IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE EIGHTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 7590 of 2008 Between: 1 Syed Abid Ali, S/o. Syed Mahmood Ali, R/o. H.No. 3-6-752, Himayathnagar, Hyderabad. 2 Taufeeq Hussain, S/o. shareef, R/o. H.No. 3-6-752/1, Himayathnagar, Hyderabad. 3 Devender Rao, S/o. Kondal Rao, R/o. H.No. 3-6-752/2, Himayathnagar, Hyderabad. 4 Azmath Khan, S/o. Ahsan Khan, R/o. H.No. 3-6-752/3, Himayathnagar, Hyderabad. 5 Chetan C. Shah, S/o. CP Shah, R/o. H.No. 3-6-752/4, Himayathnagar, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 Central Power Distribution Company of Andhra Pradesh Limited, Rep. by its Managing Director, Vidyuth Soudha, Khairtabad, Hyderabad. 2 Central Power Distribution Company of Andhra Pradesh Limited, Rep. by its Assistant Engineer, at Indira Park, Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioners:MR.DEEPAK MISRA Counsel for the Respondents: MR.O.MANOHER REDDY The Court made the following : ORDER: This writ petition is filed for a writ of mandamus to direct the respondents not to install the electric transformer by the side of the petitioners’ residential houses. The petitioners also sought for a declaration that the inaction of the respondents in considering their representation, dated 24.03.2008 as illegal and void. Heard Sri Deepak Misra, learned counsel for the petitioners and Sri O.Manoher Reddy, learned Standing Counsel for the respondents. The only grievance of the petitioners raised in this writ petition is that on the footpath, which is abutting the residential houses of the petitioners, the respondents are seeking to erect electric transformer. The petitioners apprehend that if the transformer is erected at that place, it would cause danger to the lives of the residents apart from depriving the passersby and the residents of the colony the use of the footpath. The petitioners claimed that they made representation, dated 24.03.2008 to respondent No.2 wherein it was inter alia pointed out that about 30 or 40 yards away from the proposed place, there is a public lane containing abundant open space and that it would be more convenient, if a transformer is erected at that place. Having regard to the fact that the petitioners raised genuine apprehension about the safety in the event of erection of a transformer, it would be in fitness of things that the Superintending Engineer, Central Power Distribution Company of Andhra Pradesh Limited having jurisdiction over the area shall consider the aspect regarding the safety and feasibility of erection of a transformer at the place in question before erecting the transformer. In the event the Superintending Engineer is convinced that no danger will be caused in the erection of transformer at the place in question, he shall pass an order to that effect and communicate the same to the petitioners before going ahead with the proposed work of erection of transformer. The Superintending Engineer is further directed that if it is decided to erect the transformer at the disputed place, he shall ensure that all safety standards as prescribed under the provisions of the relevant Acts and the Rules shall be taken. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. As a sequel to disposal of main petition, WPMP.No.9990 of 2008 filed by the petitioners for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY, J 8th APRIL, 2008 Note: furnish c.c. by tomorrow. B/o kvni