High Court · 2025

Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of lndia pray!9g that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the inaction of the respondent No.1 to 4 in releasing the New electricity connection to the petitioner, despite completion of all the required formalities by the petitioner is contrary to the principles of natural justice and powers and duties as assigned to them, when petitioner herein put hardships and business loss, as per contents of compliant of petitioner herein is arbitrary, illegal I t; I and contrary to natural justice and consequently direct the respondents to release new electricity connection premises no. 202, Second Floor, Diamond Towers Building, No 6-2-983 beside Shadan. College, Khairtabad Hyderabad. Counsel for the Petitioner: SRl. MOHD MAJID KHAN Counsel for the Respondent No.1 : GP FOR ENERGY Counselior the Respondent nos.2 to 4: SRI N. SREEDHAR REDDY SC FOR TGSPDCL The Court made the following: ORDER t ,/ HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE SUREPALLI NANDA w PETI ON No. 76t of o25 OR ER: Heard Sri Mohd. Majid Khan, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Energy appearing on behalf of the respondent No.1 and Sri N.Sreedhar Reddy, learned Standing Counsel for TGSPDCL, appearing on behalf of the respondent Nos.2 to 4. 2 The Detiti o ne aDoro a ched the Cou rt seeki no D raver as un d er: "...to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the inaction of the respondent No'1 to 4 in releasing the New electricity connection to the petitioner, despite completion of all the required formalities by the petitioner is contrary to the principles of natural justice and powers and duties as assigned to them, when petitioner herein put hardships and business loss, as per contents of compliant of petitioner herein is arbitrary, illegal and contrary to natural justice and consequently direct a I 2 SN, J \!'t, 5761 2025 the respondents to release new electricity connection premises no.202, Second Floor, Diamond Towers Building, No 6-2-983 beside Shadan Coilege, Khairtabad Hyd, and to pass such other order or orders as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case.,,

3. The case of the petitioner, in brief, is that the petitioner is running education business in the name and Style of "M/s.Fly High Institute", which is located on the second floor of Diamond Towers, Khairtabad, Hyderabad. Since there is a dispute between the petitioner and the owner of the premises, Mohd Ahmed Ali, regarding rent, the owner of the petitioner disconnected the power supply of the petitioner institute with malicious intent, despite no pending bills. The petitioner, vide detailed representations dated 18.11.2024 addressed to the respondent No.3 herein, and dated 25.1L.2024 addressed to the respondent No.2 herein, requested the concerned authorities to provide the electricity connection under non domestic category to the subject property i.e., premises No.202, Second Floor, Diamond Towers, Building No.6-2_9g3, beside Shadan College, Khairtabad, Hyderabad, with all the \ , I J SN, J wP 5761 2025 requisite documents and the petitioner's applications had been registered as NR304244139050 dated 04'09'2024, subsequent to petitioner making an online payment of Rs.2,275/-, however, no action had been taken on petitioner's representations dated tB.lL.2O24 and 25.11'2024 and no orders had been passed on petitioner's application dated

04.0g.2024 as on date. Aggrieved by the same, the present Writ Petition is filed.

4. Learned Standing Counsel appearing on behalf of the respondent Nos.2 to 4 submits that the respondent Nos'2 and 3 may be directed to consider the representations of the petitioner dated LB.ll'2024 and 25.11.2024 and pass appropriate orders on the application of the petitioner dated 04.0g.2024 seeking electricity service connection to the petitioner's premises, within a reasonable period'

5. Takino into consideration: a) The facts and circumstances of the case, b) The submissions made by the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and the learned I I I 4 SN. J wP s76t 202i Standing Counsel for TGSpDCL appearing on behalf of the respondent Nos.2 to 4 and, c) The contents of the representations of the petitioner dated 18.11.2024 and 25.LL.2OZ4, The writ petition is disposed of directing the respondent Nos.2 and 3 to consider and pass appropriate orders in accordance to law on the application of the petitioner registered vide No.NR3O424413905O dated 04.09.2O24 seeking suppty of non-domestic new electricity service connection at premises No.2O2, Second Floor, Diamond Towers, Building No. 6-2-989, beside Shadan College, Khairtabad, Hyderabad, within a period of two(2) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order duly considering the petitioner,s representations dated 18.LL.2O24 addressed to the respondent No.3 herein and 25.11.2O24 addressed to the respondent No.2 herein and duly communicate the decisaon on the said application of the petitioner dated O4.09.2024 to the -l 5 SN, J wP 5161 2025 petitioner herein. However/ there shall no order as to costs. The miscellaneous applications, if any, shall stand closed. SD/.A.V'S.PRASAD ASSd#iii;iE6rsrmn / //TRUE COPY// ECTION OF FICER To,

1. The Prl. Secretary' Energy (Power) Department' Secretariat' Hyderabad -

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