THE HON'BLE Ms. JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No. 18084 OF 2011 Dated: 03.08.2011 Between: Manne Maithili ..... PETITIONER AND Eastern Power Distribution Company- of Andhra Pradesh Limited and 3 others .....RESPONDENTS The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE Ms. JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No.18084 OF 2011 O R D E R : The petitioner claims to be the absolute owner and possessor of Ac.1.56 cents of land situated in R.S.No.26/2 of Rangapuram Village, Lingapalem Mandal, West Godavari District. It is stated that a bore well was dug in the said land in the year 2001 and the petitioner applied for grant of electrical service connection, so as to enable her to install a motor pump to the said bore well. The petitioner made an application, dated 24.12.2003, enclosing the demand draft dated 12.12.2003 towards the requisite fee of Rs.25/- in favour of the Assistant Accounts Officer, Eluru. As there was no response, the petitioner got issued a legal notice dated 25.11.2008 bringing to the notice of the respondents that the petitioner’s application was registered through the call center Dharmajigudem as 11/03-04. In spite of the same, as there was no response from the respondents and on the other hand, several other persons, who are similarly situated, were granted electricity connection, the present writ petition is filed seeking a declaration that the action of the respondents, is arbitrary and illegal. I have heard the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as Smt. Jyothi Eshwar Gogineni appearing for the respondents. The material available on record shows that the petitioner made the application in the prescribed form together with the requisite fee. In the circumstances, the respondents are bound to consider the same in terms of the provisions of the Electricity Act, 2003. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to consider the petitioner’s request for providing power connection to the bore well in R.S.No.26/2 of Rangapuram Village, Lingapalem Mandal, West Godavari District and take necessary action in accordance with law, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of two (2) weeks from the date of receipt of this order. In case, there is any objection for providing power supply, the reasons for the same should be communicated to the petitioner within the above said period of two weeks. No costs. ​ ____________ G. ROHINI, J Date: 03.08.2011 Ivd