✦ High Court of India · 07 May 2025

The High Court · 2025

Case Details High Court of India · 07 May 2025
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High Court of India
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07 May 2025
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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 a Writ of Nlandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction, declaring the inaction of the respondents in Releasing the service connections along with electrical meters to the petitioners property bearing Plot No. 754 in Sy.No.'l 1114 to 11-18 Part of Sy No. 1't, admeasuring 300 Sq. Yards or 250.83 Sq. IVltrs., situated at Swamy Ayyapa Co-Operative Housing Society Ltd., Khanamet Village, Sherilingampally Mandal, under GHMC Sherilingampally Circle, Ranga Rrxldy District, TG-s00084 on the inr;tructi,ns of'the 6th respondent as illegtal, arbitrary, and violation of the princi:les of Natural Justice and violation of the fundamental rights guaranteed by th: constitution of lndia and consequently ,Jirect the respondents No.1 to 5 to Release the service connections along with electrical meters to the petitioners propr;;fy bearing plot No. 754 in Sy.No.'1 1114 to 11l1 8 Part of Sy No. 1.1 , admeasuring )00 Sq. yards or 250.83 Sq. IVltrs., si:uated at Swamy Ayyapa Co-Operative Housing Society Ltd., Khanamet Village Sherilingampally Mandal, under Gf llVlc Sherilingampalty Circle, Ranga Reddy District, TG-500084 without beirrg inf uenced by the instructions of the € th respondent. lA NO: 1 OF 2025 Petition unde'r section ',l51 cpc praying that in the c rcumr,tances stated in the affidavit filed ir support of the petition, the High court rray be pleased pleased to direct tt r> respondents No.1 to 5 to Release the sen ice connections along with electriczrl meters to the petitioner's property be aring plot No. 254 in Sy.No.11114 to 11/t8 Part of Sy No. 11, admeasuring 30(r Sq. or 250.83 Sq. Mtrs., situate(l at Swamy Ayyapa Co-Operatrve F oustn; Society Ltd., Khanamet village, S herilingampally Mandal, under Gl- I\,4c r;herilingampally circle, Ranga Recldy District, TG-5000084 without beir g influenced by the instructions of the 6th respondent. ./ards Counsel for the Petitioner : SRI AVULA SRIRAMULU Counsel for the Re:;pondent No.1 : Gp FOR ENERGY counself orRespondentsNo.2ro5:r.HoTrrr=s);lfs.*=0o", Counsel for Resporrdent No.6 : SRt G.MADHUSUDHAN REDDy, ,SC FOR GHMC The Court made the, following: ORDER THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICD PULLA KARTHIK WRIT PETITION No.14195 OF 2025 ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed, under Article 226 of the Constitution of lndia, seeking the following reliei "...to issue a Wit of Mandamts or anA othet appropriate u.)it, order or dtrection, declaring th.e innction of th.e respondents in releasing the seruice connections aLong uith eLectncal meters to the petitioner's propettA beaing Plot No. 754 in Sg. No. 1 1 / 1 4 to 1 1 / 1 I Part oJ SA. No. 1 1, admea-suing 3OO &. Yards or 250.83 Sq. Mtrs., situdted at SuamA AgAapa Co-Operatiue Housing Society Ltd-, Ktlanamet ViUage, Sheilingdmpallg Matdat, under GHMC Sheitingampallg Circte, R(tnga ReddA Distict, TG-50OO84 on the lnsttuctiot'ts of the 6tn respondent as illegal, arbitrary, and uiokrtion of the PrirDiples oJ Naturat Justiie and uiolation oJ the fundamentat ights guarantteed bg the Constitution of lrulia and conse.luentlg drect the respondenk No.l to 5 to Release the seruice connection-s along Loith e,Iectncdl meters to the petitloner's propertA beaing Ptot No.754 in Sy No 11/ 14 to 11/ 18 Part of SA.N1.I1, adnrcasuing 3OO Sq. Yards or 25O.83 Sq. Mtrs., situated ot Swatng Aggapa Co Operatiue Housiw SocietA Ltd., Khanamet Village, Shenlingatnpally Manda| under GHMC Sheilingarnpallg Citcle, Ranga ReddlJ District, TC 50AA84 wttlLout being inlluenced lty tlte instruction-s oJ the 6Lh respondetLt and ro pass-. . "

2. Heard Sri Avula Sriramulu, 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 Telangana Limited, for respondent Nos.2 to 5; and Sri G.Madhusudhan Reddy, learned Standing Counsel for Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, for respondent No.6. 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 ol 2015, dated 18.12.2015, and requested 2 PK,J \ p 14195-2025 this Court to F,LSS similar order in the present Writ Peti ion also' The same is r ot seriously disputed by the learne d Go rernment Pleader as u'ell zLs learned Standing Counsel for the Iespor'dents' In vieu' ol the above submissions and for the reason s alike in 4. the order of thrs Court in W.P.No.32614 of 20 1 r, dated 18.12.2015, tlris Writ Petition is disposed of :ermi 'ting the petitioner to fi 1,: an online application seeking el€ ctricir y service connection to rhe petitioner's subject premises i.e., Plor I'1o 754 in Sy.No.1Il14 tc 11/18 part of Sy.No.11, admcasnrtng 3O0 sq' yards, situaterl at Swamy Ayyapa Co Operative Housing Society Ltd., Khanamtrl Vi1lage, Sheritngampally Mandal, unde r GHMC, Ranga Redcly l)istrict, Telangana State, within a p':rio<1 lf one (1) week from the date of receipt of the copy of thisr ordr r. Upon receipt of suct an application, respondent Nos.2 tc 5 ar: directed to consider tl-rt: said application of the petitioner for rele rse of the electricity powr): supply to the petitioner's subject plopertr' within a period of trvo 1)) u,eeks thereafter. It is however <,bserr, ed that if respondent Nos.2 to 5 pass orders on petitionr:r's a oplicalion granting relear;r: of the electricity power supply to the p etitioner's subject proper'-r/, the same shall be subject to furth< r dire ction that may be issued by the State of Telangana or the Hon'ble Apex Court 3 PKIJ wp-14195 2025 in the litigation pending before it arising out of the order dated

12.09.2012 passed in Writ Pe tition No.20407 of 2OO8 and batch. Miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. There shall be no order as to costs. //TRUE COPY// SD/-N. SRIHARI DEPUTY REGISTRAR secrr;,n%rrcea To, 'l . The Principal Secretary, Power and Energy Department, Secretariat, State of Telangana, Hyderabad

2. The Chairman cum fulanaging Director, Telangana State Southern Power Distribution Corporation Ltd., Vidyuth Soudha, Somajiguda, Hyderabad. 3. The Superintending Engineer, Telangana State Southern Power Distribution Corporation Ltd., Vidyuth Soudha, Somajiguda, Hyderabad.

4. The Divisional Engineer, Telangana State Southern Power Distribution Corporation Ltd., Vidyuth Soudha, Somajiguda, Hyderabad.

5. The Asst. Divisional Engineer, Telangana State Southern Power Distribution Corporation Ltd., Serilingampally, R.R.District.

6. The Commissioner, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, Tank Bund, Hyderabad

7. One CC to SRI AVULA SRIRAMULU, Advocate. [OPUC] 8. Two CCs to GP FOR ENERGY, High Court for the State of Telangana. [OUT] 9. One CC to SRI N.SREEDHAR REDDY, SC FOR TGSPDCL. [OPUC] 10.One CC to SRI G.MADHUSUDHAN REDDY, SC FOR GHlVlC. IOPUC] 1 1 . Two CD Copies. BSK GJP t I I l HIGH COURT DATED:0210512025 :) 2 l CC TODAY ( ii( {;- 1Fc ,.:' '.'t .$ s $' . l\ ,I ..i '\,/. )- ORDER WP.No.14195 of 2025 DISPOSING CF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS I lax-

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