APHC010018992015 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3328] FRIDAY,THE SEVENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO: 41297/2015 Between: 1. N.RAMBABU NAIDU,, S/O.N.KODANDA RAMANNA, AGED 45 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O.ANAND NAGAR, THIMMAPURAM VILLAGE, KAKINADA RURAL MANDAL, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE ANDHRA PRADESH TRANSMISSION CORPORATION REP BY ITS, CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING DIRECTOR, HYDERABAD. 2. THE SUPERINTENDENT ENGINEER, TL & SL CIRCLE, RAJAHMUNDRY, E.G.DIST. 3. THE ASSISTANT DIVISIONAL ENGINEER EHT LINES AP TRANSCO, KAKINADA, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 4. THE ASSISTANT DIVISIONAL ENGINEER EHT LINES, SUB- DIVISION, AP TRANSCO, BOMMURU, 5. THE TAHSILDAR, KAKINADA RURAL 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 pleased toto issue appropriate writ or order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in 2 laying of 132 KV high tension line across the petitioner's house situated in plot No.46, in Sy.No.35/2 of Timmapuram Village, Kakinada rural Mandal, East Godavari District and declaring the house is in dangerous zone of Extra High Tension Lines without acquiring the property and without paying damages as illegal, arbitrary, in violation of Principles of Natural justice and in violation of Art.14 and 300 A of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents not to lay high tension lines across the petitioner's house situated in plot No.46, Sy.No. Sy.No.35/2 of Timmapuram Village, Kakinada rural Mandal, East Godavari District without acquiring and without paying damages in the interest of justice IA NO: 1 OF 2015(WPMP 53314 OF 2015 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 not to lay high tension lines across the petitioner's house situated in plot No.46, Sy.No. Sy.No.35/2 of Timmapuram Village, Kakinada rural Mandal, East Godavari District without acquiring and without paying damages in the interest of justice Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. VELIVELA VEERARAGHAVAIAH Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR REVENUE (AP) 2. ANUP KOUSHIK KARAVADI(SC FOR APTRANSCO) 3 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO: 41297 OF 2015 The Court made the following ORAL ORDER: Heard Sri V.Veera Raghavaiah, Ld. Counsel for the Writ Petitioner. 2. In compliance with the Para-2 of the Order of this Court dated 31.10.2025, Ld. Counsel for the Writ Petitioner has sent a Registered Post with acknowledgment due on 03.11.2025 to the Writ Petitioner, despite which the Writ Petitioner herein did not respond. Ld. Counsel for the Writ Petitioner has placed on record the copy of the ‘Letter’ addressed by the Writ Petitioner along with the proof of Postal Receipt. They are taken on record. 3. Admittedly, this Writ Petition is of the year 2015. The prayer sought in this Writ Petition would indicate that the Writ Petitioner is challenging the laying of 132 KV High Tension line across the Petitioner’s house. The docket of this Court would indicate that the matter was earlier listed on 21.12.2015, 04.01.2016 and 19.01.2016 and thereafter, after a long gap it was listed only again on 31.01.2025. The docket would indicate that this Court has not protected the Writ Petitioner by way of any interim Order. Under these circumstances, this Court is of the prima facie view that the cause of action may not be surviving in this case. 4. In this view of the matter, this Writ Petition is dismissed for non- prosecution. No order as to costs. 5. The Registry is directed to preserve the record of this Writ Petition for a period of ten (10) weeks. If the Writ Petitioner is of the view that the cause of action still survives, the Writ Petitioner is given liberty to file an Application for Restoration within eight (08) weeks from the date of uploading of this Order on the web-site of this Court. If no attempt is made by the Writ 4 Petitioner within eight (08) weeks as stated above, the Registry is at liberty to destroy the Writ Petition record as per the Rules after ten (10) weeks. 5. Interlocutory Applications, if any, stand closed in terms of this order. _________________________________ GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD, J Dt:07.11.2025 MNR 5 71 HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD WRIT PETITION No.41297 OF 2015 Dt.07.11.2025 Mnr