IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 17364 of 2004 Between: Mr.Gajraj Jain, S/o.Amritlal Jain, R/o.H.No.8-3-168/13/34, Laxmi Nagar, S.R.Nagar, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Divisional Engineer, Operation, A.P.Central power Distribution Company Ltd., Kukatpally, Hyderabad. 2 The Assistant Divisonal Engineer, Operation, A.P.Central Power Distribution Company Ltd., Kukatpally, Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENT(S) Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus to declaring the action of the Respondent sin not providing a new electricity connection to the premises H.No.11-175/18C, sy.No.130, Valmikinagar, Fatehnager, Balanagar village Mandal, Kukatpally Municipality, Rangareddy District, as highly illegal, arbitrary and against the terms and conditions of supply and consequently direct the respondents to release the new connection with a compensation of Rs.1000/- per day from 09-05-2004 till the date of release of new connection. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.A.RAM BABU Counsel for the Respondents : MR.KANAKAMEDALA RAVINDRA KUMAR ( Standing Counsel) The Court made the following : ORDER: Petitioner states that he is the owner and possessor of premises bearing House No.11-175/18 C situated in Sy.No.130, Valmikinaga, Fatehnagar, Balanagar Mandal, Kukatpally Municipality, Ranga Reddy District. He further stated that he applied for release of Electricity connection on 08-03-2004 under category-II non-domestic for the said premises. The grievance of the petitioner is that though he has submitted the necessary indemnity bond as well as the requisite fee for the service connection, the respondents have not considered his request and the service connection has not been provided so far. Hence, this writ petition. I have heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned standing counsel appearing for the respondents. From the material on record, it appears that the application made by the petitioner requesting service connection for the premises in question is pending with the respondents. In the circumstances, without expressing any opinion with regard to the entitlement of the petitioner for release of the electricity connection, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the respondents to consider the request of the petitioner for providing a new electricity connection to the premises bearing House No. 11-175/18 C, situated in Sy.No.130, Valmikinagar, Fatehnagar, Balanagar Mandal, Kukatpally Municipality, Ranga Reddy District and to pass appropriate orders in accordance with law as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Accordingly, writ petition is disposed of. No costs. ____________ 28-09-2004 klp To 1 The Divisional Engineer, Operation, A.P.Central power Distribution Company Ltd., Kukatpally, Hyderabad. 2 The Assistant Divisonal Engineer, Operation, A.P.Central Power Distribution Company Ltd., Kukatpally, Hyderabad. 3. 2CD copies