APHC010260522026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI [3504]

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

THURSDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM WRIT PETITION NO: 13531/2026 Between:

1. V ELUGUBANTI SWAROOPA, C/O LATE V. SATEESH, AGED ABOUT

40 YEARS, RIO D.NO. 1-L, PALLAPU VEEDHI, SRIRAMPURAM VILLAGE, PAYAKARAOPETA MANDAL, ANAKAPALLI DISTRICT, A.P.

PIN. 531126.

...PETITIONER AND

1. T HE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, POWER AND ENERGY DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DIST, A.P. PIN. 522238.

2. T HE ANDHRA PRADESH EASTERN POWER DISTRIBUTION COMPANY LIMITED, REP. BY. ITS., CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING DIRECTOR, C/O 50-27-5/1, TPT COLONY, SEETHAMMADHARA, VISAKHAPATNAM, A.P. PIN. 530013.

3. T HE ANDHRA PRADESH EASTERN POWER DISTRIBUTION COMPANY LIMITED, REP. BY. ITS., EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, OPERATION, PAYAKARAOPETA MANDAL, ANAKAPALLI TOWN AND DISTRICT, A.P. PIN. 531126.

4. T HE ANDHRA PRADESH EASTERN POWER DISTRIBUTION COMPANY LIMITED, REP. BY. ITS., DEPUTY EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, OPERATION, PAYAKARAOPETA MANDAL, ANAKAPALLI TOWN AND DISTRICT, A.P. PIN. 531126.

5. T HE ANDHRA PRADESH EA