1 APHC010483262025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3328] MONDAY, THE THIRTEENTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO: 24621/2025 Between: 1. DEVRAKONDA VENKAIAH, S/O MALAKONDAIAH, AGED 45 YEARS, OCC WORKER IN SERVICING CENTER, R/O. H.NO.20-140, TAILORS COLONY, PODILI VILLAGE, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 2. PONNARUSUPEDDAIAH,, S/O VENKATESHWARLU AGE 48 YEARS, OCC AGRICULTURAL COOLIE, R/O. 64/V54, TAILORS COLONY, PODILI VILLAGE, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 3. PONNARSUSRAVANI,, W/O. PEDDAIAH, AGED 27 YEARS, OCC HOUSEWIFE, H.NO. 20-148/3, TAILORS COLONY, REVENUE WARD 6, PODILI, PRAKASAM DISTRICT, A.P. 4. . GALETIRAMALAXMAMMA,, W/O. VENKATESWARLU, AGED 45 YEARS, OCC COOLIE WORKER, R/O 20-100-140-1, TAILORS COLONY, REVENUE WARD 6, PODILI VILLAGE, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 5. SRIRAMA SRI DEVI, , W/O. VENKATESWARLU, AGED 45 YEARS, OCC HOUSEWIFE, R/O 5-45-3, TAILORS COLONY, PODILI, PRAKASAM DISTRICT, A.P. 6. ITLA CHINNA SUBBARAYUDU,, S/O.SUBBAIAH, AGED 55 YEARS, OCC COOL DRINK SHOP, SHOP AT NEW BAPTIST PALEM, BAPTIST PALEMPODILI, PRAKASAM DISTRICT, A.P. ...PETITIONER(S) AND 2 1. CENTRAL POWER DISTRIBUTION COMPANY OF ANDHRA PRADESH LTD, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR CORPORATE OFFICE BESIDE POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE, ITI ROAD, VIJAYAWADA, KRISHNA DISTRICT, A.P. 520008 2. THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, ,APCPDCL OPERATION CIRCLE, ONGOLE, 1ST LN, RAM NAGAR, ANNAVARAPPADU COLONY ONGOLE, ANDHRA PRADESH 523001 3. THE ASSISTANT DEPUTY/DIVISIONAL EXECUTIVE ENGINEER A D E, APCPDCL, PODILI 4. THE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER A E, APCPDCL, PODILI. 5. THE TAHSILDAR, PODILI VILLAGE, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 6. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP., BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY ENERGY DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT VELAGAPUDI AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR 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 topleased to issue an appropriate Writ order or direction more particularly in the nature of Writ of MANDAMUS declaring the action of the respondent no.4 and his staff members in highhandedly removing electricity service meters of petitioners vide numbers 1st petitioner - 4722301008550, 2nd petitioner, 4722301016127, 3rd petitioner - 4722301012951, 4th petitioner, 4722301016912, 5th petitioner - 4722301008576, 6rd petitioner - 4722301008584 and by disconnecting the power supply without any default of payment of power bills is illegal arbitrary and un constitutional and consequently direct the respondent no.4 to restore the power supply by re installing the electricity service meters of the petitioners in their respective premise and to pas IA 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 pleased to direct the respondent no.4 to restore the power supply by re installing the service meters of the petitioners vide numbers 1st petitioner - 4722301008550, 2nd petitioner 4722301016127, 3rd petitioner 4722301012951, 4th petitioner 4722301016912, 5th petitioner 3 4722301008576, 6th petitioner 4722301008584 in their respective premise and to pass IA NO: 2 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 Pleased to allow the present application and implead the proposed as Respondent No.7 in the present writ petition and and pass Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. VENKATESWARLUSANISETTY Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR ENERGY 2. GP FOR REVENUE 3. V V SATISH (SC for APEPDCL) The Court made the following: ORAL ORDER: Heard Sri Eluru Sesha Mahesh Babu, learned Counsel appearing on behalf of Sri Venkateswarlu Sanisetty, learned Counsel for the Writ Petitioners and Sri Abdul Matheen, learned Counsel appearing on behalf of Sri V.V. Sathish, learned Standing Counsel for APCPDCL. 2. It transpires from the Writ Petition that the Waqf Board has initiated eviction proceedings for clearing of encroachment and that the learned Single Judge of this Court had issued certain Directions in W.P.No.19704 of 2022, dated 28.07.2022. In pursuance of these directions, the respondent authorities have initiated Action for clearing of encroachments and in that process the Revenue Authorities, who were assisting the Authorities relating to the Waqf Board, have requested the Electricity Department to remove the Electricity Meters as well as the other wiring, which is likely to interfere with the clearing 4 process as well as cause harm to the persons involved. In this view of the Matter, it appears that the Power to certain areas was dis-connected. 3. It is the contention of the present Writ Petitioners that they have submitted their explanations to the Notices received by them under Section 7 of the Andhra Pradesh Land Encroachment Act, 1905. It is their contention that the Revenue Authorities have not passed any Final Orders under Section 6 of the said Act. 4. The Issues relating to the Andhra Pradesh Land Encroachment Act, 1905 is a subject allocated to a different Roster. Since the removing the Power Connection is only a consequential Order in the eviction process, this Court is of the view that they are not entitled for the relief as prayed for. The Writ Petitioners are at liberty to approach the Appropriate Court to seek appropriate relief insofar as the removal of encroachments are concerned. In this view of the matter, the Writ Petition is dismissed. No order as to costs. 5. Interlocutory Applications, if any, stand closed in terms of this order. ______________________________________ GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD, J Dt: 13.10.2025 sj 5 66 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO: 24621/2025 Dt: 13.10.2025 sj