IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE FOURTH DAY OF NOVEMBER, TWO THOUSAND AND ELEVEN PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.23994 of 2011 Between: Araveti Nagaraju & another … Petitioners And The Divisional Engineer Operation, APSPDCL, Proddatur, Kadapa District & others. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioners: Sri V. Nitesh Counsel for respondents 1-3: Sri S.V. Ramana for Sri O. Manohar Reddy Counsel for respondent No.4: Sri K. Murali Krishna for Sri P. Veera Reddy This Court made the following: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.23994 of 2011 ORDER:- This Writ Petition is filed for a Mandamus to declare the inaction of respondent Nos.1 to 3 in releasing the power supply to the premises comprised in plot Nos.285 and 286 of M.G. Autonagar, Proddatur, as illegal and arbitrary. At the hearing, Sri V. Nitesh, learned counsel for the petitioners, submitted that there is a serious dispute between the petitioners on the one side and respondent No.4 on the other, that the suit filed by respondent No.4 in O.S.No.520 of 2005 on the file of the Principal Junior Civil Judge, Proddatur for permanent injunction against the petitioners was dismissed with the finding that respondent No.4 failed to prove her possession and that respondent No.4 filed A.S.No.47 of 2010 in the Court of the learned II Additional District Judge, Kadapa and in I.A.No.1643 of 2010 the appellate Court has granted an order of status quo. The learned counsel submitted that in view of the findings of the trial Court in the abovementioned suit, his clients are entitled for release of power supply by respondent Nos.1 to 3. Learned counsel for respondent No.4, opposing the above submissions of the learned counsel for the petitioners, stated that since there is a serious civil dispute in respect of the property in question, release of power supply in favour of the petitioners will cause prejudice to the interests of respondent No.4. In my opinion, in view of the pending civil dispute between the petitioners on the one hand and respondent No.4 on the other, no mandamus for release of power supply in favour of the petitioners can be issued. The petitioners will be entitled to the release of power supply in the event of their succeeding in the pending civil litigation. The Writ Petition is accordingly disposed of with liberty to the petitioners to approach respondent Nos.1 to 3 after disposal of the pending appeal. As a sequel to disposal of the Writ Petition, WPMP.No.29426 of 2011 filed by the petitioners for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. ____________________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Date: 04.11.2011 ES