashok, Senior Counsel for R5. This Court made the following: ORDER:- This Writ Petition is filed for a Writ of Mandamus to direct the respondents not to erect 28Km double circuit 400 KV dedication Transmission line or electrical lines through the lands of the petitioners. At the hearing it is represented by Sri O.Manohar Reddy, learned Standing counsel for respondents 2 to 4, that his clients have not undertaken laying of the electric lines; and that the proposed line is meant for power supply to respondent No.5 which is being laid at their own costs by themselves. This statement of the learned standing counsel for respondents 2 to 4 is not disputed by Sri V.S.R.Anjaneyulu, learned counsel for the petitioners. Undisputedly, respondent No.5, which is a company involved in generation of electricity is not a State or instrumentality of State falling under Article 12 of the Constitution of India and, therefore, no Writ lies against the said respondent. The petitioners are entitled to approach the civil Court of competent jurisdiction against the proposed action of respondent No.5, if any of their rights are infringed. Subject to the above observations, the Writ Petition is disposed of. ------------------------------------ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY,J Date:08-6-2009 MNR