APHC010710452025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA WRIT PETITION NO: Between: 1. KOTHAPETA COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK, REP BY PROP NAMBURI VEERA VENKATA RAJAKUMAR, H.NO 3 ROAD, MURUTI CENTER, KOTHAPET KONASEEMA DISTRICT 223 1. THE STATE OF AP, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPLE SECRETARY, ENERGY DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI,AMARAVATHI. 2. THE CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING DIRECTOR, AP EASTERN POWER DISTRIBUTION COMPANY LTD (APEPDCL) P AND T COLONY, SEEFAMMADHARA, VISHAKPATNAM. 3. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, OPERATION, APEPDCL, KONASEEMA DISTRICT. 4. THE ASSISTANT ENGINEER OPERATIONS, APEPDCL, KOTHAPET, KONASEEMA DISTRICT. Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. K L N SWAMY IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE SIXTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO: 171/2026 KOTHAPETA COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK, REP BY PROP NAMBURI VEERA VENKATA RAJAKUMAR, H.NO 3-62/1A, MAIN ROAD, MURUTI CENTER, KOTHAPET KONASEEMA DISTRICT ...PETITIONER AND THE STATE OF AP, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPLE SECRETARY, ENERGY DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI,AMARAVATHI. THE CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING DIRECTOR, AP EASTERN POWER DISTRIBUTION COMPANY LTD (APEPDCL) P AND T COLONY, SEEFAMMADHARA, VISHAKPATNAM. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, OPERATION, APEPDCL, KOTHAPET, KONASEEMA DISTRICT. THE ASSISTANT ENGINEER OPERATIONS, APEPDCL, KOTHAPET, KONASEEMA DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner: IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH [3328] THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA KOTHAPETA COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK, REP BY PROP 62/1A, MAIN ROAD, MURUTI CENTER, KOTHAPET KONASEEMA DISTRICT - 533 ...PETITIONER THE STATE OF AP, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPLE SECRETARY, ENERGY DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, THE CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING DIRECTOR, AP EASTERN POWER DISTRIBUTION COMPANY LTD (APEPDCL) P AND T KOTHAPET, THE ASSISTANT ENGINEER OPERATIONS, APEPDCL, KOTHAPET, ...RESPONDENT(S): 2 Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR ENERGY 2. V V SATISH (SC for APEPDCL) The Court made the following: ORAL ORDER: Heard Sri K.L.N. Swamy, learned Counsel for the Writ Petitioner and Sri Nagendra, learned Counsel representing Sri V.V. Sathish, learned Standing Counsel for APEPDCL. 2. Sri Nagendra, learned Counsel representing Sri V.V. Sathish, learned Standing Counsel for APEPDCL, has submitted the Written Instructions furnished by the Assistant Executive Engineer, Operation Section, Kothapeta, along with a copy of the Notice issued to M/s. Durga Communication. Copies of it are supplied to the learned Counsel for the Petitioner and the same are taken on record. 3. Sri Nagendra, learned Counsel representing Sri V.V. Sathish, learned Standing Counsel for APEPDCL, has also submitted a copy of G.O.Ms.No.15, Energy, Infrastructure & Investment (Power.I) Department, dated 11.06.2018. 4. Sri Nagendra, learned Counsel representing Sri V.V. Sathish, learned Standing Counsel for APEPDCL, would submit that any entity which intends to use infrastructure belonging to the Electricity Department is required to take prior permission from the Competent Authority. 5. Responding to the same, Sri K.L.N. Swamy, learned Counsel for the Writ Petitioner, on instructions, seeks to withdraw this Writ Petition with liberty to approach the Competent Authority for seeking necessary permissions. 6. Having noted the same, this Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn, with liberty to the Petitioner to approach the Competent Authority by making necessary Applications. No order as to costs. 3 7. Interlocutory Applications, if any, stand closed in terms of this order. _________________________________ GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD, J Dt: 06.01.2026 DSV 4 HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO: 171/2026 06.01.2026 DSV 5 HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATHI MAIN CASE No. WRIT PETITION NO: 171/2026 PROCEEDING SHEET Sl. No DATE ORDER Office Note 1. 06.01.2026 GRKP, J Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn. (vide separate order) ___________ GRKP, J DSV 6