IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH :: AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE FIFTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI WRIT PETITION NO: 5364 OF 2025 Between: Kodali Sankaram @ Dolasankaram, S/o Hanumantha Rao, Age 44 years Occ; Cultivation, Yerraguntapalli Village. Chintalapudi District Mandal, Eluru ...PETITIONER AND 1. The Andhra Pradesh Eastern Power Distribution Corporation Limited Rep by its Chairman and Managing Director, P &T Colony, Seethammadhara, Visakhapatnam. 2. The Superintendent Engineer, Operations, APEPDCL District 3. The Divisional Engineer, APEPDCL, Jangareddygudem 4. The Assistant Divisional Engineer, APEPDCL, Chintalapudi District 5. The Assistant Engineer, APEPDCL, Chintalapudi, Eluru District • ...RESPONDENTS praying that in may more particularly in the nature of , Eluru, Eluru Eluru District Eluru Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court be pleased to issue order, direction mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not considering application No. CGS012200707870 submitted by the petitioner shifting of his electrical service connection bearing No. 1558140105002341 to the bore well situated in Sy. No.385/1B of Yerraguntapalli Village, Chintalapudi Mandal Eluru District for line as illegal, high handed, arbitrary irregular, contrary to the procedure established by law and against to the principles of natural justice and consequentially direct respondents to shift electrical service the line of his connection bearing No. 1558140105002341 to the bore well situated in Sy. No.385/IB of Yerraguntapalli Village, Chintalapudi Mandal, Eluru District in the interest of justice. lA NO: 1 OF 2025 Petition under Section 151 GPC 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 to consider and take appropriate action on the petitioner’s application No. 008012200707870 for line shifting of his electrical service connection bearing No. 1558140105002341 to the bore well situated in Sy. No. 385/IB of Yerraguntapalli Village, Chintalapudi Mandal, Eluru District pending disposal of the above writ petition in the interest of justice. Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI KAMBHAMPATI RAMESH BABU Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 to 5:SRI V.V.SATISH, SC FOR APEPDCL The Court made the following: ORDER ■ / APHC010097062025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) 050 0l-4ei [3331] WEDNESDAY, THE FIFTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI WRIT PETITION NO: 5364/2025 Between: 1.KODALI SANKARAM @ DOLASANKARAM, S/0 HANUMANTHA RAO AGE 44 YEARS, OCC. CULTIVATION YERRAGUNTAPALLI VILLAGE CHINTALAPUDI MANDAL, ELURU DISTRICT ...PETITIONER AND 1.THE AP EASTERN POWER DISTRIBUTION CORPORATION LIMITED, REP BY ITS CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING DIRECTOR P AND T COLONY, SEETHAMMADHARA VISAKHAPATNAM. 2.THE SUPERINTENDENT ENGINEER, OPERATIONS ELURU, ELURU DISTRICT 3.THE DIVISIONAL ENGINEER, APEPDCL JANGAREDDYGUDEM ELURU DISTRICT 4.THE ASSISTANT DIVISIONAL ENGINEER, APEPDCL CHINTALAPUDI, ELURU DISTRICT 5.THE ASSISTANT ENGINEER, APEPDCL CHINTALAPUDI, ELURU 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 to issue order, direction more particularly in the nature of mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not considering application No. SRS,J W.P.No,5364 of 2025 CGS012200707870 submitted by the petitioner for line shifting of his electrical service connection bearing No. 1558140105002341 to the bore well situated in Sy. No. 385/IB of Yerraguntapalli Village. Chintalapudi Mandal Eluru District as illegal, high handed, arbitrary, irregular, contrary to the procedure established by law and against to the principles of natural justice and consequentially direct respondents to shift the line of his electrical service connection bearing No. 1558140105002341 to the bore well situated in Sy. No. 385/IB of Yerraguntapalli Village Chintalapudi Mandal, Eluru District in the interest of justice and pass 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 respondents to consider and take appropriate action on the petitioner’s application No. CGS012200707870 for line shifting of electrical service connection bearing No. 1558140105002341 to the bore well situated in Sy. No. 385/IB of Yerraguntapalli Village, Chintalapudi Mandal, Eluru District pending disposal of the above writ petition in the interest of justice and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: his 1.KAMBHAMPATI RAMESH BABU Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. The Court made the following: :: ORDER:: The above writ petition is filed to declare the action of respondent authorities in not considering the application made by the petitioner vide No.CGS012200707870, for issuance of electrical service connection bearing No.1558140105002341, situated in Sy.No.385/IB of Yerraguntapalli Village, Chintalapudi Mandal, Eluru District, as illegal and arbitrary. Page 3 of 4 SRS.J W.P.No.5364 of 2025 1-^ .r 2. Heard Sri K. Ramesh Babu, learned counsel for the petitioner and Ms.lswarya, learned counsel representing Sri V.V. Satish, learned Standing Counsel appeared for respondents 1 to 5. The petitioner made online application dated 25.08.2022 (Ex.P1), by paying requisite fee, requesting the respondent authorities to shift the service connection as referred supra. However, the same was not acted upon. Hence, the writ petition. 3. 4. At the hearing, learned Standing Counsel, on instructions, would submit that respondent authorities will consider the online application made by the petitioner vide Ex.P1 and pass appropriate orders, within four weeks. Learned counsel for the petitioner endorses the same. Given the facts and circumstances of the case, without touching the merits of the matter, the Writ Petition is disposed of at the stage of admission with the consent of both the learned counsel, directing the respondents2 to 5 to consider the online application made by the petitioner vide Ex.P1 and pass appropriate orders, strictly as per the Rules, by collecting the requisite fee, within four (04) weeks, from the date of receipt of a copy of the order. No order as to costs. 5. As a sequel, pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed. Sd/- M SRiNiVAS ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To, 1. The Chairman and Managing Director, Andhra Pradesh Eastern Power Distribution Corporation Limited, P and T Colony, Seethammadhara Visakhapatnam. 2. The Superintendent Engineer, Operations, APEPDCL, Eluru, Eluru District 3. The Divisional Engineer, APEPDCL, Jangareddygudem, Eluru District APEPDCL, Chintalapudi, Eluru 4. The Assistant Divisional Engineer District 5. The Assistant Engineer 6. One CC to Sri Kambhampati 7. One CC to Sri V.V.Satish, SC for APEPDCLIOPUC] , APEPDCL, Chintalapudi, Eluru District i Ramesh Babu, Advocate [OPUC] 8. Three CD Copies. \„ ssb A HIGH COURT DATED:05/03/2025 I J ORDER WP.No.5364 of 2025 t- r Current Section DISPOSING OF THE W.P. AT THE STAGE OF ADMISSION WITHOUT COSTS