THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY Writ Petition No.32008 of 2010 DT.21.12.2010 Between: Shri Dilip Kumar Agarwal … Petitioner And The Assistant Engineer (Operations), Somajiguda Section, Dist.1/City- 1, APCPDC Ltd., Mint Compound, Hyderabad (AP) and others … Respondents Counsel for the Petitioner: Sri R.A.Achuthanand Counsel for respondent Nos.1 to 3: Sri S.V.Ramana For Sri O.Manohar Reddy The Court made the following ORDER: ORDER: This writ petition is filed for a mandamus to declare the action of respondent Nos.1 to 3 in threatening to disconnect power supply to service connection bearing No.A-7005683 as illegal and arbitrary. I have heard Sri R.A.Achuthanand, learned counsel for the petitioner, and Sri S.V.Ramana, learned counsel, representing Sri O.Manohar Reddy, learned Standing Counsel for respondent Nos.1 to 3. The petitioner claims to be in possession of the first floor western side of premises bearing M.No.6-3-654, Hyderabad Stock Exchange Building, Somajiguda, Hyderabad. It is his pleaded case that in pursuance of an oral lease, respondent No.4 has permitted him to occupy the said part of the premises, wherein he is running a furniture shop under the name and style of ‘Silver Space Furniture’. On the no objection given by respondent No.4 on 27.07.2006, respondent Nos.1 to 3 have released power supply to the petitioner in the name of respondent No.5, who claims to be his employee. The petitioner has filed O.S.No.182 of 2008 in the Court of the learned II Additional Chief Judge, City Civil Court, Hyderabad for perpetual injunction restraining respondent No.4 from interfering with his possession from the property, and along with the said suit, he also filed an application for ad interim injunction, which was dismissed by the Court. The C.M.A., filed by the petitioner is stated to be pending in this Court. The immediate cause on which the petitioner filed the present writ petition is that respondent No.6, who is the lessee of respondent No.4 in respect of a part of the premises owned by the latter, has approached respondent Nos.1 to 3 and at his instance, the latter have been threatening to disconnect the power supply. At the hearing, learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that respondent No.6 in collusion with respondent Nos.1 to 3 has illegally got the service connection standing in the name of respondent No.5 transferred on his name and prevailed upon respondent Nos.1 to 3 to disconnect the power supply. The learned counsel, representing Sri O.Manohar Reddy, learned Standing Counsel for respondent Nos.1 to 3, on instructions, submitted that respondent No.6 addressed a letter to respondent Nos.1 to 3 seeking to dismantle the service connection on the ground that he has two service connections and that on his request, the service was dismantled and supply was disconnected. In my opinion, the remedy under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for restoration of electricity which is an amenity for convenient enjoyment of the property is not appropriate because disconnection of electricity by respondent Nos.1 to 3 was effected at the instance of respondent No.6. The facts noted above would clearly reveal that there are civil disputes between the petitioner and respondent No.4, and respondent No.6 is claiming through respondent No.4. Having approached the competent civil Court by way of a civil suit, the petitioner could as well have applied for appropriate relief relating to service connection. On the petitioner’s own showing he has failed to get an order of injunction for protecting his possession. In the light of these facts, I am not inclined to entertain the writ petition. The petitioner is left free to approach the competent civil Court either in the pending suit or by way of filing a substantive suit for the relief, which is claimed in the present writ petition. Subject to the above observations, the writ petition is dismissed. As a sequel to dismissal of the writ petition, W.P.M.P.No.40688 of 2010 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. (C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J) Date: 21.12.2010 VGB