IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHT DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE P.S. NARAYANA WRIT PETITION No.1112 OF 2010 Between: Uppalapati Anjaneyulu, S/o. Narayana ..... PETITIONER AND Eastern Power Distribution Company of Andhra Pradesh Limited, Represented by its Chief General Manager, Visakhapatnam and others ....RESPONDENTS The Court made the following: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.S. NARAYANA WRIT PETITION No.1112 OF 2010 ORDER: The matter came up for admission on 27.01.2010. Sri O. Manohar Reddy had taken notice on behalf of respondents and requested time to get instructions. Thus, the matter is coming up today. 2. The writ petition is filed for a writ of mandamus declaring the action of respondents in not issuing electricity power supply connection to the petitioner bore well situated in the land to an extent of Ac.1-28 cents in R.S.Nos.472/2B (Ac.0-58 cents) and 479/2A (Ac.0-70 cents) of Dharmajigudem Village, inspite of the petitioner’s due application, as illegal, irregular, arbitrary, violative of provisions of the Electricity Act, 2003 and Rules framed thereunder and offends Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently to direct the respondents to issue electricity power supply connection to the petitioner agricultural bore well and pass such other suitable orders. 3. Several facts had been narrated in detail in the affidavit filed in support of the writ petition. 4. It is stated that the petitioner is the absolute owner, possessor and enjoyer of the land to an extent of Ac.0-58 cents and Ac.0-70 cents respectively, covered by R.S.Nos.472/2B and 479/2A of Dharmajigudem Village. It is also stated that the petitioner excavated a bore well in the aforesaid land. Further, it is stated that there is plenty of underground water in the vicinity of the petitioner land. It is also the case of the petitioner that the petitioner paid the requisite fee by Demand Draft No.091449, in favour of Assistant Accounts Officer, Eluru of respondents’ corporation on 01.10.2009. On 12.01.2010 the petitioner paid the amount as levied. Subsequent thereto, the petitioner had been requesting the respondents to grant new electricity power supply connection to the petitioner’s bore well as the standing crop is withered away due to lack of irrigation facility. Since, the same is not being given, the present writ petition had been filed. 5. In the light of the facts and circumstances, this Court is of the considered opinion that the writ petition be disposed of directing the concerned competent authority to consider the case of the petitioner in relation to the electricity power supply connection to the petitioner bore well to the subject matter of the writ petition, within a period of three weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 6. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. ___________________ P.S. NARAYANA, J January 28, 2010. Note: Furnish C.C. of the order within three days. B/O.MD