BANDI MANJULA v. THE ANDHRA PRADESH SOUTHER POWER DISTRIBUTION COMPANY LTD
WP/10692/2024 · 2025-07-29
Gannamaneni Ramakrishna Prasad
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s4 APHC010202362024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) ■i WEDNESDAY, THE THIRTIETH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO: 10692 OF 2024 Between: Bandi Manjula, W/o.Anji, Aged about 35 years, R/o. Gandlapalli, Sadum Mandal, Chittoor District, Present R/o. D.No. 11-421, Jeevakona Arunodaya Colony, Tirupathi Rural, Tirupathi District, Erstwhile Chittoor District. ...Petitioner AND
1. The Andhra Pradesh Southern Power Distribution Company Ltd, Rep. by its Chairman and Managing Director, Tirupathi, Tirupathi District, erstwhile Chittoor District. 2. The Superintending Engineer, Operation, A.P.S.P.D.C.L., Tirupathi Division, Tirupathi District. 3. The Chief Engineer, APSPDCL, Tirupathi, Tirupathi District. 4. The Assistant Executive Engineer, The Andhra Pradesh Southern Power Distribution Company Ltd., Somala Town and Mandal, Chittoor District. 5. Smt. Manchuru @ Digudu Varalakshmi, W/o. Raghu, Aged about 40 1-258/3, Harijanawada, Cherloplli, Pudipatia Post, years, D.No. Tirupathi Rural, Chittoor District. 6. Smt. Manchuru @ Digudu Aruna, W/o. Esaraiah, Aged about 48 years, R/o. Chintalavaripalli, District. Nellimanda post, Somala Mandal, Chittoor
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7. Smt Bathala Lakshmidevi, W/o. Chenganaboyudu, Aged about 47 years, R/o. Voddipalli, Somala post and Mandal, Chittoor District.
...Respondents •• Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue a Writ, Order or direction more particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS the highhanded action of the Respondent no.4 in Mutated/Corrected Electricity Service Connection No. 5712406000605 in favour of the 5*^ Respondent without prior notice to the Petitioner father/owner of Electricity Service No. 5712406000605 as illegal, irregular, arbitrary and violative of the provisions of Indian Electricity Act 2003 and also Rules framed there-under and also offends Articles 14, 21 AND 300A of Constitution of India and consequently direct the Respondents No. 2 to 4 to Restore the Petitioner father name in office records and mutate Electricity Service Connection No. 5712406000605 in favour of Petitioner father, in the interest of justice lA NO: 1 OF 2024 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the respondents No.2 to 4 to restore the petitioners father name in office records and mutate Electricity service connection No.57124060006 05 in favour of petitioners father, in the interest of justice, pending disposal of the main writ petition Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI BASHA SHAIK Counsel for the Respondent No.1: SRI VENKATA RAMA RAO KOTA SC FOR APSPDCL Counsel for the Respondent No.2: SRI V R REDDY KOWURUSC FOR APSPDCL) Counsel for the Respondents No.5 to 7: SRI MAHADEVA KANTHRIGALA The Court made the following order:
APHC010202362024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3328] j- WEDNESDAY,THE THIRTIETH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO: 10692 OF 2024 Between: 1.BANDI MANJULA, W/O.ANJI, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, R/0. GANDLAPALLl, SADUM MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. PRESENT R/0. D.NO.
11-421, JEEVAKONA TIRUPATHI RURAL, TIRUPATHI DISTRICT, ERSTWHILE CHITTOOR DISTRICT. ARUNODAYA COLONY, ...PETITIONER AND 1.THE ANDHRA PRADESH SOUTHER POWER DISTRIBUTION COMPANY LTD, REP. BY ITS CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING TIRUPATHI DISTRICT, ERSTWHILE DIRECTOR, TIRUPATHI CHITTOOR DISTRICT. 2.THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, OPERATION, A.P.S.P.D.C.L., TIRUPATHI DIVISION, TIRUPATHI DISTRICT. 3.THE CHIEF ENGINEER, APSPDCL DISTRICT. TIRUPATHI, TIRUPATHI 4.THE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, THE ANDHRA PRADESH SOMALA SOUTHERN POWER DISTRIBUTION COMPANY LTD.. TOWN AND MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. 5.SMT MANCHURU DIGUDU VARALAKSHMI, W/0. RAGHU, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, D.NO. 1-258/3, HARIJANAWADA, CHERLOPLLI, PUDIPATIA POST, TIRUPATHI RURAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. 2 '4^ 6.SMT MANCHURU DIGUDU ARUNA, W/0. ESARAIAH, ABOUT 48 YEARS, R/0. CHINTALAVARIPALLI, NELLIMANDA POST, SOMALA MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. AGED 7.SMT BATHALA LAKSHMIDEVI, W/0. CHENGANABOYUDU ABOUT 47 YEARS, R/0. VODDIPALLI MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. AGED SOMALA POST AND ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner:
1.BASHA SHAIK Counsel for the Respondent(S):
1 .VENKATA RAMA RAO KOTA SC FOR APSPDCL 2.MAHADEVA KANTHRIGALA
3. V R REDDY KOWURI(SC FOR APSPDCL) The Court made the following ORAL ORDER: Heard Ms. B. Radhika, Ld. Counsel (appearing through online) representing Sri Basha Shaik, Ld. Counsel for the Writ Petitioner and Ms. Jyothi Ratna, Ld. Counsel appearing on behalf of Sri Venkata Rama Rao Kota, Ld. Standing Counsel for the APSPDCL. Ld. Standing Counsel for the Respondents has submitted the Written Instructions dated -Nil- furnished by the Asst. Engineer, Operation, APSPDCL, Somala, Annamayya District. The said Written Instruction would indicate that the issue raised by the Writ Petitioner has been redressed. 2. Ld. Counsel for the Writ Petitioner (appearing online), on instruction, admits this position. 3. In this view of the matter, this Writ Petition is closed as no further
consideration is required. No order as to costs.
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5. Interlocutory Applications, if any, stand closed in terms of this order.
Sd/- K TATA RAO DEPUTY REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To,
1. One CC to SRI BASHA SHAIK Advocate [OPUC]
2. One CC to SRI VENKATA RAMA RAO KOTA SC FOR APSPDCL Advocate [OPUC]
3. One CC to SRI MAHADEVA KANTHRIGALA Advocate [OPUC]
4. One CC to SRI V R REDDY KOWURI(SC FOR APSPDCL) Advocate [OPUC]
5. Two CD Copies gsg
V HIGH COURT DATED: 30/07/2025
ORDER WP NO. 10692 OF 2024 <5^ ^Vl oi s( 12 SEP 2025 rrentSectisnxV^ Co ^5^ <2 CLOSING THE WP WITHOUT COSTS