High Court · 2025

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE PULLA KARTHIK WRIT PETITION NO: 13099 OF 2025 Between: M.Sandeep Reddy, S/o. M. Laxma Reddy Age. 36 yrs Occ. Service, Rl/o. Plot No.184, Survey No.1007, 3iagyanagar Co:operativq Housing Society Ltd., Kukatpally (V), Balanagar (M), Ranga Reddy District, T.S. ...PETITIONER AND

1. The State of Telangana, Rep by its Principal Secretary Power and Energy Department Secretariat, Hyderabad-500022 2. Teiangana State Southein Power Distribution Company Limited, . Vidyuth Soudtia, Somajiguda, Hyderabad Rep. by its Chairman-cum-Managing Director Company Limited, Vidyuth Soudha, Somajiguda, Hyderabad

3. The Superintending Engineer, Telangana State Southern Power Distribution 4. The biviiional Engine6r, Operation Kukatpally, TGSPDC L, Hyde-rabad ^ 5. The Asst. Divisional Engineer, Operation Kukatpally, T G S P D C L' ...RESP.NDENTS HYderabad 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 to 4 in not receiving the application form and release the individual service connection to the petitioner, the Plot No.184, in Survey No.1007, admeasuring 500 sq. yards, situated at Bhagyanagar Co-operative Housing Society Ltd., Kukatpally (V), Balanagar (M), Ranga Reddy District, T.S', bounded by North. Plot No.183 South. Plot No.185 East. 40'Wide Road West' Plot No.166., as illegal, null, void, arbitrary and consequently direct the respondents to receive application and to release the individual service connection lA NO: 1 OF 2025 Petition under lSection 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 the Responderts 2 to 4 to receive the application anc release the individual service c,:nnection to the petitioner, the plot No.1 il4, in Survey No.1007, admeasuring 500 sq. yards, situated at Bhagyanaga. Co-operative Housing Society LkJ. Kukatpally (V), Balanagar (M); Rahga Reddv District, T.S., bounded by North. Pot No.t83; South. plot No..t85; East. 40,Wide Road; West. Plot No.166 Counsel for the Petitioner: Smt. THAKUR ROOPA SINGH Counsel for the Respondent No.1: Gp FOR ENERGY Counsel for the Respondent Nos.2to5: SRI N. SREEDHAR REDDy, The Court made the following: ORDER SC FOR TSSPDCL THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICI PULLA KARTHIK WRIT PETITION No.13O99 OF 2025 ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed, under Articl e 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking the following relief "...to issle qn oppropiate Writ, order or direction more particularlg one in the nature of Wit of Mandamus declaing the action oJ t+e_ ResporLdents 2 to 4 in not receiuing the qpplication fonn and release the indiuiduat seruice connection to the petitioner, the Plot No.184, in Surueg No.1OO7, admeasuring 5OO sq. gards, situated )at Bhagganagar Co operatiue Housing Societg Ltd., Kukatpallg (V), Balanagar (M), Ronga Reddy District, T.5., bourLded bg Notth: ptot No.183; South: Plot No.185; East:40'Wide Road; West: Plot No.166., as illegal, nul| uoid, arbitrlry and consequentlg direct the respondents to receiue application and to release the indiuidual seruice connecttort and to pass..."

2. Heard Smt.Thakur Roopa Singh, learned 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 Teiangana Limited, for respondent Nos.2 to 5. With their consent this Writ Petition is taken up for disposal at the admission stage itself

3. 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.32614 of 2OI5, dated

18.12.2015, arrd requested this Court to pass similar order in , 2 PK,J Wp I3099 2025 the presen r tVrit Petition a1so. The same is not seriousiy disputed b1, the learned Government Pleader ar; well as learned Standing Counsel for the respondents.

4. ln Vieri of the above submissions and for th,3 reasons alike in thr: rrder of this Court in W.P.No.326 14 of 2015, dated 18. 1i).2O15, this Writ Petition is disposed of permitting the petrtione r to file an online application seeking electricity service connection to the petitioner's subject prerrtises i.e., Plot No.184, it-r Snrvey No. 1007, admeasuring 5OO .iq. yards, situated at [] -ragyalagar Co-operative Housing So<.iety Ltd., I(ukatpalll, 0/), Balanagar (M), Ranga Reddy District, Telangana Sitate, within a period of one (1) week fron.L the date of receipt ol'r-116 66p, of this order. Upon receipt o:,such an application, r-cspondent Nos.2 to 5 are directed to consider the said apolication of the petitioner for release of the electricity pou'er supply to the petitioner's subject property rvithin a per,od of tu,o (2) weeks thereafter. It is however observed tlrat if respondent Nos.2 to 5 pass o:ders on petitioner's rqrplication granting release of the r:lectricity power suppl1 to the petitioner's subject property, Ihe same shall be sub,ect to further direction that may be issur:d by the 3 PK,J wp 13099 2025 State of Telangana or the Hon'ble Apex Court in the litigation pending before it arising out of the order dated 12.09.2012 passed in Writ Petition No.2O4O7 of 20O8 and batch. Miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. There shall be no order as to costs. //TRUE COPY// SD/.N. SRIHARI EPUTY SECTION OFFICER To, T. S.. Hvd erabad -50OO22

1. The Principal Secretary Power and Energy Department Secretariat' , iti."C,r.l";iil* Iii"-nriunrsins Director Tetangana State southern Power ' oiiiriu-riiln Corpinv r-ir''iJo'Viov'tn Soudha' 3. fil'5;;;;iniJnolns 'Ensineei' reiansana. stu,t9 '"',?iln#"l5;3i'3L?Xo*'"" " C;il;;y timiieo, Viovuin Soudna, S-omaliguda Hvderabad ,q9 a. ir'lJ 6iri6ionat enbineer,'bieration' xuratpitly,.TGSPDC L Hvderabad 5. The Asst. Divisional etigift"i,-'or;"rxbn'ruutpallv' T G S P D C L' 6. il'";"cCi; smt. THAKUR RooPA slNGH, Advocate toPucl 7. Two CCs to Gp FoR EijiF6V,r-r]gh djrrt to'. the'State bf Telangana at a. iji,i-cCiJs'nrl ri. sneEoHAR REDDY, sc FoR TGSPDCL [oPUC] 9. Two CD CoPies Hvderabad [OUTI Hvderabad B IVI BS I e CC TODAY HIGH COURT DATED:2810412025 I ORDER WP.No.13099 of 2025 k L) : S.AI€ [1 r{lt 2m Z c { '/'(c DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS ./3 1. Z 3