V. Vani v. The State of Telangana

...RES'ONDENTS 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 writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of WR|ToFIuANDAMUSdirectingtherespondents2toTtoprovideelectricity connection LT Supply for l No Three Phase Domestic Services of 10 KW load and addl. load of 2KW on existing '1 No' Three Phase Domestic Service (i'e V4004419) of 3 KW, addl. load of 4 KW on existing 1 No. single Phase Domestic Service (i.e., V2026351 ) of 1 KW addl load of 3 KW on existing 1 No single Phase Non-Domestic Service (i e'' VZO26O73) of 2 KW and over the existing 1 No. Three Phase Temporary Supply Service (i e'' V4004418) of 5 KW' thus ' I I I I t I I I r : making a tot;:i c: j of 30 KW load, by duly proposing a sr)par,lte 63 KVA DTR connection to tl-€ Residential Building in H.No.'r-B-72).5lBt611 to 3, totar admeasuring 3r:5 - sq. Yards, situated at Achaiah Nagar, Nallak rnta, Hyderabad, T.s., bounderj .,v I'Jcrth. 40'wide Road. south. H.No.1-B-725lB r/1 on prot No.5. East. 30' wirle RczLd west. H. No.1-8-72stB5l1 on plc,t N,;.i. without insisting upon occupanc', r:r lificate from the gth respondent by hold nq t rat the refusal to provide eleclrir:ity' ;onnection to the abtove referred prenises is illegal and arbitrary. lA NO: 1 OF 20:2's Petitior r 1c'|r,r section 151 cpc praying that in thr: cir--umr;tances stated rn the affidavit f ile j i I support of the petition, the High C)our ma y' be pleased to direct the resl)o'r.i€ r ts 2 lo 7 to provide electricity conn€,ctio r LT Supply for .1 No. Three Phase )r,nestic Services of '10 KW load and addl loac of 2KW on existing 1No. Three Phar;e r)onrestic Service (i.e., V4004419) of :) KV/, ac.dr. road of 4 KW on existing 1 \r'. s ngre phase Domestic Service (i.e., v'202635 ) of 1 KW addr. load of 3 K\V c r exrsting 1 No. singre phase Non-Dornest c Service (i.e., v2o26073) of 2 R\l' and over the existing 1 No. Three phase Te mporary suppry Service (i.e., \/4.)[)1218) of 5 KW, thus makrng a totar load of 30 r,.w road, by dury proposing a s,e' a -:r'e 63 KVA DTR connection to the Reside.rtiar Building in H.No.1-8-72513,,), I to 3, totar admeasuring 365.'r sq. yards siruated at Achaiah Nagar, Nallak rr- a ilyderabad, T.S.. bounded by North. 40, Wicre Road. South. H.No.1-B-72513i1" rn Prot No.5. East. 30'wide Road. lVesl H r,Jo 1-B-T2slBsrn on Plot No.1. \'i'i.lrout insisting upon occupancy certifi:ate from the gth respondent penc in: 'lisposar of main writ petition and may d<,em ,it and proper in the circumstancr r.;f t te case. Counsel for the I)et tioner; SMT. THAKUR ROOPA SINGH Counsel for the lle s pondent No.1 : Gp FOR ENERGY Counsel for the ltes pondent Nos.2 TO 7: SRI N.SREEDHAR REDDy, SC FOR Counsel for the i:les Frondent No.8: SRI G.MADHUSUDHAN REDD y, SC FOR TGSPDCL GHMC The Court made r:he l,ollcwing: ORDER THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE PULLA KARTHIK WRIT PETITION No. 16731 OF 2025 ORDER: With thc consent of both the parties, this Writ Petition is taken up for disposal at the admission stage itself.

2. This Writ Petition is h1ed, under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking the followrng relief: "-..1o rssue Lont order ctr clirectiort nrcre particuldrlg one in the ndture of wl?lT OF MANDAMUS drecftng tlle responde'nts 2 t.o 7 to prouide elecLicitA con.rc(:tion LT Supplg .[or lNo. Three Phase Dontestic Seruices of 10 KW lodd oncl adrlL. toad of 2KW on existing lNo T'hree PlTdse Domestic Seruice (i-e ' V4OO1417) of .l KW, Qddl. bQd of I KW ott existing 1 No single Phase Domestic ,serurce ft.e., v2026351) of 1 Kw dddt Load of 3 KW on existing 1 No. single Phose. lvorl Dorne-slic Seruice (i.e, V2O26073) of 2 KW and oucr the exiiting 1 No. Three l'hase 'lbtnporar! SupPly Seruice' (i.e., V4oo4418) of 5 KW, thus rr|dkjilg a totat load of 30 KW loacl, bA duu proposing a separdte 63 KVA DTR Coinectiorl to the ltestdentittl Buitding in H No.1-8 725/ B/ 6/ 1 to 3, total adne,tlsurinll 365.1 Stl. Yards, situated at Achaidh Nagar, Nallakuttta' Hytlerabacl, 7'.5., bounded bA North: 40' Wide' Roctd; South: H No'1-8- 7i5/Fi2/ 1 on PI,L No.s, Edst: 30' wide Road; west: H.No 1 8 725/85/1 on PIot No.1 without insi.sllng irpon occupanclJ certificate from the Eh respondent bg holctingt thot the relusat to prouide eLectncit\ connection to the aboue rekned. prenises is iuegQL ond arbitrarlj and po.ss...'

3. Heard Smt.Thakur Roopa Singh, learned 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 7; and Sri G.Madhusudhan Reddy, learned Standing Counsel for Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, I I I I for respondent No.8. 2 PIi,J \' I] t.r73I 2O2s 4, Le ar nt:,1 counsel for the petitioner submlLs t tal .he subject matter c f h s Writ petition is squarely covered l)-\r tr te o .der of this Court ir: tt/ t,, \o.6030 of 2O2O, daLed 2O.O4.202O. and requested this Court 1o l)ass similar order in the preser.rt Writ Pelition also. The sarr e ir- rrot seriously disputed by the leiLrnccl G l>vernme nt Pleader : s ,r r: I as learnecl Standing Counsel for the respr nclents.

5. In u'i, r,, tl the above submissions and for tl)c rcaso -rs alike in the order r ' t1 is Court in W.p.No.6O3 O of 2O2O, lat(c1 2o.04.2020, this Writ, I)r.t: rcr-r is disposed of directing the res,oncl -:,is to release the power .iu; plv to the premises of the pe titioncr sLttl:ct to the complian,;c rt1 the terms ancl conditions and ,)n ut.n shing an occupancy certific: Lc lrorn the concerncci l,.lt. r r cipal Corporation within a prescribed pcr:od, and if no such ccllll ll-lcy ccrtificate is produced u,ithin such pt riod, it is open to 1hc |Cr;)ondcnts to take appropriate acticn it_r at cordance u,ith lau, undertaktn,.. ro produce the Misr:e L..Lr i ous pctitions pending, if anv, sh all stanC closed There shail ,. 1r, ) order as to..costs- To //rRUE coPY// /t, \ ASSISiLK'VIJS?ffiH I l- I s;Ec.t"toN oFFtcER 'I . The Prrncrp I li:cretary power and e n"rgy O"Urtr)nl Se )ret; riat, _ lvderabad Stat: of Telangana -5OOO22:' 2. The chairm rn ,rrd lr/ianag- g Director having its corpc,rate oFfice at 6-1-50, Southern P, w: - Distributi-ontompany oi ieTrnlu * State r-tcl, Vini CompounJ. -lvr i.-.rabad 500063. 3. Chief Gere''rt I\1:nager commercial, IVint Compound l. G Si p t C L, Hyderaba i 4. The Supe'ir'err ling Engineer/, operation/ GHyD cent-ar circre TGSp DC L, t Hyderaba'i lffi"'r:"i:l':l E rrgineer/, operation/ Azamabad Divisic'n T(isPl)c L, @dt _ : 4,e7 \Y I i I

6. The Assistant Divisional Engineer/, Operation/ Bharkathpura Sub - Division

7. The Assistant Engineer/, SE/OP / GHYD Central / AE Shankermutt 59, TGSP DC L, Hyderabad TGSPDC L, Hyderabad B. The Commissibner, Greater Hyderabad lvlunicipal Corporation, Musheerabad Circle 15, Secunderabad Zone.

9. One CC to SMT. THAKUR ROOPA SINGH, Advocate [OPUC] 10.Two CCs to GP FOR ENERGY, High Court for the State of Telangana, at Hyderabad. [OUT] 11 . Ohe CC to SRI N.SREEDHAR REDDY, SC FOR TGSPDCL [OPUC] 12.One CC to SRI G MADHUSUDHAN REDDY, SC FOR GHMC IOPUC] 1 3. Two CD Copies (Along with the Copy of Court Order dt:20l04/2020 in W.P.No. 6030 of 2020) PSK GJP I : I I i I i i I l : I I I j I I ! I l I I I i I I I i HIGH COI".IRT DATED:tr til0eil2025 ORDER WP.No.16,;'i;1 of 2025 a, CC TODAY I I a-- .'f "1t sl'l ( o() -, 2 { l]i{ 2025 .- v 7- .a * DISPOSIN{:J i:)F THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT C0STS \L N\\ \r .- Lr I I I I I l , I i i I i i I I THE HONOURABLE SRI JT'STICE K.LAKSHMAN ORDER: UIRIT PETITION No.6O3O OF 2O2O This Writ Petition is filed for the following relief "...to issue art appropriate writ, order direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandanus declaring the action of the respondents in not releasing the power supply to the petitioner building at premises bearing Plot Nos.4OO ald 401 admeasuring 480 sq. yards in Sy.Nos.28, 29 & 30, situated at Bachupally ViJlage and Gram Panchayat, Bachupal.ly Mandal, Medchal-Malkajgiri District, as illegal, nu1l, void, arbitrary and consequently direct ttre respondents to release the power supply witJrout insisting for occupancy certificate. -.' e learned sent Writ 8 passed elangana g for Standing ';! '. , Counsel for Grtr!-ir:. HiderabEd*Muniiipal Corpo-rdtion. appearing ,r-: for respondent No.4. do not dispulc the aforesaid sr.rbmission. '- \- t : !.," t,', .r;.:

4. ln view of the above, for the reasons alike in the said order, this Writ Petition is disposed of directing the respondents to release power supply to the premises of the petitioner subject to the compliance of the terrns arrd conditions ald on furnishing an undertaking to produce the occupalcy certificate fro the concerned Municipal Corporation withrn a prescribed period, and if no such occupancy certificate is produced within such period, it is open to the respondert.; tr ake appropriate action in accordalce g-it-r 1:,1. Miscellaneou ; t).r' I ors pending, if any, shall stand dir;pos:rl o There shall b,) ro ( r1.r as to costs. Date: 20.04.2 0_;1; Note: Registr]' to l:i rx copy of the order date(l - 5 ri 21f 18 in W.P.No.26085 o1 2. i . ts/o. TJ'vf i K.LAKSHMAN, J . lt- 1 i,.