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1 . Tanmit Singh, S/o. Jashpal Singh. age! about 53 years' Occ Business R/o D- 2. Sri. Kamal Kishore Vyas, s/o. chandmal Vyas Aged about 46 years' occ Business R/o. H- uo'1'd-li-g69lR, reetthana Hyderabad 3. Sri. suresh Kumar Vyas, S/o. chandmal Vyas.Aged about 44 years' occ' " Eijri"'J.. ato H. rlo'is ti-3oslR, reetknana Hvderabad 4. Sri. Deepak Kumar Tiwari' S/o Late. Mangilal Tiwari Aoed about 4'1 years' occ Business R/o H' 5. Smt. Priti Tiwari, Wo Sri Deepak. Tiwari Aoed about 36 years' Occ' Housewife, R/o H N;"1 4-"ili idiSliii*'Ji' Gostamahal' Hvderabad 'ti;'1;3-t +s' Joshiwloi' Goshamihal' Hyderabad' ...PETITIONERS AND 1 2 J 4 5 t) The State of Telangana, Rep by its Principal Secretary' Power and Energy ffi ;iil;i b;;;i;;i;i ttY'oeranao-sooo2z SouthernPowerDistributionCompanyLtd.,ofTelangana,Rep.byits i'it Compound' liyderabad' Chairman and ltlanagtng ''i"-"to"ft'f Southern Power Distribution-company Ltd-, of Telangana' Rep ' Engin."t Operation, Metro Zone' Hyoeraoao' by The chief Bi,',ff {:?xt?,{.?i":3:}:1[3'fl 33it:'i,?"I,?fl '?3?,3;i?31']1sa5'$"""il' Southern power Distribution company Ltd of.Teranganl Re..p by its Divisionar ffi ffi ; #;;til'i,-e"s'';nii"i'oivision' Hvderabad south' Greater Hvderabad tvlunicipal Corporation' Rep by its Commissioner' irriirtanao Zone HYderabad' ...RESPONDENTS PetitionunderArticle226oftheConstitutionoflndiaprayingthatinthe 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 'A,rit cf [\4andamus declaring the action of th,: 2 tr f in not releasing Low Tension S-ppr y tc 70Nos 1 phase each 2KW and 3lllor; 3 p:hase each SKW along with e>:isti 'g 4 Nos 3 phase each SKW bearing so \o. 630006688, G3006689, G30Cr1105, c3003481, and .1 No 3 phaser ca egory -8 Sc. No. G3000404 - 5K\A/ and 3Nos '1 phase Sc. No. G30006725,2<V,/, c3000482 - 1 KW, G30001922- 1f \ll thus making a total load of 184 KW b'r providing a panel board and nevr - e ) l<\/A DTR to the petitioners property bea.ing Vlunicipal No. 4- 4-1021128TO5)- ) cc,nsisting of Ground Floor, first floor a nc Second Floor admeasuring 003 Scr. yds equivalent to 579 34 Sq mts situated :rt Sultan Bazar, Koti, Hyderaba:l rs illegal, null, void, arbitrary and c,:ns;equ,:n y direct the Respondents .2 to f tc release the power supply without insrstinrS for occupancy certificate. lA NO: 1 OF 202t5 Petition unor:- Section 151 cpc praying that in the circurnstances stated in the affidavit file:r rr support of the petition, the High court nrar. be pleased to drrect Responc elrt... 2 to 5 to release Low Tension Supplv to 70N rrs l phase each 2KW and 3Nos, 3 : I ase each 5KW along with existing 4 trlos ! phase each 5KW bearing Sc. No 1,1 11006688, c3006689, G3000405, c3OC318 l, and 1 No 3 phase category fr Slc No. G3000404 - SKW and 3Nos 1 phase Sc. No. G30006725 - 2 K\A/ ,l3rlo0 482 - 1 Kw , c3ooo1g22- 1 KW thus rlal(ing a total load of 184 KW by 1,,:,r cl nq a panel board and new 160 KVA Dl F t( the petitioners property bearir g ll rrnir:ipal No. 4 4-1021128T0529, consistirg oi Ground Floor, first floor and f:ie:c,nd Floor admeasuring 6g3 sq. yds equiv:;lent to 57g.34 Sq.mts situatec ;rt [] I tan Bazar, Koti, Hyderabad. Counsel for the Per.itioner : NIKITA GOENKA Counsel for the Re,spondent No.1 : Gp FOR ENERGY Counsel for Respo rdents No.2to5 : SRI N.SREEDHAR REDDy . Counsel for Respc'rrdents No.6 : SRI M.ARUN KUMAR, SC FOR G,HMC SC FOR TSSPDCL/TRANSCO The Court mad,-. the following: ORDER 1 THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE PULLA KARTHIK W.P.No.15979 of 2O25 ORDER: With the consent of both thc parties, this wr'it petition is taken up for disposal at thc slage of :.rdmission
2. The writ petition is filed with the following prayer "To issue an appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature oI Wrtt of Mandamus, declaring the action of the respondents 2 to 5 in not releasing Lou' Tension Supply to 70Nos 1 phase each 2KW and 3Nos 3 phase each 5KW along r'r'rth cxisting 4 Nos 3 phase each 5KW bearing SC.No.63OOO6688, G3O06689, G3OOO4O5, G3OO3481 and 1 No 3 phase category 8 SC No.G3O0O4O4 SKW and 3Nos 1 phase SC No' G30006725-2KwG3OOO482-lKw(}3OOO]922-),Kwthusmakingatotal load of 184 KW by providrng a parnc) board and new 160 KVA DTR to the petitioners propcrty bca-ing Municipal No 4 4-lO2ll28TO529 consisting of Ground Floor. I"irst t"loor and Sccond Floor admeasuring 693 Sq yds equivalent lo 57g 34 Sq mts situated at Sultan Baz,ar, Kott' Hyderabad as illegat, nutl, void, arbitrary and consequently direct the Respondents 2 to 5 to release thc powcr supply without insisting for occupancy certificate"'
3. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Government Pleader for Energy for respondent No l, Sri N Sreedhar Reddy' learned Standing Counsel for'lGSl'l)CL li;r rcspontlcnt Nos 2 to 5 and Sri Midde Arun Kumar, learncd Standing Counscl appearing for Respondent No 6 , I and perused thc recoid. I ) n
4. Learrr,:d r )u,sel for the petitioner submits th.r [L c su bject matter of this writ p:t;1irn is squarely covereci by the or.cLt:r. rI t],ris court in W.P.No.60l t. t, ' 1162g datcd 20.4.2020 and requestc,(l lis Court to pass similar orcl':r i th(r present writ petition also. '1'h. irlrl,' lri nol seriously disputed bv r hl lcrLrnr:d Govcrnment plcade r as ,,r..cll as r:a -ned Standing Counsel for 1L- c rcsi)onrlcnts.
5. r'€ri.s()n s alike in the In vie rr r, ' the above submissions :rncl for th< order o[ this C.rr11 in W.p.No.6O30 of 2O20 datcc] 20 I 2(2O. rhis Writ Petition is I sp:, rse<l of directing the respon.e,ts Lo lLrroa;c the power supply to tLe 1_^;-r.;ntses of thc petitioner subject to 1l-. r(,r,liance of the terms :rnd (1,1t(1i1iotts and on furnishing an undcrtilj(irq Lo l)roduce the Occupancy (litr-ljf (.atc from thc conccrned Municipal ()or1.; tr_: Lion \.\,ithin a prescribed p'-'r roc a'cl if no sucl.r C)cc,parrcy ccrtific:rrr: is. lrrc cuced within such period. 1 :s ol)cn to thc rcsponricnts to t.rkc .rl)Dt r) )ri rte action in e q . Miscellaneous applications, il t_1. .rr:t rding in this :losed. Therc shall be no ordcr as t.( c(,s _s. accordance \,, th r writ pelition ;tztr; -, //TRUE COPY// SD/.A. SRINI\/ASA REDDY .,,,ASSISTANI REGISTRAR SECTION OFFICER To, 1 2 3 4 The Princrp a I S; r:retary,_Pow-er and Energy Department, Secret;,rriat,State of I etangana. t.r y: e.rabad-500022. The chairnre, :rrrd lr/ranaoing Director, southern power Distritrut on company Ltd.. of Telirrq;rre. tlint ioripound, Hyderabad. The Chief E:r'gir <:er Southern power Distribution Compary 11J., of Telangana. Oo: ration Metro Zone. Hyderabad. The Assistant [)r'isionar Engrneer, operation, southern p,rwer Distribution Company Ltci ot 't-.langanalrrood e-a1jr Srbbiuiii6n, Hvou,r,,O,:d South :!,, I \ \
5. The Divisional Engineer, operation, Southern Power Distribution Company Ltd of Telangana, Begumbazar Division, Hyderabad South.
6. The Commissioner, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, Khairtabad Zone Hyderabad.
7. One CC to NIKITA GOENKA, Advocate. [OPUC] B. Two CCs to GP FOR ENERGY, High Court for the State of Telangana. [OUT] g One CC to SRI N.SREEDHAR REDDY, SC FOR TGSPDCL/TRANSCO. loPUCl
10. One CC to SRI M.ARUN KUMAR, SC FOR GHMC IOPUCI I 1. Two CD Copies. (* BSK BS HIGH COI.|RT DATED:1 12101i12025 t \ CC TODAY t { J: "'- ,4 7 tt E s l'4 /e. 1 ti "U,i 20ffi z o )r ..t .. .c I * /, C' ORDER WP.No.15979t of 2025 DISPOSING IfF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUTCOSTS I 1I ? f,ii,..