IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE NINTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT HON'BLE SRI DEVINDER GUPTA, THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU Taken up WRIT PETITION No. 585 of 2001 Between: Sri B.Manohar R/o 11-202,Sumithranagar, Badwel, Cuddapah District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Chairman A.P. Transco, Govt of A.P Hyderabad 2 The Chairman A.P. GENCO Govt of A.P Hyderabad 3 The Director General of Police Govt .of A.P Hyderabad 4 The Secretary to the Govt. of A.P Electricity Dept. Secretariat Hyderabad 5 The Secretary to Govt. of A.P Home (Police) Dept Secretariat Hyderabad .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the petition sent by the petitioner herein dated 4-1-2001 the High Court will be pleased to issue order, direction, or a Writ, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus calling for records and remarks from the respondents herein and connected to losing of number of innocent lives due to snapping of electric wires on them throughout the state of A.P particularly in the Mahabubnagar District by directing the concerned authorities of the electricity department to take necessary steps to prevent snapping of electric wires to prevent unnecessary deaths of innocent people in the interest of justice and to pass such order or further orders as the Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner :PETITION Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR IRRIGATION & COMM AREA DEV. Govt. Pleader for Home & G.P. for Energy Mr. Kanakamedala Ravinder Kumar The Court made the following : ORDER: (Per Hon’ble the Chief Justice) This is a taken up petition on the basis of letter making a general complaint about the innocent lives being lost due to snapping of electric wires throughout the State of Andhra Pradesh particularly in Mahabubnagar district and seeking direction to the respondents to take necessary steps to prevent snapping of electric wires and to prevent unnecessary deaths. On notice being issued, P.Narsa Reddy, Superintending Engineer (Operations), Mahabubnagar, filed counter-affidavit stating the measures taken and about the reasons resulting in loss of innocent lives. It is stated that the snapping of electric wires is attributable to various factors such as overloading of the existing conductors, ageing of the conductors, and natural calamities. It is further stated that steps have been taken to improve the distribution system and to avoid as far as possible snapping of conductors due to known reasons. Considering the affidavit in reply filed by the Superintending Engineer (Operations), Mahabubnagar, we are of the view that no further direction deserves to be issued in this petition. Writ Petition is therefore closed. ________________________ DEVINDER GUPTA, C.J. ________________ 09-08-2004 C.V.RAMULU, J bsc To 1 The Director General of Police Govt .of A.P Hyderabad 2 The Secretary to the Govt. of A.P Electricity Dept. Secretariat Hyderabad 3 The Secretary to Govt. of A.P Home (Police) Dept Secretariat Hyderabad 4 The Officer concerned, Public Interest Litigation Cell, High Court buildings, Hyderabad. 5. 2 CCs to each to Govt. Pleaders for Irrigation & Command Area Development and Home and Energy, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad. (OUT) 6. 2CD copies