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2025 DAILYLAW 43762 (AP)

The Veeraghattam Gram Panchayat, v. The Superintending Engineer

WP/37032/2013 · 2025-07-08

Subba Reddy Satti

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it. y- APHC010753172013' IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) 0S WEDNESDAY, THE NINTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SA WRIT PETITION NO: 37032 OF 2013 Between: The Veeraghattam Gram Panchayat, rep.by its Executive Officer P.Suri Babu S/o late Guruvulu, aged 49 years, Veeraghattam Village and Mandal, Srikakulam District. ...Petitioner AND The Superintending Engineer, Eastern Power Distribution Company of AP Limited, Operation Circle, Srikakulam, Srikakulam District. The Assistant Accounts Officer, Electricity Revenue Office, A.P Eastern Power Distribution Company of Limited, Palakonda, Srikakulam Dsitrict. The Government of A P, rep. by its Principal Secretary, Panchatyat Raj and Rural Development (PTS.IV) Department Secretariat, Hyderabad. The Eastern Power Distribution Company Ltd, rep. by its Chairman and Managing Director, Visakhapatnam. 1. 2. 3. 4. ...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 declare the action of the 1st rejspondent in issuing the impugned Lr.No.SE/0/SKL/SAO/AO(REV)/JAO/LT/D.No.396/13, dated 19-07- f' 2013 and consequential Letter No.AAO/ERO/PLK/JAO/Bill/SA/Bill/D. No.836, dated 9-12-2013 as highly illegal, arbitrary and contrary to the G.O.Rt.No.80, dated 17-01-2009 and consequential G.O.Rt.No.1190, dated 18-07-2013 issued by the 3rd respondent and consequentially this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to set aside the impugned orders dated 19-07-2013 and 9-12-2013 lA NO: 1 OF 2013(WPMP 46090 OF 2013 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 suspend the impugned Lr.No.SE/0/SKL/SAO/AO(REV)/JAO/LT/D.No.396/ 13, dated 19-07-2013 and consequential No.AAO/ERO/PLK/JAO/Bill/SA/Bill/D.No.836, dated 9-12-2013 issued by the respondents pending disposal of the above writ petition Letter Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI M R TAGORE Counsel for the Respondent Nos. 1,2 and 4: SRI P ANAND SESHU (SC FOR APEPDCL) Counsel for the Respondent No. 3: GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ RURAL DEV The Court made the following order: APHC010753172013 IN THE HIC5H COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3331] WEDNESDAY,THE NINTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI WRIT PETITION NO: 37032/2013 Between; 1.THE VEERAGHATTAM GRAM PANCHAYAT,, REP.BY ITS EXECUTIVE OFFICER P.SURI BABU S/0 LATE GURUVULU, AGED 49 YEARS, VEERAGHATTAM VILLAGE AND MANDAL, SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1.THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, EASTERN POWER DISTRIBUTION COMPANY OF AP LIMITED, OPERATION CIRCLE, SRIKAKULAM, SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT. 2.THE ASSISTANT ACCOUNTS OFFICER, ELECTRICITY REVENUE OFFICE, A.P EASTEF^N POWER DISTRIBUTION COMPANY OF LIMITED, PALAKONDA, SRIKAKULAM DSITRICT. 3.THE GOVERNMENT OF A P, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, PANCHATYAT RAJ AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT (PTS.IV) DEPARTMENTSECRETARIAT, HYDERABAD. 4.THE EASTERN POWER DISTRIBUTION COMPANY LTD, REP. BY ITS CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING DIRECTOR, VISAKHAPATNAM. ...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 a Writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declare the action of the 1st respondent in issuing the impugned Lr.No.SE/0/SKL/SAO/AO(REV)/JAO/LT/D.No.396/13, dated 19-07- 2 2013 and consequential Letter No.AAO/ERO/PLK/JAO/Bill/SA/Bill/D. No.836. dated 9-12-2013 as highly illegal, arbitrary and contrary to the G.O.Rt.No.80,' dated 17-01-2009 and consequential G.O.Rt.No.1190, dated 18-07-2013 issued by the 3rd respondent and consequentially this Hon'ble Court pleased to set aside the impugned orders dated 19-07-2013 lA NO: 1 OF 2013rWPMP 46090 OF 201 may be and 9-12-2013 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 suspend the impugned Lr.No.SE/0/SKL/SAO/AO(REV)/JAO/LT/D.No.396/ 13 ■'9-07-2013 and consequential Letter No.AAO/ERO/PLK/JAO/Bill/SA/Bill/D.No.836, dated 9-12-2013 issued by the respondents pending disposal of the above writ petition lA NO: 1 OF 2014fWPMP 39773 OF 9niA Petition under Section 151 CPC in the affidavit filed i Counsel for the Petitioner: 1.M R TAGORE Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1.GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ RURAL DEV 2.P ANAND SESHU (SC FOR APEPDCL) The Court made the following ORDER: Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that does not survive and the writ petition has become Recording the submission of learned petition is dismissed as infructuous. No order As a sequel, pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed. ' Sd/-U. SRIDEVI ASSISTANT REGISTRAR M praying that in the circumstances stated in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased the cause in the writ infructuous. 2. counsel for the petitioner, the writ as to costs. / / //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To, 1. One CC to Sri. M R Tagore Advocate 2. One CC to Sri. P Anand Seshu 3. Two CCs to [OPUC] (SC for APEPDCL)[OPUC] GP for Panchayat Raj and Rural Dev, High Court of Andhra Pradesh [OUT] 4. Two CD Copies GSC HIGH COURT DATED:09/07/2025 ORDER WP NO. 37032 OF 2013 1 £: /.m # /■■■ 4r % ^4 '4- < ..-i^ DISMISSING THE WP AS INFRUCTUOUS WITHOUT COSTS