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1. The State of Telangana, Rep by its Pl'nqPql Secretary Power and Energy ' oe"pa-tinieni secretiriat, Hyri era bad -sooozz' 2.TheSouthernPowerDistributionCompanyofTelanoanaStateLtd,Rep.by its chairman u"d M";dildii;;'.# nSrin'glt. corp6rate office at 6-1-50, Mint ComPound' HYderabad 500063'
3. The Superintending Engineer, Operation/ Cybercity Circle' TGSPDC L' CybercitY
4. The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation' Rep by Deputy - co"rmiiii"neil Circte-r'to z0, GHMC, Serilingampally Zone' ...RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 oI lhe Constitution of lndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith' the High Court may be pleased to issue writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of WRIT oFMANDAMUsdirectingtherespondents2to3toprovideelectricityconnection LT supply to 1No 3-Ph 49KW Non-Domestic Load Connection to the Residential Building in Plot No.'t'1, in Survey No 104' admeasuring 190 Sq' Yards' situated at Nanakramguda (V), GHMC Serilingampally' Ranga Reddy District' T'S'' bounded by North. Neighbour's Land, South' 25 Wide Road' East Plot No'10' West' Plot :- No.12. without insisring upon occupancy certificate from the 4th respondent by holding that the refus;al to provide electricity connection to the above referred premises is illegal anJ arbitrary. lA NO: 'l OF 2025 Petition under s;ection 1si cpc praying that in the circumstzrnces stated in the affidavit filed in sugrport of the petition, the High court may be pl,:ased to direct the respondents 2 to 3 to provide erectricity connection LT suppr,T to 1No 3-ph 49KW Non-Domestic Load connection to the Residentiar Buirding in prot No.11, in Survey No.104, adrreasuring 190 Sq. yards, situated at Nanallramguda (V), GHMC Serilingampal y. Ranga Reddy District, T.S., bounded by North: Neighbour's Land; Sor.rth: 25' Wide Road; East: plot No..l0; West: plot No.12. without insisting upor occupancy certificate from the 4th respondent pending disposal of main writ t,etition. Counsel for the Petitioners: SMT. THAKUR ROOPA SINGH Counsel forthe Respondent No.1: Gp FOR ENERGY 99y.T:ll.r the Respondent Nos.2 and 3: SRt N. SREEDHAR REDDy, SC FOR SOUTHERN POWER DISTRIBUTION COMPANY Oi TEUruCANA L.IMITED 9g1n-T1!ol !!" Respondent No.4: SRt c. MADHUSUDHAN REDDy, Sc FoR GREATER HYDERABAD MUNICIPAL CORPORATIbN The Court made the following: ORDER THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE PULLA KARTHIK WRIT PETITION No .LO602 0F 2025 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 hled, under Article 226 of ttre Constitution of India, seeking the following relief: ". . . to issue writ ord.er or dtrecton more particularlg one in the ruttule oJ WRIT OF MANDAMUS directing the respondents 2 to 3 to prouide electicitA connection LT supplg to 1No 3-Ph 49KW Non Donesttc Load Connectton to the Residential Building in Plot No.l1, in Surueg No.I04, ad.measuring 190 S<1. Yards, situated at Naaakramguda (V), CHMC SerilinganpatLg, Ranga Reddg Dtstict, 7.5., boundetl bg North: Neighbour's Land; SoutLL 25' Wide Road.; East: Plot No.10; West: Plot No.12. Without insisting upon occl.Lpancg certifc.tte from the 4th respondent by holding that the re:fusal to prouidi eleitricitg connectton to the aboue rekrred prerftises is iltegal and arbitrary and poss..."
3. Heard Smt.Thakur Roopa Singh, learned counsel for the petitioners; learned Government Pleader for Energz for respondent No.1; Sri N.Sreedhar Reddy, learned Standing Counsel for Southern Power Distribution Company of Telangana Limited, for respondent Nos.2 and 3; and Sri G.Madhusudhan Reddy, learned , I Standing Counsel for Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, for respondent No.4.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the subject rnatter of this Writ Petition is squarely covered by the order of this Court in W.P.No.6O30 of 2O2O, d,ated 2O.O4.2020, and requested this Court to pass similar order in the present Writ petition also. I l : i I i I i I I I I I I 2 P(,J Vp 10602 2025 The same is tr,rt seriously disputed by the learned Government Pleader as r've1l rrs learned Standing Counsel for the respondents'
5. In view r,f the above submissions and for the reasorLs alike in the order of t.hi,; Court in W.P.No.6O3O of 2O2O, dated 20 04 2020' this Writ Petititn is disposed of directing the respondcnts to release the power supp,l1' to the premises of the petitioners subiect ro the compliance of Lhe terms and conditions and on furn ishing an undertakir-rg :o produce the occupancy certificate from the concerned Municipal Corporation within a prescribed perLod, and if no such occu[).tncy certificate is produced within such p'rriocl, it is open to thr: re s,pondents to take appropriate action in a ccordance with law. Misccllar cous petitions pending, if any, shall starld closed There shall be no order as to costs. To, /ITRUE COPY/I oEPUTiD{-5itSl* r h \---.^-^ \ SECTIdN OFFICER t The Principal S,ecretary Power and Energy Department Secretariat' The State . , ii ; cti;Y*J,, ,,ii H/linriiid o-i'"itot, The S-outhern Power l)istribution ofielanqdna HYderabad-5OO022' comoanv or lirlansana lUiB Iil,"n;;i"g'its b-oiporate office at 6-1-50' Mint Combouhd, Frl'derabad 500063' -d Cvbercitv "gi;JJi peration/ cvbercitv ci rcl e' rc) s P DC L' circt" No.do, r;HHac, Serilingampally Zone'
3. i#'fi ;;; ;i.,l,oin g-E a iil5"oliLt, c)ommissioner, The Greater Hyderabad Municip;ll Corporation' '' e. i*: 3 :i:"3 :u [l gs,5;:gf il91 i f"11?:i5?i3'"? ?1, u. n u ",, ", ? iji;"CC 6 5; il.'sreedhar Reddv, SC for Southern Power Distribution e. 6ne bt io S i c. Iriadhu-suii,iri n"OOi, SC for Greater Hyderabad Municipal 9. Two CD CoP e,s HYderabad [OUT] Comp"ny of 'f :langana Limited[OPUC] - - - CorporationIO PUC] TJ l I i i I l i HIGH COURT CC TODAY DATED:0910412025 ORDER WP.No.10602 of 2025 --'a' r':: i i,E sr^1r r.\ o I .: .l) 11APH zffi Ci o )_ ^ * l:, '- t\. DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COISTS .) l,_ l) ?