THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI WRIT PETITION No.9554 of 2011 Date: 11.04.2011 Between : Desam Venkateswar Reddy … Petitioner and The Executive Engineer, 400 KV Line & SS, A.P. TRANSCO, Patamata, Vijayawada, Krishna District and another. … Respondent THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI WRIT PETITION No.9554 of 2011 ORDER : Heard Sri J.U.M.V. Prasad, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner as well as Sri O. Manohar Reddy, learned Standing Counsel for A.P. TRANSCO appearing for the respondents and with the consent of both the counsel, the writ petition is being disposed of at the admission stage. 2. The petitioner, claiming to be the owner and possessor of an extent of Acs.7-00 in Sy.No.81 of Sunnampatu Village, G.Kondur Mandal, Krishna District, has filed this writ petition to declare the action of the respondents in refusing to conduct panchanama to note down the physical features of the said land before laying a power line through the said land, as arbitrary and illegal. 3. The 2nd respondent issued a letter Loc.No.46/1, dated 1.11.2010 to the petitioner intending to lay 400 K.V. line from V.T.P.S. to Suryapet through the aforesaid land of the petitioner. It is the grievance of the petitioner that he has cultivated teak and other trees in the said land by spending huge amounts and in case the said power line is laid through his land, the plantation would get affected. It is also stated that in the event the respondents are taking steps to lay a power line through his land, he is entitled for compensation and, therefore, in order to assess the damage being suffered by him, it is just and necessary to note down the physical features of the affected portion of the land, including felling of the trees. The petitioner, therefore, approached the 1st respondent requesting to note down the physical features of the affected portion of the land in order to avoid complications in future. As the 1st respondent did not take any action to conduct the panchanama, the petitioner has filed the present writ petition for the aforesaid relief. 4. Indisputably the respondents are intending to lay a power line through the land of the petitioner. If that be so, the petitioner should be in a position to know the damage that would be caused to his land and also the trees on account of laying of the power line. In that view of the matter, I am of the opinion that it is just and proper to note down the physical features of the affected portion of the land and the trees therein under a proper panchanama. 5. In the circumstances, this writ petition is disposed of directing the respondents to conduct a panchanama and note down the physical features of the land of the petitioner that is being affected, including the number of trees, lengthwise and girthwise, before laying a power line in the said land. No order as to costs. _________________________ JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI 11.04.2011. Msr THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI WRIT PETITION No.9554 of 2011 11.04.2011 (Msr)