1 APHC010248662026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3328] THURSDAY,THE SEVENTH DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO: 13187/2026 Between: 1. KONERU KATHYAYINI DEVI, W/O. V.SUBBA RAO, AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS, OCC RETIRED GOVERNMENT TEACHER, R/O. D.NO.13-5, PINNAMANENI TEACHERS COLONY, KANURU, VIJAYAWABA. 2. D.RAVINDRANATH,, S/O. BALARAMAKRISHNAIAH, AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS, OCC AGRICULTURE, R/O. D.NO.17-260, ROAD NO.5, TULASI NAGAR, KANURU, VIJAYAWADA. 3. V.SANDHYA,, W/O. PHANI RAMA KRISHNA, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, OCC HOUSEWIFE, R/O. 1ST FLOOR, GALAXY HOMES, MANIKANTA NAGAR, KANURU, VIJAYAWADA. 4. ABDUL SHUKUR,, S/O. ABDUL JABBAR, AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, OCC BUSINESS, R/O. 3RD FLOOR, GALAXY HOMES, MANIKANTA NAGAR, KANURU, VIJAYAWADA. 5. KARUMANCHI UDAY BHASKAR, S/O. PARAMESWAR RAO, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, OCC BUSINESS, R/O. 4TH FLOOR, GALAXY HOMES, MANIKANTA NAGAR, KANURU, VIJAYAWADA. 6. G.ANJANA DEVI,, W/O. G.RAMA SESHAIAH, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, OCC HOUSEWIFE, R/O. D.NO.13-206, MANIKANTA NAGAR, 4TH LANE, KANURU, VIJAYAWADA. 7. V.PHANINDRA,, S/O. RAGHAVENDRA RAO, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, OCC BANK MANAGER, R/O. 2ND FLOOR, GALAXY HOMES, MANIKANTA NAGAR, KANURU, VIJAYAWADA. ...PETITIONER(S) AND 2 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY ENERGY DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 3. THE TADIGAPA MUNICIPALITY, REPRESENTED BY ITS COMMISSIONER, D.NO.5-170,PORANKI, NEAR NTR STATUE, OLD PANCHAYAT OFFICE, KRISHNA DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH - 521137 4. THE ANDHRA PRADESH CAPITAL REGION DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, 2ND, 3RD AND 5TH FLOORS, APCRDA PROJECT OFFICE, RAYAPUDI POST, TULLURU MANDAL, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH - 522237. 5. THE ANDHRA PRADESH CENTRAL POWER DISTRIBUTION COMPANY LIMITED APCPDCL, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR APCPDCL CORPORATE OFFICE, VIDYUT NILAYAM, BESIDE APTRANSCO-GENCO VIDYUT SOUDHA, ELURU ROAD, GUNADALA, VIJAYAWADA - 520004. ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. M R K CHAKRAVARTHY Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR ENERGY 2. GP MUNCIPAL ADMN AND URBAN DEV AP 3. V V SATISH The Court made the following: 3 ORAL ORDER: Heard Sri M.R.K. Chakravarthy, learned Counsel for the Writ Petitioners, Sri Abdul Matheen, learned Counsel appearing on behalf of Sri V.V. Sathish, learned Standing Counsel for APCPDCL, Smt. Sireesha Rani Vallabhaneni, learned Standing Counsel for Respondent No.3 and Sri Abhishek Mallik, learned Counsel representing Smt. S. Pranathi, learned Standing Counsel for APCRDA. 2. Smt. Sireesha Rani Vallabhaneni, learned Standing Counsel for Respondent No.3, has submitted the Written Instructions furnished by the Commissioner, Tadigadapa Municipality dated 05.05.2026, which indicates that the Municipality has not granted any permission for establishment of any electrical substation in the subject land and no construction activity is being carried on in the site. 3. Sri Abdul Matheen, learned Counsel appearing on behalf of Sri V.V. Sathish, learned Standing Counsel for APCPDCL, has also submitted the Written Instructions furnished by the Assistant Executive Engineer, Operation, APCPDCL dated 06.05.2026. Copies of both the Written Instructions are supplied to the learned Counsel for the Writ Petitioners and the same are taken on record. 4. In para 3 of the Written Instructions furnished by the Assistant Executive Engineer, APCPDCL, it is stated that currently in Teachers Colony and its surrounding areas, there are approximately 250 apartment transformers along with about 50 transformers serving individual household needs. It is also stated that in addition to these needs, it is estimated that around 200 more transformers will be required in the near future due to ongoing and upcoming construction activities in the area. In para 4, it is stated that in order to ensure uninterrupted and quality power supply in the present as well as in the future, there is a strong and urgent need to construct a new power substation in Teachers Colony area and if the said substation is not built at this location 4 now, it will not be possible to supply power to this area from the Mahadeva Puram Colony substation in the coming summer season. 5. In view of the fact that APCDPDCL has already expressed need for erecting a substation, whereas no such proposal has been received by the Municipality, Tadigadapa, this Court deems it appropriate to dispose of this Writ Petition directing the Respondents to follow due process of law in the event that substation is sought to be erected in the future. 6. With these observations and directions, this Writ Petition stands disposed of. No order as to costs. 7. Interlocutory Applications, if any, stand closed in terms of this order. ______________________________________ GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD, J Dt:07.05.2026 Vns