THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY Writ Petition No.7507 of 2011 Dated 09th December, 2011 Between: K.Raja …Petitioner And The Chair Person, Consumer Grievance Redressal Forum, A.P.Electricity Power Distribution Corporation Limited, Visakhapatnam and others …Respondents Counsel for the petitioner: Sri K.Muralidhar Reddy Counsel for respondents: Smt.Jyothi Eswar Gogineni The Court made the following: ORDER: At the interlocutory stage, the writ petition is taken up for hearing and disposal with the consent of the learned counsel for the parties. This writ petition is filed for a mandamus to direct the respondents to forthwith supply power to service connection bearing No.473 of the petitioner in Chendurthi Village, Gollaprolu Mandal, East Godavari District. The petitioner was holding two agricultural service connections, bearing SC Nos.473 and 280. It is his pleaded case that his service connection for electricity supply to SC No.473 was disconnected on the ground that the respondents wanted to replace the larger transformer with a smaller one in the year 2007. His grievance is that since then power supply has not been restored to SC No.473. Respondent No.3 filed a counter affidavit, wherein it is inter alia stated that SC No.473 was released in the name of K.Raju under Category-V with a connected load of 5 HP, that as per the changed policy, DTR transformers of 100 kv capacity are replaced by small capacity transformers under High Voltage Distribution System (HVDS) Programme and that inspection of the petitioner’s agricultural connection revealed that no bore well was in existence in respect of SC No.473 and that it was learnt that the petitioner used the electrical power for lifting of loose water from the nearby canal with the help of mono block motor. The counter affidavit stated that the respondents are ready to give power connection on the existing DTR, provided the petitioner digs a bore well and installs panel board and relevant structures and motor. No reply affidavit is filed controverting the above averments contained in the counter affidavit. In the absence of bore well, the petitioner is not entitled for release of power supply. As the respondents have undertaken to release power supply, provided the petitioner digs a bore well and installs panel board, motor etc., the petitioner is permitted to approach the respondents within a period of two months from today showing proof of existence of bore well, installation of motor and other equipment. Thereupon, the respondents shall consider his case and release power supply. Subject to the above directions, the writ petition is disposed of. As a sequel to disposal of the writ petition, W.P.M.P.No.9332 of 2011 is disposed of as infructuous. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J 09th December, 2011 VGB