Andhra Pradesh High Court
WP/1917/2012 of REDDIMALLU KRISHNA REDDY, KADAPA DT Vs SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, APCPDCL., & 3 on 2 March 2026
HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3209] TUESDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NINALA JAYASURYA WRIT PETITION NO: 1917/2012 Between: 1. REDDIMALLU KRISHNA REDDY, KADAPA DT, S/O PULLA REDDY,
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA
PRADESH
AT AMARAVATI
(Special Original Jurisdiction)
TUESDAY,THE THIRD DAY OF MARCH
TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NINALA JAYASURYA
WRIT PETITION NO: 1917/2012
Between:
1. REDDIMALLU KRISHNA REDDY, KADAPA DT, S/O
PULLA
REDDY,
AGRICULTURIST
R/O
REDDIMALLUVARIPALLE,
SETTIPALLE
VILLAGE,
SAMBEPALLE MANDAL,
...PETITIONER
AND
1. SUPERINTENDING
ENGINEER
APCPDCL
3,
OPERATION CIRCLE, APCPDCL, KADAPA DISTRICT.
2. THE DIVISIONAL ENGINEER, OPERATIONS, APCPDCL, RURALS RAYACHOTY, KADAPA DISTRICT.
3. THE ASSISTANT DIVISIONAL ENGINEER, OPERATIONS, APCPDCL, RAYACHOTY, KADAPA DISTRICT.
4. THE ASSISTANT ENGINEER, OPERATION, APCPDCL, SAMBEPALLI MANDAL, KADAPA 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 toto issue a Writ, Order or Dierction
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more particularly Writ in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents, which is arbitrary, illegal, unconstitutional, improper, immaterial, unjust, and contrary to law and gross violation of Article 21 of the constitution of India and violation of principles of natural justice in disconnecting power supply connection without any reason and in not considering petitioner's representations to the respondents No.1 to 4 dated 02.01.2012, 09.01.2012, 16.001.2012 for reconnection of power supply distribution transformer service No.374, immediatelyin the petitioners agricultural land bearing Sy.No.1541/1, 1539, 1631/1, 1569/1, 1569/3, 1573/2A, 1573/2C, 1631/2 at sampepalle Mandal, Kadapa District immediately which was diconnected by the 4th respondent is not legal, unconstitutional, improper, immaterial, unjust, and contrary to law and gross violation of Article 21 of the constitution of India and contrary to the principles of natural justice and direct the respondents to pay compensation of Rs.5 lakhs to the petitioner onreason of creating mental agony, loss and damage of the crop and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2012(WPMP 2381 OF 2012
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 4th respondent to give reconnectionof power supply bearing service number 374 immediatelyin petitioner agriculturalland bearing Sy.Nos.1541/1, 1539, 163/1, 1569/1, 1569/3, 1563/2A, 1573/2C, 1631/2 at Sampellemallu Mandal, Kadapa District pending disposal of the above Writ Petition and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:
1. VIJETHA BORUKKATI
Counsel for the Respondent(S):
1. Y.NAGI REDDY (APSPDCL)
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2. VENKATA RAMA RAO KOTA SC FOR APSPDCL
The Court made the following:
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ORDER:-
Learned counsel for the petitioner is not available.
2. Heard Mr.K.Ashok, learned counsel representing Mr.Kota Venkat Rama Rao, learned Standing Counsel for APSPDCL.
3. The grievance of the petitioner in the present writ petition is that the power supply to the petitioner’s agricultural land, situated in different survey numbers of Settipalle Village, was disconnected without any reason or notice and the same is illegal and improper etc., and he also sought a direction to pay compensation of Rs.5,00,000/- for mental agony, loss and damage to the crop.
4. By virtue of the interim order dated 27.01.2012, it appears that the power supply was restored to the petitioner’s agricultural service connection bearing No.374 and therefore, the petitioner is not serious in pursuing the matter. Be that as it may.
5. In view of the afflux of time and the said interim order, this Court deems it expedient to dispose of the writ petition, providing that no coercive action for disconnection of supply to the said service connection shall be resorted to, except by following due
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6. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs.
Miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed.
___________________________ JUSTICE NINALA JAYASURYA 03.03.2026 LSP