IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K.C. BHANU WRIT PETITION No. 20962 of 2005 Between: Boruvanthula Venkata Rajam and 2 others ..... PETITIONERS AND The Divisional Engineer, Constructions Wing, Electricity Dept., Adilabad, Adilabad District And another .....RESPONDENTS ORDER: Seeking a Mandamus, declaring the action of the respondents in proposing to lay 33 K.V.High Tension line through the petitioners’ land in Sy.Nos.224/ ½, 224/1, 222, 222 of Khanapur village and Mandal, Adilabad District without following the due process of law and without issuing any notice to the petitioners as illegal and arbitrary, the present writ petition is filed. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned standing counsel appearing for the respondents. The grievance of the petitioners is that the respondents are proposing to lay high tension line through their lands without giving any opportunity, and the respondents are also started the process of digging their lands, and in this regard, the petitioners made a representation to the respondents on 19.09.2005, but the respondents have not passed any orders thereon. Appropriate decision has to be taken by the respondents on the representation of the petitioners dated 19.09.2005 in accordance with law. In that view of the matter, without entering into the merits of the case, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition, with a direction to the respondents to consider the representation of the petitioners dated 19.09.2005 and pass appropriate orders thereon, in accordance with law. Till then, the respondents shall not proceed further in respect of the lands of the petitioners. With the above observations, the Writ Petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. _____________ K.C. BHANU,J Dated: 23.09.2005 Dsr Note: Issue wire at party’s costs B/o Dsr