Uppala Srinivas v. The State of Telangana

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 and 3 in not releasing power supply to 15Nos 3 phase each 5KW Domestic Load over and above existing 1No 3 phase 5 KW category Vlll Temporary Service thus making a total load of B0 KW to the Petitioners property bearing H. No. 2-129150, on Plot admeasuring 600.00 Sq. Yds or 501.6 Sq. Mts in Sy. No. .263, situated at Gajularamaram Village, Quthbullapur Mandal, Rangareddy District as illegal, null' void, arbitrary and consequently direct the Respondents 2 and 3 to release the power supply without insisting for occupancy certificate t( 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 Respondents 2 and 3 to rerease power supply to 15 Nos 3 phase each SKW Domestic Load overr and above existing 1No 3 phase 5 KW category VI Temporary service thus making a total load of g0 KW to the petitioners"property bearing H. No. 2-12trl50, on Plot admeasuring 600.00 sq. yds or 501.6 sq. ttrtts in Sy. No .263, sit rated at Gajularamaram Village, euthbullapur ii4anOal, Rangareddy District Counsel for the Petitioner:Ms. NIKITA GOENKA Counsel for the Respondent No..l: Gp FOR ENERGY Counsel for the Respondent Nos.2 to 4: SRI N. SREEDHAR REDDY SC FOR TSSPDCL Counsel for the Respondent No.5: SRt K. RAVI MAHENDER SC FOR GHMC The Court made the ifollowing: ORDER THE HON'BLE SRI .,IUSTICE PULLA KARTHIK I WRIT PETITION No. 1 1518 0F 2025 ORDER: With the consent of both the parties, this Writ petition IS taken up lor disposal, at the admission stage itself.

2. This Writ Petition is filed, under Article 226 o{, the Constitution of India, seeking the following relief: "...to issue an appropriate Wit, order or dtectton nbre porticularllJ onc itl Lhe nalure of Wnt of Mandanlus declaitg the action of the i<espoidelts 2 & 3 in not releasing polDer suppllJ to J S,ffos 3 pha-se eachiKW Doniestic Loacl oucr and oboue eristing lNo 3 phase S KW category VIII TcnporerlJ Sert)rce l/rus o tolal load of A0 KW to the l,etiti.,ners property biairLg II.No.2 "-rr11[,.,:g 129/50, on Plot adrneasurttg 600.00 Sq. yds or SO1_6'Sq.'Mts !n SU../Vo.26:i, situaled dt Gdjul.rrdmaram Village, euthbulbapur Mandat, Rangaredig Di-stit:t as illegal, null, uotd, arb\trary and consequentlg direct tte Res'pondenls 2 an<l 3 to release the pouer supplu u.)ithout insisttng lor occupancy iertifrcate an(j Io

3. Heard Ms.Nikita Goenka, learned counsel for the petitioner; learned Government Pleader for Energz for respondent No.l; Sri N.Sreedhar Reddy, learned Standing Counsel for Southern Power Distribution Company of Telangana Limited, for respondent Nos.2 to 4; and Sri K.Ravi Mahender, learned Standing Counsel for Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, for respondent No.5.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the subject matter of this Writ Petition is squarely covered by the order of this Court in W.P.No.6030 of 2O2O, dated 20.O4.2020, and requested this Court to pass similar order in the present Writ petition also. I t \ \ 2 \rP I l5ta 2025 Thc sam,-- is tot scriolrsly clisputed by the leartr,ld Government Pleader as wel as learned Standing Counsel for the respondents.

5. In vieu ,rl lhe abovc submissions and for the reasons alike in the rrrder of tl-rs Courr in W.p.No.6O3O of 2O2O, datcd 20.O4.2O2O, this Writ I)etitir,n is disposed of directing the reslordents to release the power supph. 1,o the premises of the petitione;- subject to the compliance ol lhe terms and conditions and on furnishing an undcrtaking t. producc the occupancy certifir:zrte from the conccrned Mun rr:ipal Corl;oration within a prescribed period, and if no such occup:r ltcy ccrtifrcate is produced within suc:h period, it is open to th(' rest)ondcnts to take appropriate action :n accordance u,ith larv. Miscr.llan,,ous petitions pcnding, if any, shalJ stand closed. Therc shall be n,r orrlcr as to costs. SD/- T. CHANDRA SEKHAR DDY ASSISTANT R GI TRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION FFICER Hyderabad-5000212 Ltd, of Telangana Mint Compound, Hyderabad. Telangana operation tt/edchal Circle, Medchal. , The Principal Secretary, Power and Energy Department, Secretariat, . The Chairman and Managing Director, Southern Power Distribution Company . The Superintendrng Engineer,southein Power Distribution Company Ltd, of . The Aisistant Div sional Engineer, Southern Power Distribution Company Ltd . The Commissiohe:r,Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, Kukatpally . One CC to Ms. NIKITA GOENKA Advocate [OPUC] . One CC to SRI N SREEDHAR REDDY SC FOR TSSPDCL [OPUC] . One CC to SRI K RAVI MAHENDER SC FOR GHMC IOPLTC] . Two CCs to GP F:OR ENERGY ,High Court for the State of Telangana. [OUT] 0.Two CD Copies of Telangana, op€lration, Quthbullapur Section, Medchal. Zone, Hyderabad l I oT I 2 o J 4 5 o 7 8 I 1 KKS CC TODAY HIGH COURT DATED:1710412025 I i I a t I : I i I I ! i t t i i i I I i I , i ORDER WP.No.11518 of 2025 1ts E, SI4 16 o ,e J 22 npn m5 Es p,r;ci ,i E DISPOSING THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS N i,