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'1. Mr. Bolla Sreekanth, S/o. Bolla Sreeramulu Business Rio. H. No. 1/21, Mittameedapalli Cuddapah, Andhra pradesh. aged about 38 years, Occ. Rajampet, Mittammeedipalli
2. Mr. Venkateswarlu Talacheru, S/o years, Occ. Business Rl/o. Plot No. East Marredpally, Secunderabad. Talacheru Subbanaidu, wed about 54 176, Road No. 1, Dhanalakshmi Colony, ...PETITIONERS AND
1. The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Power and Energy Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad-500022. 2 J 4 5 Southern Power Distribution Company Ltd., of Telangana, Rep. by its Chairman and Managing Director, Mint Compound, Hyderabad. Southern Power Distribution Company Ltd., of Telangana, Rep., by The Superintending Engineer, operation Cybercity Circle, Cybercity. Southern Power Distribution Company Ltd of Telangana, Rep by its Assistant Divisional Engineer, operation, Gachibowli Sub Division, Cybercity. Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, Rep. by its Commissioner, Serilingampally Zone Hyderabad. ...RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 oI 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 Wit, 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 of 6NO 3-PH each 15 KW domestic loads to the existing 1No 5 l(A/ temporary load, thus making a total load of 95 t(W to the Petitioners property bearing Plot No. 168 admeasuring 500 Sq. Yds or equivalent to 418 Sq. Mts in Survey No.66/2, situated at Raidurg Nav Khalsa Village, Serilingampally 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 lA NO: 1 oF 2025 PetitionunderSectionlslCPCprayingthatinthecircumstattcesstatedin the affidavit filed in support of the petition, ir'e-Higr, court may be pleased to direct 2 & 3 to release power supply of 6No 3-PH each 15 KW domestic i;;;d".i. i";;: to the existing 1tlo 5 KW'temporary'load, thus making a total,load of 9-5 KW to the Petitioners property bearing Ploi No 168 admeasuring 500 Sq Y-ds or Lqririf"nt to 418 bq'Mts in Suriey No' 66/2, situated at Raidur'J Nav Khalsa Viilage, Serilingampalty tt/landal, Rangareddy District Counsel for the Petitioner: Ms. NIKITA GOENKA Counsel for the Respondent No.1: GP FOR ENERGY Counset for the Respondent Nos.2 to 4: SRI N' SREEDHAR REDD'Y SC FOR TSPDCL Counsel for the Respondent No.S: SRI G. MADHUSUDHAN REDDY SC FOR Gl,{MC The Court made the following: ORDER THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE PULLA KARTHIK WRIT PETITTON No.1 2152 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 the Constitution of India, seeking the following reliel :l'j , "..-lo rsisue an appropiate Wtt, order or direclion rnore particulttrlg one i'n the nature of Wit of Mandamus declanng the action of the 'Respondents 2 & 3 in not reteasing pouer supply of 6NO 3 pH each 15 iw dotnestic Loads to the e.risting lNo 5 KW temporary loqd, tllus makino a totaL lo.l(t of 95 KW lo the Petitioners propertg bearing ptot No.168 admeasuring SOO Sq. yds or equiualent to 418 Sq. Mts in SurueA No.66/2, situated at Randurg liau Kl(Llstt Vilage, SeiLingatlpallA Manda| Rangareddg Drctnct as i egil, nutt, uord, arbitrarq and corLsequentlA direct ttrc Responiertts 2 & 3 to relZase the pollter supplA uittlout i ssting for occupancA certiflcate and fo pass... ,,
3. Heard Ms.Nikita Goenka, learned counsel for the petitioners; learned Government Pleader for Enerry 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 G.Madhusudhan Reddy, learned Standing Counsel for Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, for respondent No.5.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the subject matter of this Writ Petition is squarely covered by the order of this Court in W.P.No.6O3O of 2O2O, dated 2O.O4.2020, and requested this Court to pass similar order in the present Writ petition also. I t I I 2 PK,J llp 12152 2025 - The same is I r,tt seriously disputed by the learned Gc,vernment Pleacler as well r1s learned Standing Counsel for the respondents'
5. In r.ierv <,f the above submissions and for the reasotLs alike in the order of thils Court in W.P.No.603O of 2O2O, dated 2().O4 '2O2O ' this Writ Petiticn is disposed of directing the respondents to release the pou,er supp,ly to the premises of the petitioners sub-'ect to the compliance ol lhe tcrms and conditions and on furnishing an undertaking -o produce the occupancy certihcate from the concerned MlLr-ricipal Corporation within a prescribed period, and if no such occu[)ancy certificate is produced within such p':riod, it is open to the rt s,pondents to take appropriate action in accordance with law. Misccllet n eous petitions pending, if any, shall statrd closed' There shall be tto order as to costs. /TTRUE COPY// SD/.T.JAYASREE DEPUT REGISTRAR $ecltott oFFlcER To, Hyderabad-500022.
1. The Principal Secretary, Power and Energy Department' Secretariat' 2. The Chairman and Managing Director' S-outhern Power Distrib 'rtion Company ' iil], ""i' if r'ii g ; u-, Mint ioripound' Hvderabad' 3. The Superinte'rding Engineer, southern- Power. Distribution Company Ltd ' " +;H;fi; op.iJtion c"vu"rciiv circle' cvbercitv' 4. The Assistant Divisional Engineer Soulhqryfgryer Distribution Company Ltd - ;iTJfi;;;: , ;G;ii".;'G"";hiuowti sun Division' cvbercitv'
5.TheCommissioner,GreaterHyderabadMunicipalCorporationSerilingampally Zone HYderabad. aqt'tL
6. One CC to Ms NIKITA GOENKA Advocate [OPUC] 7. One CC to SRI N. SREEDHAR REDDY SC FOR TSPDCL [OPUC] 8. One CC to SRI G. MADHUSUDHAN REDDY SC FOR GHMC [OPUC] 9. Two CCs to GP FOR ENERGY ,High Court for the State of Telangana
10.Two CD Copies KKS PSK CC TODAY I I F S l-;\ ta 1t\ :f, ta)lO ?[rPfl* j t D E.q.' '1 .''i"') -.-';-' HIGH COURT DATED:2210412025 ORDER WP.No.12152 of 2025 DISPOSING THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS \> 2 t{ )n>s- I I I I I I.