THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION No.4561 of 2004 Dated: 11.02.2010 Between: M/s. Murali Krishna Ice Creams, Nellore Road, Pamur Town, Prakasam District. .. Petitioner. And The Southern Power Distribution Company Limited, Tirupati, Chittoor District, And others. .. Respondents. ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking a Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not providing service connection to M/s.Muralikrishna Ice Cream Parlour/Factory situated at Nellore Road, Pamur Town, Prakasam District, belonging to the petitioner, in spite of payment of service connection charges as directed by the respondents, as arbitrary and illegal. According to the petitioner, he has been running an Ice cream Parlour in the name and style of M/s. Muralikrishna Ice Cream Parlour/Factory at Nellore Road, Pamur Town, Prakasam District. It is his case that he applied for electricity service connection to his Ice cream factory in the supply category III and paid the required deposit to the Divisional Executive Engineer, A.P.S.P.D.C. Limited, Kanigiri, Prakasam District, the 3rd respondent herein, on 09.05.2003, but in vain. Thereupon, he got issued legal notice on 15.10.2003 to the respondents requesting them to provide service connection to his ice- cream parlour, and, in response thereto, the respondents got issued a reply on 19.11.2003, informing the petitioner that he is not entitled to any fresh service connection, unless he pays an amount of Rs.22,670/- towards electricity consumption charges due in connection with Service Connection No.1369, obtained by his father for the purpose of manufacturing ice. The petitioner contends that his father expired in the year 1992 and, for the first time, through the reply notice given by the respondents, he came to know about the alleged amount payable by his father. However, on 11.02.2004, he got issued a legal notice to the respondents, requesting to furnish the monthly-wise details of the electricity consumption charges alleged to be due by his father, as stated in the reply notice. The grievance of the petitioner is that, for over a period of 12 years, the respondents have neither issued notice to him, bringing to his notice about the alleged amount due by his father, nor taken any action, till date, to recover the said dues, and the notice dated 11.02.2004 has not been acted upon, so far. This Court, on 24.03.2004, in W.P.M.P. No. 5961 of 2004, directed the respondents to provide service connection to the petitioner as per his application dated 09.05.2003, subject to his depositing Rs.11,500/-, towards the alleged claim of arrears on account of consumption charges, to the credit of service connection No.1369. Respondents did not file any counter affidavit controverting the averments made in the affidavit filed in support of the writ petition. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has paid the amount, as per the interim orders of this Court, and he has been provided service connection to his ice-cream parlour. He further submits that though the petitioner, in his notice dated 11.02.2004, sought to furnish the details of the monthly-wise electricity consumption charges alleged to be payable by his father, the respondents, so far, have not furnished the same. In the circumstances of the case, the respondents are directed to furnish the monthly-wise details of the electricity consumption charges alleged to be payable by the father of the petitioner, pertaining to Service Connection No.1369 of Pamur Town, Prakasam District, to the petitioner, and if necessary, seek the explanation of the petitioner, and thereupon pass appropriate orders as per law, within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Till such time, the respondents are directed not to take any coercive steps against the petitioner for recovery of the balance of alleged arrears payable by his father. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. _____________ C.V.RAMULU,J 11.02.2010 v v