The High Court · 2025

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7. o. The State of Telangana, Rep by its Principal Secretary Power and Energy Department Secretariat, Hyderabad-500022. Telangana State Southern Power Distribution Company Limited, Vidyuth Soudha, Somajiguda, Hyderabad Rep. by its Chairman-cum-Managing Director. Chief General Manager commercial Mint Compound TGSPDC L, Hyderabad The Superintending Engineer, Telangana State Southern Power Distribution Company Limited, Vidyuth Soudha, Somajiguda, Hyderabad. The Divisional Engineer, Operation Kondapur TGSPDCL The Asst. Divisional Engineer, Operation Kondapur TGSPDCL The Assistant Engineer, SE/OP/GHYD East AE OP Allapur TGSPDCL Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, Circle 20, Rep. by its Commissioner. Tank Bund Road, Hyderabad ...RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of lndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue an appropriate Writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the Respondents 2 to 7 in not receiving the application form and release the individual service connection to the petitioner, the Plot No.939, in Survey Nos. 11114, 11115, 11116, 11117 and 11118, Pa,-t of Survey No.l1, admeasuring 300 sq. yards, situated at Khanamet (V), Rajendranagar Tq., Ranga Reddy District, T.S., bounded by North. plot No.940 South. Plot No.93B East. 30' wide Road west. prot No.9'r8., as illegar, null, void, arbitrary and consequently direct the respondents to receive application and to release the individual service connection without being influenced by the instructions of the Bth respondent. lA NO: 1 OF 2025

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 Respondents 2 to 7 to receive the apprication and release the individual service connection to the petitioner, the plot No.939, in Survey Nos. .t1114, 11i15, 11116, 11117 and 111'18, parl of Survey No.,l 1, admeasuring 300 sq. yards, situated at Khanamet (v), Rajendranagar Tq., Ranga Reddy District, T.S., bounded by North. Plot No.94O; South. ptot No.938; East. 30,Wide Road; West. Plot No.918. Counsel for the Petitioner: SMT. THAKUR ROOPA SINGH Counsel forthe Respondent No.1: AGp FOR ENERGY Counsel forthe Respondent Nos.2 to 7: SRI N. SREEDHAR REDDy, SC FOR TGSPDCL Counsel for the Respondent No.8: SRI RAPARTH| VENKATESH, SC FOR GHMC The Court made the following: ORDER '/ THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE T. MADHAVI DEVI WRIT PETITION No.1636 of 2025 ORDER: The Writ Petition is filed seeking the following relief: ". . .to tssue an appropiate Wit, order or direction more partianlarlg one in the noture of Wit of Mandamus declaing the action of the Respondents 2 to 7 in not receiuing the application form and release tle indiuidual seruice connection to the petitioner, the on Plot No.939, in Surueg Nos.11/14, 11/15, 11/16, 11/17 and 11/18, Part of Surueg No.77, admeasuing 30O Sq.gords, situated at Khanamet (V), Rojendranagar Tq., Ranga Reddg Distict, 7.5., bounded bg North: Plot No.94O; South: PIot No.938; East:3o' Wide Road; West: Plot No.918, as illegal, null, uoid, arbitrary and consequentlg direct th.e respond.ents to receiue application and to release the indiuiduol seruice connection tuithout being inJTuenced bg tLte inst/uctions of the 8th respondent and to pass.. -" 2 Heard Smt. Thakur Roopa Singh, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, learned Government Pleader for Energr appearing on beha,lf of respondent No. 1 , Sri N. Sreedhar Reddy, learned Standing Counsel for TGSPDCL, appearing on behalf of respondents No.2 to 7 and Sri Raparthi Venkatesh, learned Standing Counsel for GHMC appearing on behalf of respondent No.8.

3. It is represented by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and the learned Standing Counsel appea-ring on behalf of respondents No.2 to 7 that the subject issue in the present writ petition is squarely covered I I 2 wp_1636_2025 by the order of this Court dated 21.08.2024 passed 1n W.P.No.2O263 of 2024 and hence, the present writ petition could be disposed of in terms of the aforesaid order. 4 . Taking into consideration the facts arld circumstances of the case and the submissions made by both the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and the learned Standing Counsel appearing on behalf of respondents No.2 to 7 on record and for the I reasons alike in the above referred order passed by this Court in W.P.No.2O263 of 2024, dated 21.08.2024, this Writ Petition is disposed of at the admission stage in similar lines directing respondents No.2 to 7 to receive the application of the petitioner seeking electricity service connection to petitioner's subject premises and further to consider the request of the petitioner for release of electricit5r seryice connection to the petitioner in accordance with law, in respect of petitioner's subject property bearing Plot No.939, in Survey Nos. 11/14, I1 115, 11/16, 11/17 and 11/18, Part of Survey No. 11, admeasuring 300 Sq.yards, situated at Khanamet (V), Rajendranagar Taluk, Ranga Reddy District, Telangana State, within a period of four (04) weeks, from the date ol receipt of a copy of this order and the same shall be 3 wp_1636_2025 subject to further direction that may be issued by the State of Telangana or the Apex Court in the litigation pending before it arising out of the order dated 12.09.2012 passed in Writ Petition No.204O7 of 2008 and batch. However, there shall be no order as to costs.

5. Miscellaneous applications, if any, pending in this writ petition, shall stand closed. //TRUE COPY// ASSIS SD/.K. AMMAJI T REGISTRAR s OFFICER To,

1. The Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Telangana State Southern Power Distribution Company Limited, Vidyuth Soudha, Somajiguda, Hyderabad. 2. Chie'( General Manager commercial Mint Compound TGSPDC L, Hyderabad 3. The Superintending Engineer, Telangana State Southem Power Distribution Company Limited, Vidyuth Soudha, Somajiguda, Hyderabad.

4. The Divisional Engineer, Operation Kondapur TGSPDCL 5. TheAsst. Divisional Engineer, Operation KondapurTGSPDCL 6. The Assistant Engineer, SE/OP/GHYD East AE OP Allapur TGSPDCL 7. One CC to Smt. Thakur Roopa Singh, Advocate [OPUC] 8. Two CCs to GP for Energy, High Court for the State of Telangana, at Hyderabad [OUT]

9. One CC to Sri N. Sreedhar Reddy, SC for TGSPDCL[OPUC]

10. One CC to Sri Raparthi Venkatesh, SC for GHMC[OPUC]

11.Two CD Copies TJ BS HIGH COURT CC TODAY DATED:2210112025 ORDER WP.No.1636 of 2025 o 1HE SI4 ( / o o 24 JAii ft45 i i' '.\ , \! .L --;/ DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION AT THE ADMISSION STAGE WITHOUT COSTS I I \L{ tptE-