THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION No.24588 of 2009 DATE:16.11.2009 Between: Vikram Chandra Sanyasi Raju ... Petitioner and A.P. Eastern Power Distribution Company Limited, represented by its Chairman, Seethammadhara, Visakhapatnam and others ... Respondents THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION No.24588 of 2009 ORDER: This writ petition is filed by the petitioner seeking a Writ of Mandamus to declare the action of respondents 2 and 3 in not disconnecting the service connections bearing Nos.7198, 11143, 1465, 6034 and 7336 of Salur Town, Vizianagaram District, as illegal and arbitrary. 2. According to the petitioner, he is the absolute owner of the property situated on the main road of Salur, Vizianagaram District and in the said property some shops were constructed. The Municipality also recognized the property and gave assessment No.889 to it. He also obtained electrical service connections No.7198, 11143, 1465, 6034 and 7336 to the shops. As he is not in need of the power supply, he addressed a letter the 2nd respondent on 29.10.2009 seeking disconnection of the electrical service connections. As the 2nd respondent has not initiated any action, he got issued a legal notice to the respondents 2 and 3 on 07.11.2009, but, no action has been taken by them so far. Being aggrieved by the same, he approached this Court and filed the present writ petition. 3. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned Standing Counsel for the respondents. 4. When once the petitioner addressed a letter dated 29.10.2009 to the 2nd respondent seeking disconnection of the electrical service connections referred to above, being the owner of the shops, the 2nd respondent should have acted upon and passed appropriate orders thereon. Here, in this case, according to the petitioner, though he got issued a legal notice to the respondents 2 and 3 requesting them to disconnect the service connections after he addressed the letter dated 29.10.2009, they have not taken any action in this regard so far. In the light of the same, the respondents 2 and 3 are hereby directed to consider the application of the petitioner dated 29.10.2009 and pass necessary orders thereon, preferably, within a period of four (4) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 5. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. _________________________ GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA, J 16th November, 2009 CBS THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION No.24588 of 2009 (Disposed of) 16th November, 2009 CBS