IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE SECOND DAY OF JULY, TWO THOUSAND TEN PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.22766 of 2007 Between: Sri Parasunama Rice Mill Nellore District. … Petitioner And The Divisional Electrical Engineer, AP TRANSCO, Kavali, Nellore District & another. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioners : Sri K. Muralidhar Reddy for Sri Boya Ravinder Reddy Counsel for the respondents: Sri O. Manohar Reddy This Court made the following: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.22766 of 2007 ORDER:- This writ petition is filed for a Mandamus to declare the action of the respondents in converting the power supply connected to the petitioner’s service connection from commercial to agricultural feeder as illegal and arbitrary. The petitioner is a rice mill holding an L.T. industrial service connection. The petitioner allegedly deposited a sum of Rs.70,000/- for release of power supply in the year 1996. The grievance of the petitioner is that while the respondents were earlier supplying power without limit, they have restricted the same to 7 hours per day by connecting its service connection to the agricultural feeder. A counter affidavit is filed by the Divisional Electrical Engineer, APSPDCL, Kavali, wherein it is, inter alia, stated that according to the Government policy the three phase supply should be extended to the rural feeders for 7 hours a day in two groups i.e., from 2 a.m. to 7 a.m. and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and that the three phase supply to the L.T. rural feeders containing both the agricultural and non-agricultural service will be suitably regulated depending upon the availability of the power in the grid. It is further stated that the petitioner’s service connection was tagged on to the rural feeder, namely, Erukollu feeder emanating from 33/11 KV sub-station, Duttaluru and that the three phase supply is available only for 7 hours along with other agriculturists. It is further stated that giving continuous supply to the petitioner is not possible unless it pays the necessary extended cost for laying lines separately from 33/11 KV sub-station to its service connection. When the writ petition came up for hearing on an earlier occasion, Sri Muralidhar Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner, stated that a new 33/11 KV sub-station was constructed near the petitioner’s rice mill and that the respondents can shift its service connection to the said sub-station. Sri O. Manohar Reddy, learned Standing Counsel, who has taken adjournment for getting instructions on the above aspect, today submitted that a new sub-station has been established as contended by the learned counsel for the petitioner and that the respondents will consider extension of supply from the said sub-station to the petitioner’s service connection in accordance with the terms and conditions of supply. In view of the submission of the learned Standing counsel, the writ petition is disposed of by permitting the petitioner to make an appropriate application before the respondents for extending power supply from the new sub-station to its service connection. If such an application is made, the same shall be considered and disposed of by the respondents expeditiously strictly in accordance with the terms and conditions of supply. As a sequel to disposal of the writ petition, WPMP.No.29612 of 2007 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. _____________________________ C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Date: 02.07.2010 ES