APHC010331142025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) ■Jy? -O' 0: [sj > / Oj . THURSDAY, THE TENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE r\ PRESENT THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI WRIT PETITION NO: 16775 OF 2025 Between: Chikkam Pothuraju, s/o. Venkat Rao, Aged about 60 years, Occ; Cultivation, R/o.D.No. 2-28, Mukundavaram village, Rangampeta Mandal, East Godavari District. ...Petitioner AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Represented by its Special Chief Secretary, Energy Department, Secretariat Buildings, A.P. Secretariat, Velagapudi, Amaravati, Guntur District. 2. The Executive Engineer, Andhra Pradesh Eastern Power Distribution Company Limited (APEPDCL), Rajamahendravaram, East Godavari District. 3. The Deputy Executive Engineer, Andhra Pradesh Eastern Power Distribution Company Limited (APEPDCL), Anaparthi, Kakinada District (Erstwhile East Godavari District). 4. The Assistant Executive Engineer, Andhra Pradesh Eastern Power Distribution Company Limited (APEPDCL), Rangampeta Mandal, East Godavari 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 or order or direction more particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS declaring the action of the Respondents herein particularly Respondent Nos. 2 to 4 in not taking any steps and not completing the services for providing Power supply to the Petitioners Agricultural Land situated at Sy. No. 171-1 of Mukundavaram village, Rangampeta Mandal, East Godavari District, despite receiving the estimated amount of Rs.23,800/- despite sanction was accorded by the Respondent No.2 vide Estimate No.RGP-0-01537 informing the Petitioner that line work is completed and readiness will be informed as noting but illegal, arbitrary highhanded, violative Article 14, 21 and 300 A of The Constitution of India and consequently direct the Respondents No. 2 to 4 to complete the process of service connection of the Petitioner basing on the Estimate No.RGP-0-01537. erroneous. lA NO: 1 OF 2025 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 Respondent Nos. 2 to 4 to complete the process of connection to the Petitioner’s agriculture Land situated at Sy. No. 171-1 of Mukundavaram village, Rangampeta Mandal, East Godavari District forthwith, pending disposal of the above Writ Petition. service Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI A K KISHORE REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.1: GP FOR ENERGY Counsel for the Respondent Nos. 2 to 4: SRI V V SATISH (SC FOR APEPDCL) The Court made the following order: 6^' ^ APHC010331142025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) J/ [3331] THURSDAY, THE TENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI WRIT PETITION NO; 16775/2025 Between; 1.CHIKKAM POTHURAJU, S/0. VENKAT RAO, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, OCC CULTIVATION, R/O.D.NO. 2-28, MUKUNDAVARAM VILLAGE, RANGAMPETA MANDAL, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1.THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REPRESENTED BY ITS ENERGY DEPARTMENT, VELAGAPUDI, SPECIAL CHIEF SECRETARY, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, A.P. SECRETARIAT, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2.THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, ANDHRA PRADESH EASTERN POWER DISTRIBUTION COMPANY LIMITED (APEPDCL), RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 3.THE DEPUTY EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, ANDHRA PRADESH EASTERN POWER DISTRIBUTION COMPANY LIMITED (APEPDCL), ANAPARTHI, KAKINADA DISTRICT (ERSTWHILE EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT). 4.THE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, ANDHRA PRADESH EASTERN POWER DISTRIBUTION COMPANY LIMITED (APEPDCL), RANGAMPETA MANDAL, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENT(S); 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 2 pleased to issue a Writ or order or direction more particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS declaring the action of the Respondents herein particularly Respondent Nos. 2 to 4 in not taking any steps and not completing the services for providing Power supply to the Petitioners Agricultural Land ^tuated at Sy.No. 171-1 of Mukundavaram village, Rangampeta Mandal, East Godavari District, despite receiving the estimated amount of Rs 23 800/- despite sanction was accorded by the Respondent No.2 vide Estimate No.RGP-0-01537 informing the Petitioner that line readiness will be informed as noting but illegal, arbitrary highhanded, violative Article 14, 21 and 300 A of The and consequently direct the Respondents No. 2 to 4 to of service connection of the Petitioner basing 01537 and pass work is completed and erroneous. Constitution of India complete the process on the Estimate No.RGP-0- lA NO: 1 OF 2025 in ,h 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pieased to direct the Respondent Nos 2 to 4 co— ' ouii.picic ulc piuuess or service connection to the Petitioner’s agriculture Land situated at Sy No 171-1 of Mukundavaram village, Rangampeta Mandal, East Godavari District forthwith pending disposal of the above Writ Petition and Counsel for the Petitioner: 1.A K KISHORE REDDY Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1.GP FOR ENERGY 2.VVSATISFI (SCfor APEPDCL) The Court made the following: pass :: ORDER :: The above writ petition has been filed to declare the action of respondents 2 to 4 in not taking any steps for providing petitioner’s Agricultural Land situated power supply to the at Sy.No.171-1 of Mukundavaram Village, Rangampeta Mandal. East Godavari District despite receiving the 3 estimated amount of Rs.23,800/- and the accorded by the 2^^ respondent vide Estimate No.RGP-0-01537, as illegal and arbitrary. Heard Sri A.K. Kishore Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner and Ms. Aishwarya, learned Junior Standing Counsel, appeared for respondents 2 to 4. 2. The petitioner made an application to release the power supply to the bore well on his agricultural land. The petitioner also deposited an amount of Rs.23,800/-. The authorities fixed the electricity meter. However, the power supply has not been released. 3. Ms. Aishwarya, learned Junior Standing Counsel submitted the instructions of the Assistant Executive Engineer, Operation;;APE PDCL, Rangampeta vide Lr.No.AEE/OS/RGP/F.No./D.No.315/25, dated 07.07.2025. The operative portion of the said instructions reads as foiiows: 4. “1. In this regard, it is submitted that, the appellant’s service falls under the YSR Jala Kala Scheme. The service works were initially paused due to the enforcement of election code orders by the government, after partial completion of the work. 2. Later on, the works were getting delayed due to unavailability of required material. The same was intimated to out higher authorities. We can complete the work in duration of approximately 3 to 4 months once the material is available in our departmental stores.” 5. Thus, as seen from the pleadings made in the affidavit and the instructions submitted by the Junior Standing Counsel, there is no dispute regarding the installation of the electricity meter at the bore well of the petitioner’s agricultural land and the petitioner’s making payment. Given the facts and circumstances of the case, the Writ Petition is disposed of, at the stage of admission with the consent of both the learned counsel, directing the respondents 2 to 4 to release power supply to the 6. 4 ■ m petitioner’s Agricultural Land situated at Sy.No.171-1 of Mukundavaram Village, Rangampeta Mandal, East Godavari District, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within two (02) months. No order as to costs. As a sequel, pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed. Sd/- M. SRINIVAS ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// ^ ' SECTJON OFFICER To, 1. The Special Chief Secretary, Energy Department, Secretariat A.P. Secretariat, Velagapudi, Amaravati, Guntur District. 2. The Executive Engineer, Andhra Pradesh Company District. 3. The Deputy Executive Engineer, Andhra Distribution Company Limited (APEPDCL), Anaparthi (Erstwhile East Godavari District). 4. The Assistant Executive Engineer, Andhra Distribution Company Limited (APEPDCL), Rangampeta Godavari District. 5. One CC to Sri A K Kishore 6. Two CCs to GP for Energy, High Court of Andhra i 7. One CC to Sri V V Satish (SC for APEPDCL) Advocate 8. Two CD Copies Buildings Eastern Power Distribution Limited (APEPDCL), Rajamahendravaram, East Godavari Pradesh Eastern Power Kakinada District Pradesh Eastern Power Mandal, East Reddy Advocate [OPUC] Pradesh [OUT] ^ [OPUC] TF \ Jr HIGH COURT DATED:10/07/2025 ORDER WP NO. 16775 OF 2025 DISPOSING OF THE W.P. AT THE STAGE OF ADMISSION, WITHOUT COSTS