High Court · 2025

...RES'ONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of lhe 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 by declaring the action of the Respondents in not accepting the application for electricity connection to the petitioner premises bearing Plot No. 95, H- No. 3-80-95, admeasuring 300 Sq' Yds in Sy' No' 80' Situated at Subhash chandra Bose Nagar Colony, New Fiafeezpet Village' Serilingampally Mandal' vide Agreement of Sale With Possession dated 27.12.2024. as illegal, arbitrary, un.iust and consequently direct the respondents to receive the application for the electricity connections and release the power supply without anY further delaY. lA NO: 'l OF 2o25 Petition under Section 151 cpc praying that in the circum-.,tances stated in the affidavit filed in sr"rpport of the petition, the High court may be preased to direct the and 4th Respondents to receive the apprication for the erectric ty connection to the petitioner premises bearing prot No.95, H.No.3-g0-95, admeasuring 300 Sq. Yds in Sy. No. 80, Situated at Subhash Chandra Bose Nagar Colony, New Hafeezpet village, seriringampalry Mandal, vide Agreement of Sale with Possession dated 27 .12.2024. Counsel for the Petitioner: M/s NIKITA GOENKA Counsel for the Respondent No.1: Gp FOR ENERGY counsel for the Respondent Nos.2 To 4: sRr N.SREEDHAR REDDy, sc FoR cpunset for the Respondent No.S: sRt c.MADHUr,lS;iR??rDy, sc FoR GHMC The Court made the following: ORDER THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE PULLA KARTHIK lIIRIT PETITION No.12149 OF 2025 rLll, 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 foliowing relief "..-to issue an dppropiate Wait, order or direct@n more parlicularlg one in the nature of WnL of Mandanlus blJ declaing the action of the Respondetis in not accepting tl@ applicdtion for electriciLA connection to the petitioner premises beanng Plot No.95, H.No.3 80 95, admeasunn(t 3OO Sq. y.rs in Sy. No.9O, Situated at Subhash Chartdra Bose Ndgar CoIonA, Neu, ITafeezpet village, Seihngampally MandaL uide Agreement of Sote With Possessidn dated 27.12.2024. as illegal, drbitrara, utljust cnd consequentlg direct the respondents to receiue the application lor the electicitA connections and release the power supplA aithout dng further deLaA and to pass..."

3. Heard Ms.Nikita Goenka, learned counsel for the petitioner; 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 to 4; and Sri G.Madhusudhan Reddy, 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.1837 of 2023, dated 27.O1.2O23, and requested this Court to pass similar order in the present Writ Petition also. , , t I .I 2 PK"' \\'p, t2 t49 _2025 The same is not seriously disputed by the learned ( iovernment Pleader as wr.il as learned Standing Counsel for the resp tndents.

5. In vieu, of the above submissions and for the reasons alike in the order of this Court in W.p.No. 183T of 2023, d.ated 27.O1.2023, this Writ Petirion is disposed of permitting the petitioner to make a fresh application before respondent Nos.2 to 4 for release of electricity connection to the petitioner,s property bearing plot No.95, H.No.l-80-95, admeasuring 300 Sq. yards in Sy.No.g0, situated at Sr-rbhash Chandra Bose Nagar Colony, New Hafeezpet Village, Serilingampally Mandal, T.S., within a period of two (2) q,eeks lrom the dale of receipt of a copy of this ordcr. Ulron receipt of such an al;llication, the respondents shall consider the same and pass acpropriate orders, in accordance with law, as expeCjtiously as possible, preferably within a period ,)f trvo (2) rn eeks therefrc,m, subject to the petitioner making neccssary payment, as siipulated under the Electricity Act, 2003. Miscellzrneous petitions pending, if any, shall sta rd closed. There shall be no order as to costs. //TRUE COPY// SD/- K.AMMAJI A!!uw REGISTRAR i 1 SECTION OFFICER The Principal Secretary, Power and Energy Department, Secrelariat, Hyderabad, State of Telang ana -500022. Chairman and Managing Director, Southern Power Distribution Company Ltd., of Telangana, Mint Compound, Hyderabad. Superintending Engineer (operational) Cybercity, Southern Power Distribution Company Ltd., of Telangana, Hyderabad. Assistant Divisional Engineer Operation, Southern Power Distribution Company Ltd of Telangana, Chandanagar, Hyderabad The Commissioner, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, Serilingampally Zone, Hyderabad. One CC to M/s. NIKITA GOENKA, Advocate IOPUC] Two CCs to GP FOR ENERGY, High Court for the State of Telangana, at H e bad. IOUTI -r* i I I i I l To

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8. ONE CC tO SFII N.SREEDHAR REDDY, SC FOR TGSPDCL 9. One CC to SRI G.MADHUSUDHAN REDDY, SC FOR GHM 10.Two CD Copies IoPUCI c [oPUC] PSK. PSK \ HIGH COURT DATED:2210412025 ORDER WP.No.12149 of 2025 CC TODAY l I a) \' l ri; - .'/..\ :, 2{APfru5 '.; .-i--. . ,,., .,,-(\ :' '' ---..-.-,;.-1..4 .| ,,.; -.// DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS \7 t? i I f I I I I I l l