The High Court · 2025

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 Part of Plot Nos.384lParl and 385/Part, in Survey Nos.1 1/19, I I I i I l 1112O, and '1 1 21. simsssuring '120 sq. yards, situatec at Khanamet (V), Serilingampally (1i4,, Under GHIVC, Ranga Reddy District T. i , bounded by North. Part of P rt l.lc.385South. Part of Plot No.384 East. prot Nlos.38s/part and 383 West. 30 F'. \,Vide Road., as illegal, null, void, arbitra y arrd consequenfly direct the respor',d,-.rts to receive application and to rele;rse the irrdividual service connection witlc,ut lr:ing influenced by the instructions of the gri -espondent. lA NO: 1 OF 202!i Petition u' d:- section 15i cpc praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit fileri in support of the petition, the High court ma,,be pleased to direct the Respro rde rts 2 to 7 lo receive the application and r:lea;e the individual service connectir: n t: the petitioner, the part of plot Nos.ltg4ll)art and 385/part, in Survey Nos.'1 '1"9, 11 20, and 11121, admeasuring .120 sq ya-ds, situated at Khanamet (V), S;e'i irgampally (M), Under GHMC, Ran,3a Fledcy District, T.S., bounded by N.:rth F,art of Plot No.385; South. part of plot No 384; East. plot Nos.385/Part an.l 3€:i; West. 30' Ft. Wide Road. Counsel for the Petlt oner : SRI THAKUR ROOPA SINGH Counsel for thr: Itespondent No.1 : Gp FOR ENERGY counsel for Resrrondents No.2to7: ".,*R1.rt?[tt REoD r, Counsel for ResJrondents No.8 : SRI K.RAVI MAHENDER, SC: FOIR GHMC The Court made thr: f ollowing: ORDER THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE PULLA KARTHIK WRIT PETITION No.7371 OF 2o25 ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed, under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking the following rclief: "---to bsue on appropiate utriL, order or diret:tion nore particularly one in the nature of Wit oJ' MarLdamus declo.ingl tlLe action of the Respondents 2 to 7 in not receiuing the applic.llion fonn and releose the iuliuidual seruice connection to the petttioner, the Pdrt of l,lot Nos.381/Pcn1 end 385/paft, itL SurueA Nos.l1/19, 11/20, antl 11/21, aclme,asunng 12O sq yards, situated at Khdname.t (V), SeriligampolLg (M), UtKle.r GIIMC, Rorqa Reddll ri.slnct, ?.S., boLLnded ba NortfL: P.ul of Plot rvo.38.5; S-oulh. Part of Plot No.381 Eos| Plot Nos.385/ patl antl 383; West: 30' Ft. Wide Road-, as illegnl, nltll, uol.[. arbitrary Ld cotlseEaentlg direct the respondetlts Lo recelue dpplu:atiotL otl(l to release tle ind.uidual seruce connection witl'tout being itlJluencdl blJ tlLe instructions oJ'the Eh respotldent an(l lopas.s.-. "

2. Heard Smt.Thakur Roopa Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner; learned Government Pleader for Energr for respondent No.1; Sri N.Sreedhar Reddy, learned Standing Counsel for Telangana State Southern Power Distribution Company Limited, for respondent Nos.2 to 7; and Sri K.Ravi Mahender, learned Standing Counsel for Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, for respondent No.8. With their consent, this Writ Petition is take n up for disposal, at the admission stage itself.

3. Learned counsel for thc petitioncr submits that the subject matter of this Writ Petition is squarely covered by the order of this Court in W.P.No.3526 of 2025, dated 07.02.2025, and requested this Court to pass similar order in the present Writ Petition also. .-ffiE "it--"''ffi -i;idrri Fh \\P 737I 2025 2 Thc sartr s n (l L seriously dlsputed by the le arn tcl ( iovernment P.leadel ls ri r ll as learned Standing Counsel for tl.ie .esr onclents. 4, In r :rr ,rf the above submissions ancl for lhe r cas,rns zrlike in the or<ler ,l ttis Court in W.p.No.3S26 of 2025, clatecl ( 7.1)2.2025, this Wri , e.it oLr is disposed of permitting the r)etrrion( r 1o file an onlinc ap::rlica tion seeking electricity service con lccI on lo the petitioncr',, ,rr rjcct premises i.e., the part o[ plot Nor;.1]g1/part and 385/Ptrr rr Survey Nos. 11/ tg, 1l/20, and I I 121. acmcasuring i 20 sq. r,trc :,, siLuated at Khanamet (V), St:rilir rgar rpally (M), GHMC, Ila rl,L Redcly District, Telangana State, rvitlrin r perrod ot one (l) t,er k 1 -rm the date of receipt of the copy ,tI tL c orclcr. Upon receipt o' ,;Lr::- :rn application, respondent Nos.:Z to 7 a -e clirected to consiie r-t'r said application of the petitioner. tbr r-t:l.ase .f the electricitr. 1:o .r r r supply to the petitioner,s subjec, pr()pcr \ ,,r.ithin a pcriod o[ t i, (2) ri,eeks thercafter. It is howevc r olrst:r,cd tl-rat if rcspondenr i\:,s.2 to 7 pass ordcrs on petitttnel ,s z pplication grar-rting r( . I i:' of the electricity pow.er suppt1,. tr) t"re 1,ctitien61,g subject p-rt)(.1 t r, the same shall be subject to furlher clirr rctLon that may be rssr e ,,1 rl the State of Telangana or the Hon,trle .A pex Court in tl're lif g ti( r I pcnding before it arising out ol th:: or dcr clated 72.O9.2O.,2 I. rsse<l in Writ Petition No.20407 of 2 )08 errrcl batch. 3 PK,J W p 7371 2025 Miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shal1 stand closed SD/-P. PADMANABHA REDDY ASSISTANT REGISTRAR There shall be no order as to costs. Note: That the typographical error crept in reading wrong date of order as 1210312025 in place of 1110312025 in W.P.No.7371 of 2025 and the same was dispatched. The same is corrected and amended forthwith, in Suo Moto. This Amended order shall substitute the earlier order which has already been dispatched on 18-03-2025. SD/-P.PADMANABHA REDDY EPUTY REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To,

1. The Principal Secretary Power and Energy Depa(me nt Secretariat, State of Telangana, Hyderabad-500022.

2. The e hairmah-cum-Managing Director, Telangana State Southern Power Distribution Company Limited, Vidyuth Soudha, Somajiguda, Hyderabad. _ . 3. The Chief General lvlanager commercial Mint Compound, T G S P DC L, 4. The Superintending Engineer, Telangana State Southern Power Distribution Hyderabad X Company Limited, Vidyuth Soudha, Somajiguda, Hyderabad.

5. The Divi5ional Engineer, Operation Kondapur TGSPDCL 6. The Asst. Divisional Engineer, Operation Kondapur TGSPDCL 7. The Assistant Engineer, SE/OP/GHYD East AE OP Allapur TGSPDC_L 8. The Commission-er, Greater Hyderabad [Municipal Corporation, Circle 20, Tank Bund Road, Hyderabad.

9. One CC to SRI THAKUR ROOPA SINGH, Advocate. [OPUC] 10.Two CCs to GP FOR ENERGY, High Court for the State of Telangana. {OUTI 11.One CC to SRI N.SREEDHAR REDDY, SC FOR TGSPDCL/TRANSCO. loPUCl

12.One CC to SRI K.RAVINDER MAHENDER, SC FOR GHMC. [OPUCI 13.Two CD Copies. BSK Y-{r I I i ; i t t I I I I I I I I i I I I I I i j { i I I I I I I I I I l i I HIGH COUR DATED:1 1t0':112025 AMENDED13It'DER WP.No.7371 :,f 2025 I]C TODAY a- iHF. i14 I \ (.1 .1 i\ jri ?s6 J.) + \,, :_. 1 .., r'l: DISPOSINCi OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT C(:ISTS 1ro .u?cs[ x,\"