JUDGMENT

P. K. MISRA, J. — The petitioner has filed this writ applica¬tion seeking for a direction to opposite parties not to draw high-voltage tower line across and above the petitioner’s resi¬dential house situated on Plot No. 482/3843, Khata No. 115/71 in mauza Jalda, P. S. Raghunathpalli in the district of Sundergarh. It is alleged by the petitioner that the opposite parties are taking the high-voltage Tower-line from Panposh Power House to the Modernization Plant of the Rourkela Steel Plant and such line is to be drawn across and above the house of the petitioner. It has been asserted that this has been done without following the proper procedure. It is further stated that though the petitioner has made representation, the Plan is not being changed.

2. The opposite parties in their counter have stated that the line in question would pass over barren lands and open space and is not likely to affect any residential house of any person. It has been further submitted that the said line is required to be drawn for the purpose of modernization of the Plant and already huge expenditure has been incurred and as such it is very difficult to change the alignment at the present juncture.