IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THURSDAY, THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND ELEVEN PRESENT: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI WRIT PETITION No.11245 OF 2011 Between: Mohammed Basheer Ahmed. … Petitioner AND The Assistant Engineer, APCPDCL, Asifnagar Division, Vijayanagar Colony, Hyderabad and six others. … Respondents This Court made the following: O R D E R : The petitioner claims to be the owner of the premises bearing No.12-2-389/A/100, situated at Gudimalkapur, Hyderabad. It is stated that the seventh respondent has occupied the said premises as a tenant. The premises has a single phase electricity power connection vide consumer No. D5004804 in the name of the petitioner. The petitioner alleges that in the first instance the seventh respondent obtained a three-phase connection without his permission and on an objection made by the petitioner, the seventh respondent voluntarily got it disconnected. Subsequent thereto, the seventh respondent has been drawing power directly without any connection. He has also approached the second respondent- the Divisional Engineer, APCPDCL, A.C. Guards, Hyderabad, seeking sanction of three-phase connection in his own name. Apprehending that the second respondent would accord sanction without notice, the petitioner has filed this writ petition to declare the inaction of the respondents on the representation dated 25-03-2011 said to have been made by him for initiating suitable action against the seventh respondent inter alia complaining power pilferage and obtaining the three phase connection as sought by the seventh respondent. 2. Heard, Sri Ahmad Khan, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri O.Manohar Reddy, learned counsel, for respondents. 3. I am not inclined to go into the merits whether the seventh respondent has indulged in pilferage of power. It is for the concerned authorities to take appropriate action if the seventh respondent has indulged in power pilferage. There does not appear to be any dispute that the petitioner is the landlord of the subject premises and the seventh respondent is his tenant. That being so, I deem it appropriate to direct the respondents 1 and 2 to put the petitioner on notice and take his objection into consideration whenever an application is filed by the seventh respondent for three phase connection to the subject premises. Recording the said observation, the Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. _____________________ NOUSHAD ALI, J Date: 21-04-2011. KVS/BSB THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI WRIT PETITION No.11245 OF 2011 (Disposed of. No costs) APRIL 21, 2011 KVS/BSB