High Court · 2025

Petition under Article 226 of hhe Constitution of lndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate Writ, Order or direction particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of respondent No.2 and 3, in insisting the petitioner to get occupancy certificate from the 4th respondent, for release of power supply to the premises bearing PIot No.57iA and 57iB, Lake View Colony, Hydernagar Village, Kukatpally, Hyderabad, Telangana State, as illegal and arbitrary and violative of Article 14 of The Constitution of lndia, and consequently direct the respondent No.2 and 3 to release the electricity power supply to the premises bearing Plot No.S7lA and 57l8, Lake View Colony, Hydernagar Village, Kukatpally, Hyderabad, Telangana state, without insisting to produce occupancy certificate from the 4th respondent, in the interest of jr.rstice. lA NO: 1 OF 2025 Petition unrier section 15'1 cPC praying that in the circumr;tances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High C;ourt ma,y be pleased to DIRECT the respr;ndent No.2 and 3 to release the electricity porarer supply to the premises bearing Plot No.57lA and 5718, Lake View colony, Hydernagar Village, Kukatpally, Hyderabad, Terangana state, without insisting to proruce occupancy certificate from the 4th respondent, pending disposal of the wri1. petition, in the interest of justice. Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI P. VENKANNA Counsel for the Respondent, No.1: Gp FOR ENERGY Counsel forthe Respondent Nos.2 and 3: SRI N. SREEDHAR REDDy, SC FOR SOUTHERN POWER DISTRIBUTION COMPANY OF TELANGANA LIMITED Counsel for the Respondent No.4: SRI K. RAVI MAHENDER, SC FOR GREATER HYDEFIABAD MUNICIPAL CORPORATION The Court made the following: ORDER I i I : : I I I I I I I 1 l I : I THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE PULLA KARTHIK, WRIT PETITION No.934O OF 2o25 ORDER: With the consent of both the parties, this Writ Petition is taken up for disposal, at the admission stage itself

2. This Writ Petition is filed, under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking the following relief: "...1o issue a Writ of Mandamus or attA other oppropiate Wit' Order or direcion partrculdrlg ine in the nature of Wnt of MandatnLs' declaing the action of respondent No.2 & 3, ln i/rslslirtg the petit@ner to get o(rupan<:ll cenifrcaie from the 4th respondent, for relttose of pottter supplg to the premrses beanng ctot No.57/A ancl 57/ts, Lakt: Vieu) ColonA, HAdemogar VilLage, Kukatially, Hgderabad, Telangana .slale, o's illegal and arbitraru and uiolatiue if anicle 14 of The Constitutiotl oI lidia, and consequentlV direct the ,espon leit No.2 & 3 io release the electicita pouter supply to tlle premises beiing PLot No.57/A arLd 57/8, Lalle Vieu Colong, Hgdemagar Village' Kukatiallg, Hyderabad., Telangana Sttite, Luitltout insLstirlg to produce ouupin l ..i1r.ate from llle 4th responclent, in tt'Le interesL of ittstice ond pass... " I l

3. Heard Sri P.Venkanna, Iearned counsel for the petitioner; learned Government Pleader for Energr for respondent No 1; Sri N.Sreedhar Reddy, learned Standing Counsel for Southern Power Distribution Company of Telangana Limited, for respondent Nos.2 & 3; and Sri K.Ravi Mahender, learned Standing Counsel for Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, for respondent No'4' t (l Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the subject

4. matter of this Writ Petition is squarely covered by the order of this Court in W.P.No.26O85 of 2018, d,ated, 26.07 '2O18, and requested this Court to pass similar order in the present Writ Petition also' I i i I Ij i I i i i 2 li p.9340 2025 The same is not seriously disputed by the learned C overnment Pleader:rs uell as learned Standing Counsel for thc respondents.

5. In viery of the above submissions and for the reasc ns alike in the ordcr oi this Court in W.p.No.26Og5 of 2O t8, dated 26.O7.2O18, this Writ petition is disposed. of dirt:cting the respondents to release the power supply to th,: premises of the petitioner stLbject to the compliance of the terms and (londitions and on furr-rishing an undertaking to produce the ( )ccupancy certificate from the concerned Municipal Corporation within a prescribed period, and if no such occupancy certificate is producecl u.ithih such period, it is open to the respondents to take appropriatc action in accordance with law. Miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall starLd closed. There shall b,l no order as to costs. //TRUE COPY/i SD/. P. PADMANABHA R ASSISTANT EDDY TRAR V/S SECTION OFFICER I[: Jiif 5:.,!ff ::?g; 5;,1gt?,"fff#"Jj, S e c re ta ri a r, H yd, ra b a d, rh e gHJ, j',:?lUS#,j;tt!::1,;Sy,?i?f ,+3fl"&,, 3 4

5. 6 S;,,h;#[ts?+.'1'l5H:fl The,Superintr:ndent Engineer,, Medchal Circle, TGSpI- if,:#i?ftn*:ffi8;#:ti#,l," ffi:i.Y:]':*ff -,?,,, gne qq to Sri p. V6nkanni Iyi":,"r:f ;,e"1?'X5IJ!,i'rti'331',i[o,.o,n'"%,,teorreranszna,at One CC to Sri K.havi lr/aht SC for Greater Hyderabad fufi-rnicipal uorporation[OpUCl "nder' if i[f isil{,,'ff Siilffirgii!,'o.so,,,.,u,.npowerDistribution (AtWh the Copy of Order dated 26.07.2018 tn W.p.No,26085 OF 2018) TJ GJP

7. o I To, 1 2 !:.,:- __ .t*rt!.*.r a: -'_' -:.' q----ffi .,: r{ I HIGH COURT CC TODAY DATED:271A3/2025 ORDER WP.No.9340 of 2025 c, u o J j P t o o 6 TEI-4 .$ .{\ \' + lJol\'\ * DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS I I I I I THE HON'BLE SRI.TUSTICE M.S.RAMACHANDRA RAO WRIT PETITI ON No.26O 85 of 2O18 ORDER Heard counsel for the petitioner, Sri R. Vinod Reddy, Standing Counsel for Telalgana State Southern power Distribution Corporation Limited, appearing for respondents 1 to 3, and Sri L.Venkateshwar Rao, Standing Counsel for Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, appearing for 4th respondent.

2. It is stated by learned counsel appearing for the petitioner as well as Sri R.Vinod Reddy, Standing counsel appearing for respondent Nos. 1 to 3 that the issue in this Writ Petition is covered by the order of this Court dt.23.O3.2O18 in W.P.No.9789 of 2Ot8.

3. Therefore for reasons alike, this Writ petition is also disposed of with a direction to the respondents to release the power supply to the premises of the petitioner subject to the compliance of the terms and conditions and on furnishing an undertaking to produce the occupancy certilicate from the concerned Municipal Corporation 2 within a prescribed period, and if no such occupancy certificate is produced within such period, it is open to the respondents to take appropriate action in accordan'::e with law. There shall be no order as to costs 4. Qen5srluently, miscellaneous petitions pencling, if any, shall stand dismissed. 26th July, 2018 M.S.RAMACHANDRA RAO, J