THE HONBLE Ms. JUSTICE G. ROHINI WRIT PETITION No.8626 of 2008 ORAL ORDER: This writ petition is ﬁled seeking a declaration that the action of the 1st respondent in disconnecting power supply to service connection at the premises bearing No.753/1, situated opposite to Nunna Mango Market, Nunnal Village, Krishna District as arbitrary and illegal. I have heard the learned counsel for both the parties and perused the material on record. It is not in dispute that at the instance of the 2nd respondent herein, who claims title to the premises bearing Door No.753/1, the 1st respondent issued a notice dated 3.04.2008 calling upon the petitioner to submit documentary proof to show that he is in possession of the said premises, failing which the service connection would be disconnected without any further reminders. The petitioner states that in response to the said notice, he submitted a detailed explanation through his counsel on 5.04.2008 along with necessary documents. However, without conducting any further enquiry and without passing any order, power supply was disconnected. Hence, this writ petition. In the counter aﬃdavit ﬁled on behalf of the 1st respondent, it is stated that having made an application to provide service connection to the premises bearing R.S.No.723/2, the petitioner had wrongly obtained service connection to premises bearing R.S.No.753/1, in respect of which the 2nd respondent herein claims title and possession. In the circumstances, notice dated 3.04.2008 was issued and since the explanation was found to be not satisfactory, the service connection was disconnected. However, the 1st respondent defendant could not dispute the fact that after receiving the explanation of the petitioner no further enquiry was conducted nor any order was passed rejecting the possession and title claimed by the petitioner. It is also relevant to note that in respect of the premises bearing R.S.No.753/1, the petitioner herein ﬁled O.S.No.2382 of 2007 on the ﬁle of the Court of 1st Additional Junior Civil Judge, Vijayawada seeking a decree for permanent injunction against the 2nd respondent herein and, as on today, an order of status quo is in operation. In the circumstances, I am of the opinion that the 1st respondent is bound to pass an order and communicate the same to the petitioner before taking recourse to disconnection of power supply. Accordingly, without expressing any opinion as to rival claims made by petitioner and the 2nd respondent, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the 1st respondent to consider the explanation oﬀered by the petitioner and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law after giving an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner as well as the 2nd respondent as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Till such time, the power supply to the premises in question, which was restored by virtue of the interim order passed by this Court dated 19.04.2008 in W.P.M.P.No.11437 of 2008 shall continue. Writ Petition is accordingly disposed of. No costs. 11.09.2008. Note: Issue CC in three days. (Bo) Kgr IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE ELEVENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE Ms. JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No. 8626 of 2008 Between: L.V.Ramana S/o.Late Adinarayana, R/o.D.No.28-44, Kandrika colony Payakapuram,Vijayawada ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Andhra Pradesh State Power Distribution Corporation Ltd., represented by the Additional Assistant Engineer (Operation) Nunna, Vijayawada Rural Mandal 2 Avuthu Sankara Reddy S/o.Late Venkata Reddy, R/o.Pathapadu village and Post Vijayawada Rural Mandal, Krishna District .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Aﬃdavit ﬁled herein the High Court will be pleased to issue an appropriate writ order or direction more particularly in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the action of disconnection of power supply of service connection bearing No.6411401003728 belonging to the petitioner premises in the name and style of Venkateswara Vilas Opp: Mango Market Gate, Nunna Village, Vijayawada Rural Mandal, as arbitrary, illegal, capricious and violative of principles of natural justice and fair play and pas Counsel for the Petitioner :Mr. SAI GANGADHAR CHAMARTY Counsel for the Respondents: Mr. O.MANOHER REDDY The Court made the following: