High Court dismissed a writ petition challenging the disconnection of an electricity connection as infructuous because the cause of action did not survive for adjudication. The earlier interim order was vacated.
Petition dismissed as infructuous with no order as to costs; interim order vacated.
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HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction)
FRIDAY, THE TWENTIETH DAY OF SEPTEIMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FOUR
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MRS JUSTICE SUREPALLI NANDA
WRIT PETITION NO: 30840 OF 2013
Between:
P.L.V. Prasad, S/o. P. Rama Naidu, Flat No. G-8,Srirama Apartment, H.No.3-14-20, Street No,2, Srinivasapuram Colony, Ramanthapur,Hyderabad.- 500 013.
.....PETITIONER
AND
.....RESPONDENTS
Petition Under Article 226 of the Constitutionof lndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filedtherewith,the High Courtmay be pleased to issue a writ, order or direction more in the nature of Mandamusor any other appropriate writ declaring the action ofthe Respondentsin disconnecting the electricity Service connectionNo.150111695 toFlat No G-8,Srirama Apartment, H.No.3-14-20, Street No.2, SrinivasapuramColony, Ramanthapur, Hyderabad, as illegal, arbitrary andcontraryto principles of naturaljusticeand consequentially to direct the respondentsto restorethe electricityconnection in Service connection No.1 5011 1 695 to FlatNo.G-8forthwith and continue to supply the electricity to Flat No.G-8.
I.A.NO:1 OF 2013(WPMP.NO:38290 OF 2013)
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 issue interim direction directing the Respondents 1 to 3 to restore the electricity in Service connection No.1501 11695 meant for Flat No.G-8, Srirama Apartment, H.No.3-14-20, Street No.2, Srinivasapuram Colony, Ramanthapur, Hyderabad, pending disposal of the writ petition.
Counsel for the Petitioner : SRI MUMMANENI SRINIVASA RAO
Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 to 3 : SRI R.VINOD REDDY (SC FOR TSTRANSCO)
Counsel for the Respondent No.4 : --
The Court made the following ORDER
HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE SUREPALLI NANDA
WRIT PETITION No.3O840 oF2013
ORDER:
Heard Sri Mummaneni SrinivsaRao,tearned counsel appearing on behalf of thepetitioner,Sri R. Vinod Reddy, learned Standing Counselfor TSCPDCL, appearing on behalf of respondentNos. 1 to 3.
" ...to issue a writ order or directionmore in the nature of Mandamus or any otherappropriate writ declaring the action of theRespondentsin disconnecting the electricity ServiceconnectionNo. 150111695 to Flat No. G-8, SriramaApartment,H. No. 3-14-20, Street No.2, SrinivasapuramColony, Ramanthapur, Hyderabad as illegal, arbitraryand contrary toprinciples of naturaljustice and consequentially direct therespondentsto restore the electrlcity connection in ServiceconnectionNo. 150111695 to Flat No.G-B forthwith and continueto supply the electricity to Flat No. G-Band pass...".
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5, The interim order granted earlier in W.p,M,p. No. 38290 of 2013, dated 29.10.2013 stands vacated.
As a sequel, the miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in the Writ Petition shall also stand closed.
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the writ petition survives for adjudication when the underlying cause of action no longer exists.
P.L.V. Prasad
Andhra Pradesh Central Power Distribution Company Ltd.
The Divisional Engineer, APCPDCL, Ramanthapur
The Assistant Divisional Engineer, APCPDCL, Ramanthapur
J.Koteswara Rao
Mrs Justice Surepalli Nanda
As recorded by the court registry
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