THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO. 10515 OF 2010 Dated 30th April, 2010 Between: S.Vinod Kumar …Petitioner And The Divisional Engineer and two others …Respondents Counsel for the petitioner : Sri Wasim Ahmed Khan Counsel for the respondents: Sri O.Manohar Reddy The Court made the following ORDER: This writ petition is filed for a Mandamus to declare the action of respondent No.1 in not releasing new electricity service connection for petitioner’s shop bearing No.1-35-383, Plot No.21/1 situated at Chandra Nagar Colony, Rasoolpura, Secunderabad, as illegal and arbitrary. I have heard Sri Wasim Ahmed Khan, learned counsel for the petitioner, and perused the record. The petitioner claims to be a tenant in respect of the abovementioned premises and running a Fair Price Shop in the said premises. Respondents 2 and 3, who have allegedly purchased the premises in question from the previous landlord, filed RCC No.194 of 2009 before the Principal Rent Controller, City Civil Court, Secunderabad seeking petitioner’s eviction and fixation of fair rent. The petitioner alleged that the said respondents have high-handedly disconnected the power supply to the premises in his occupation. He had, therefore, made an application to respondent No.1 for release of new electricity service connection. Complaining of inaction of respondent No.1 in releasing fresh connection, the petitioner filed the present writ petition. In my considered view, the writ petition is wholly misconceived, because the petitioner is entitled to approach the Principal Rent Controller, City Civil Court, Secunderabad, before whom RCC No.194 of 2009 is pending for restoration of the amenities. Electricity being an essential amenity, the petitioner can always claim the abovementioned relief. In this view of the matter, the writ petition is dismissed with liberty to the petitioner to avail the abovementioned remedy. As a sequel to dismissal of main petition, WPMP No.13479 of 2010 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Dated 30th April, 2010 vrn