APHC010325942015 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE 8th DAY OF OCTOBER 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO: 21336 OF 2015 Between: 1. R.Ranga Reddy, s/o R.Adinarayana Reddy, aged 53 years r/o D.No.2-68, Reddy Shopping Complex Kothapeta Junction, Kotabommali Mandal Srikakulam District 532195 ...Petitioner AND 1. Eastern Power Distribution Company of A P Ltd, Represented by its Vice Chairman & Managing Director Visakhapatnam 2. Superintendent Operation Cirlce, Eastern Power Distribution Company of A.P. Ltd. Srikakulam 3. Divisional Engineer, Eastern Power Distribution Company of A.P. Ltd. Tekkaii, Srikakulam District 4. Assistant Engineer, Eastern Power Distribution Company of A.P. Ltd. Kotabommali, Srikakulam District 5. Kothapeta Gram Panchayath, Represented by its Panchayath Secretary Kothapeta, Kottabommali Mandal Srikakulam District 6. Assistant Divisional Engineer, Eastern Power Distribution Company of A.P. Ltd., Narasannapet, Srikakulam District R6 is impleaded as per C.O. dt. 22- 12-15 in WPMP 39672 of 15 2 ...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 toto issue an order direction or writ particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus or appropriate writ (i) Declare the action of the 5th respondent-Gram Panchayat in not issuing the "No objection Certificate" to the petitioner for erection of 100 KV Transformer in survey No. 110/4 of Kothapeta Village, Kotabommali Mandal, Srikakulam District as illegal and arbitrary; (ii) Declare the action of the respondents 1 to 4 in not giving power supply by erecting 100 KV Transformer as illegal and arbitrary; (iii) And consequently direct the 5th respondent-Gram Panchayat to furnish the "No objection Certificate" for erection of 100 KV transformer in Survey No.110/4 of Kothapeta Village, Kotabommali Mandal, Srikakulam District; (iv) And also direct the respondents 1 to 4 - Eastern Power Distribution Company to provide power supply by erecting 100 KV Transformer to the shopping complex constructed in survey No. 110/4 of Kothapeta Village, Kotabommali Mandal, Srikakulam District Counsel for the Petitioner: PRIYANKA SINGH Counsel for the Respondents: V V SATISH (SC for APEPDCL) Counsel for the Respondents: M RAVINDRA (SC FOR APEPDCL) 3 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO: 21336 OF 2015 The Court made the following order: Learned counsel for the Writ Petitioner appearing online submits that there is no instructions from the writ petitioner to proceed further in this matter, hence, prays to dispose of this writ petition with liberty to petitioner to file fresh application pertaining to electricity service connection, if required. 2. Having so recorded the said submissions, this Writ Petition is disposed of by granting liberty to the petitioner to file application afresh, if electricity service connection is required. No order as to costs. 3. Consequently, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall also stand closed. ______________________________________ JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA Date: 08.10.2026 MNR 4 197 HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION No.21336 OF 2015 Dt: 08.10.2026 Mnr