The petitioner, a resident of Sattenapally in Guntur District, owns an extent of Ac.4.46 cents in Sy.Nos.438 and 431/2 of Madala Village, Muppala Mandal, Guntur District. He states that he raises dry crops such as jute, chilly, cotton etc in these lands. The cause for grievance in this writ petition is that the Transmission Corporation of Andhra Pradesh Limited (APTRANSCO) proposed to erect a tower in his lands in the process of laying transmission lines from Nunna to Sattenapally. He issued legal notice dated 04.04.2012 to the APTRANSCO in this regard alleging that his lands would be rendered useless by installation of the tower and that it would also have an adverse impact in terms of the lands’ sale value as well as the feasibility of raising bank loans on the security thereof. He complained that no notice or opportunity was given to him prior to the decision to install a tower in his lands. He further alleged that the authorities had diverted the transmission lines at the instance of the big ryots of Madala Village and that upon enquiry, he was able to confirm that the line route had been modified to his detriment without following any procedure and without notice to