HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE G.CHANDRAIAH WRIT PETITION NO: 19798 of 2009 ORDER: This writ petition is filed by the petitioner seeking for issuance of a writ of mandamus declaring the action of the second respondent in issuing the proceedings in letter No.ADE/OP/Saifabad sub-Division/D1/CC/D.No.386/09, dated 07/09/2009 and in view of the same not releasing the electric meters to provide electricity connections to the petitioner due to the absence of occupancy certificate from the GHMC in respect of his apartment namely V.S.Paradise Apartment, situated in H.No.6-2-404 to 415, situated a Chinthalbasti, Khairathabad, Hyderabad, as arbitrary, illegal and contrary to the terms and conditions of the Electricity rules, and consequently, direct the respondents to release electric meters to the petitioner’s apartment without insisting for occupancy certificate from the GHMC. The impugned letter dated 07/09/2009 addressed by the Assistant Divisional Engineer (Operation), Saifabad, Sub-division, APCPDC, Mint Compound, Hyderabad, to the petitioner in response to his representation dated 30/06/2009 addressed to the ADE, Saifabad, for releasing the electricity connection, the petitioner was informed that purpose of giving the electricity power connection, production of occupancy certificate issued by GHMC is compulsory. Therefore, the petitioner was asked to produce the occupancy certificate for releasing the electricity connection. This Court by order dated 25/09/2009, while issuing notice before admission, granted the interim direction that on an undertaking given by the petitioner to file occupancy certificate within a period of eight weeks, the respondents are directed to provide electricity meter and also power connection to the petitioner in respect of his apartment “V.S.Paradise Apartment” situated in H.No.6/2/404 to 415, Chinthalbasti, Khairathabad, Hyderabad, forthwith. Learned counsel for the respondents submitted that pursuant to the interim direction granted by this Court, the petitioner has submitted the occupancy certificate. Learned counsel for the respondents submits that the reason for issuance of the impugned letter is that for the purpose of releasing the power connection to the petitioner in respect of a residential flat, it is necessary to produce occupancy certificate. Since the petitioner had not produced the occupancy certificate, he was not given the power connection. But pending the writ petition and in compliance of the order passed by this Court, the petitioner had produced the occupancy certificate and consequently, the petitioner was also provided the power connection. Recording the same, the Writ Petition is closed. ________________ G.CHANDRAIAH, J 17th June, 2010 SKM