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Smt. T.Amulya, W/o. B. Manoj Kumar, Aged about 42 yearc Fl/o. Plot No. '13, Walk in the Sky, Huda Enclave, Road No. 70, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad .,.PETITIONER AND 1 2 The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Power and Energy Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad-500022 Southern Power Distribution Company Ltd., of Telangana, Rep. by its Chairman and Managing Director, Mint Compound, Hyderabad.
3. Southern Power Distribution Company Ltd., of Telangana, Rep., by The Superintending Engineer, operation Banjara Hills Circle, Banjara Hills.
4. Southern Power Distribution Company Ltd of Telangana, Rep by its Assistant Divisional Engineer, operation, Jubilee Hills, Banjara Hills Circle. 5. Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation,, Rep. by its Commissioner, Khairtabad Zone, Hyderabad. ...RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 ot 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 releasing power supply under HT category 02 with a load of 200.00 KVA to the petitioner property bearing House bearing MCH. No. 8-2-2931821N49/C on Plot No. 49-C, Forming part of Survey Nos. 403/1 (old) and 120 (new) of Shaikpet Village and 10211 ot Hakeempet Village admeasuring 800 Sq.yds or 669 Sq. mts situated within the approved layout of the Jubilee Hills Cooperative House Building Society Ltd at Road No.9, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad as illegal, null, void, arbitrary and consequently direct the Respondents 2 to 4 to release the power supply without insisting for occupancy certificate. 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 2lo 4lo release power supply under HT category - 02 with a load of 200.00 KVA to the petitioner property bearing House bearing MCH. No. B-2- 293l\2lAl4llc on Plot No.49-C, Forming part of Survey Nos.403/1 (old) & 120 (new) of Shaikpet Village and 10211 of Hakeempet Village admeasuring 800 Sq.yds or 669 Sq. nrts situated within the approved layout of the Jubilee Hills Cooperative House Building Society Ltd at Road No. 9, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad. Counsel for the Petitioner: MS. NIKITA GOENKA Counsel for the Respondent No.1: GP FOR ENERGY Counsel for the Respondent Nos.2 to 4: SRI N. SREEOHAR REDDY, SC FOR SOUTHERN POWER DISTRIBUTION COMPANY OF TELANGANA LIMITED. Counsel for the Respondent No.5: SRI M. ARUN KUMAR, SC FOR GREATER HYDERABAD MUNICIPAL CORPORATION The Court made the following: ORDER THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE PULLA I{ARTHIK WRIT PETITION No.14525 OF 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 frled, under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking the following relief: "...to issue an appropiate Wit, order or directiorl more partiatlarlg one tn the nature of Wit of Mandarnus declaruLg the action of the Respondents 2 to 4 in not reLeosing power supply under HT categorA 02 uith a loctd. of 2O0.OO KVA to the petitioner property bearing lJouse beaing MCH.N..82 293/82/A/ 49/C orL PLot No.19 (:, Fortnulg part of SurueA Nos.4O3/ 1 (otd) & 120 (tlew) of Shaikpet ViIIage ond 102/ 1 of Hokeerrytet Village admeasuring 8O0 Sq.gds ot 669 Sq. mts sttuated wit.hin the approuecl laAout of the Jubilee Hills Cooperatiue House Building Societu Ltd at Roerl No.9, Jubilee Hills, Ilgderabad as illegaL, nu , uoid, arbitrerA and conse.llefttlA dtrect the Respondents 2 to 4 to release the pou)er suppLy Luitholi rtststing for occupclrlc!! certtficate arld to pass..-"
3. Heard Ms.Nikita Gocnka, lcarned counsel for the petitioner; learned Government Pleader for Energy 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 M.Arun Kumar, 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.6O3O of 2O2O, dated 2O.O4.2O20, and requested this Court to pass similar order in the present Writ Petition also. 2 PK,J rVp 14525 2025 & The same is trot seriously disputed by the iearne)d Government Pleader as weLl as learned Standing Counsel for the r:espondents' In view r,f the above submissions and for the reasons alike in
5. the order of this Court in W,P.No.603O of 2O2O, daled 20 04 2O2O' this Writ Petil-ion is disposed of directing the respon'1ents to release the porver supply to the premises of the petitiont:r subjecl to the compliance o1 the terms and conditions and on furnishing an undertaking to produce the occupancy certilicate from the concerned M-rnicipal Corporation within a prescribed period' and if no such occt,ll)ancy certificate is produced within such period' it is open to the -r:spondents to take appropriate actitln in accordance with [au, Misccll:,,neous petitions pending, if any, sha ll stand closed There sl-rall l,,i no order as to costs //TRUE COPY// SD/.B.G.VYJAYANTI{i' ASSTSTANT REGISTRAR /n secxr;l#MceP ,' to'r. -n" Principal Secretary, Power and Energy Department' Secretariat' The ' 5irt" of T6langana, Hvderabad-500022- 2. The chairmrn ,no ri'r'iI,6iii"riit"ffi-99q^"1n Power Distribution companv - f-i0., of Telangana, Mint Compound' Hyoeraoao' 3. The superinte"oing E;iil!il s;;il,".,rn i"wer Distribution company Ltd., of Telanqana, operatron- a-;njiia nitts Circte' Banjara Hills' 4. The Assistant oivisionziE'ig.il;;, s;utti"* iower Distribution company Ltd of Telangana, op"r.,iion,l'6ilee Hitls' Banjara Hills Circle' 'Eil;i'tt'i iiiot;"'dao-rrrrlnnicipat corporation" Khairtabad 5. The Commissroner, -o;;tC'ilrtli. r.rir<'lta Goenka, Ad-vocate [oPucl Zone. Hvderabad. G. 7. Two ccs to GP t"r'E;;;v;'iji'sr''cb"t ioitn" Stite of relangana' at 8. iji,;"bCt;S;i N.'sreedhar Reddv, s.clor southern Power Distribution - C".p--v e. one CC to Sri M. Ail?;;;;,-S-C ror6reater Hvderabad Municipal Telangana Limited[OPUC] Hvderabad [OUTI "f CorPorationIOPUC]
10.Two CD CoPies TJ cle 2 . Er''.',,*-3*sk!4r'!-i&r''.x-:t!*r.n.F.*j<&f.t-3*...stl*:_1 HIGH COURT CC TODAY DATED:0210512025 ORDER WP.No.14525 of 2025 ( ":, -t ,...-::-: - - -:-- .'. - ,iF {F .s **$$' ) I l-i \. :}:] :-r :'- { DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS /3 4.1