High Court · 2025

1. The State of Telangana, Rep by its ^P^rincipal DeDartment Secretariat' Hyderabad-cuuuzz . -D-Lilb utio n c om oanv Lim ited' Vidvuth , ffiHd;;;'' dt"ri"'s,jiih"i.""i;;; Soudha, so.r,gr#'"ii;"r;b;; n"i.- uv its ctiairriran-cum-Managing a. ?il3"ll,;"ri.tending Engineer, Tetangana.State Southern power Distribution " d'oiril5;lirilii"t, Viov'in s"uorra' s-omajiguda Hvderabad' 4 rhe Division"r tng,n?Ji,'d#;iil;k;a;[u1r'c s P D c L' R'R' Dist' Tetanqana State sou't"#inFLi^i"i'6i'ririn,;tioh Conlornv Limited, Hvderabad' 5 fi;l'hi:i ;i;;1";;i'i:;di;"!i-op"'iti*kondadur rG s P DC L' RR Dist., Tetangan" stie'"s"oiinJr[-'Fir*.i bi.iiiuuiion companv Limited, u Til3"1i333iant Ensineer, SE/oP/GHYD . East AE OP Allapur TGSPDCL Telanqana state so'ifiJin e""l*Ji qitii'oution Cnto'n' Limited' Hvderabad ? Gz:i#"Hd;;;ba;"ffi;;tlp;i'c;'FAi"n' Rep bv its commissioner Seiitinga*6a[y Zone, Hyderabad' ...RES'.NDENT. 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- an appropriate Writ' order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the Respondents 2 to 6 in notreceivingtheapplicationformandreleasetheindividualserviceconnectionto the petitioner, the Plot No 49, in Survey No'11/31 (Part)' admeasuring 500 Sq' yards, situated at Khanamet (V), Serilingampally (M) and Municipality' Ranga Reddy District, T.S., bounded by North' Plot No 50 South Plot No'48' East 40' Wide Road. West. Neighbours, as illegal' null' void' arbitrary and consequently direct the respordents to receive application and to release thr-: in11;1,;6rr, service connection with.ul be ing infruenced by the instructions of the 7 h lA NO: 1 OF 2025 re spondent Petition urrder rir:ction'r51 cpc praying that in the circumstzrnces stated in the affidavit filerl in s,upport of the petition, the High Court ntay itr: pleased to direct the Respondenrs 2 to 6 to recerve the apprication ancj rerr:ase,the individual service connecticn tr the petitioner, the plot No_49, in Sr,rrve 7 Nr:. l_l/31 (part), admeasuring 50rl l;q. yards, situated at Khanamet (V), Serilingan pally (M) and Municipality, Rarrga Feddy District, T.s., bounded by North. F,lot h,,r,:.50. South. Plot No.4B. East. 4{),V/ide Road. West. Neighbours Counsel for the petitioner: Smt. THAKUR ROOPA SINGH Counsel for the Re:spor.rdent No.1: Gp FOR ENERGY Counsel for the Resp,rndent Nos. 2to6: SRI N. SREEDHAR REDD\,, SC FOR TSSPDCL counsel for the Respondent No.7: sRr G. MADHUSUDHAN REDD.(, SC FOR GHMC The Court made the foflowing: ORDER THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE PULLA KARTHIK WR]T PETITION No. 1653L OF 2025 ORDER: This Writ Petition is hled, under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking the following relief: "--.fo issue aft appropriate Writ, order or directiorL llore parTicularLA one in tlLe nature of Wnt of Mandamus declonng lhe action of the Respondents 2 l.o 6 itL not receiuing the application fonn and release tlLe n(liuidu@l seruice connection to the petitionir, the Plot No.49, h Surueg No.11/31 (Partl admedsuittg 500 Sq. lJards. situated at Khdnamet (V), Seilingdnlpally (M) and MunicipdlitA, Ranga Reddg Dishcf, T.S., bounded bg North: Ptot N1.SO; Soutll: Plot. No.48; Ddsl: 40' Wide Road; West: Neighbours-, as tllegal, null, uoitl, arbitrary and consequentlA direct the respondents to receiue appliccttion an(1 to release tle indiuidual seruice connection utthout being influenced bu the instructions of the Vh responclent 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 Telangana Limited, for respondent Nos.2 to 6; and Sri G.Madhusudhan Reddy, learned Standing Counsel for Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, for respondent No.7. 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 2015, dated 18. 12.2015, and requested this Court to pass similar order in the present Writ Petition also' a The sanre ts :rot seriously disputed by the learnr.ci ( cvernment Pieader rrs s,c ll as learned Standing Counsel for .:hc r.espondents.

4. ln vi:v,, ol the above submissions and for the reast r s alike in the order c f this Court in W.P.No.32614 ol llC 1 5. dated 18.12.2C 1:i. tl-rrs Writ Petition is disposed ol pc:r.:riLting the petitioner to filc an online application seeking ele:tri< i1y service connecli,tr lo l.he petitioner's subject premises i.e., pto . No.49, in Surwey lJo I 1/ 31 (Part), admeasuring 5O0 Sq. var<ls. r;i _uated at Khanam,:t (\'), Serilingampally (M) and Municipality, Ranga Reddy District, TelarLgana State, within a period of one (1) u,ee< from the date of rsc':ipt ol the copy of this order. Upon rcceipt ,r[ such an applicati,rn, rr spondent Nos.2 to 6 are directed to cor-rsid,:r the said application o1 the petitioner for release of the ele ctri :i iy power supply tc tlrr: tr-'titioner's subject property within a pcrior ,tf t,,vo (2) rnecks tl'rer,:zrf r:r. It is however observed that il resltonr[e nt Nos.2 to 6 passr orctr:t-s on petitioner's application granting rt:k ase of the electricitl' ;tov,, r supply to the petitioner's subjecL prc p:rtv, the same shzrll be r;ubject to further direction that may be il;sued by the State o' 'l :langana or the Hon'ble Apex Court ir thr titigation pendrng l:elbrc it arising out of the order dated l2.O().i,.O|2 passed in Writ Peti,.ior r No.204O7 of 2OO8 and batch. 3 PI.,J wp 1653I 2025 Miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shalt sLand closed There shall be no order as to costs. To, //TRUE COPY// SD/- N.RAJAGOPAL D PUTY REGISTRAR ECTION OFFICER T.S.,Hydetabad-500022 Director Tela yuth Soudha, State Southern Power jiguda, Hyderabad. Company Limited, Vidyuth Soudha, Somajiguda, Hyderabad 1- The Princi pal Secretary Power and Energy Department Secretariat, 2 The Chairman and Mana gr ng Distribution y Limited, Compan Soma 3. The Superi ntending Engineer, Telangana State Southern Power Distribution 4. The Divisional Engrneer, Operation Kondapur T G S P D C L, R.R Dist, Telangana State Southern Power Distribution Company Limited, Hyderabad 5. The Asst. Divisional Engineer, Operation Kon dapur, T GSPDCL,R.R. Dist., Telangana State Southern Power D iskibution Company Limited, Hyderabad 6 IP--t:ft:I. Elsineer, SE/op/cHyD East AE op Aflapur rcSpDCL _ . rerangana state southern power Distribution companv Limited. Hvderabat. - 7.'Ihq.. Commissioner, .Greater Hyderabad'Minic,p;t-' d;6;r"til", 8 Qne CC to Smt. THAKL,R ROO|^.gtNctt, Advocate topucl 9. Two CCs to Gp FOR ENERGY,High Court for itl'Siate 'of Tetangana at 10.one CC to SRl. G. MADHUSU_pIAryIEDDY, SC FOR GHMC [opUC] -' 11. One CC to SRt. N. SREEDHAR REDDY,SC FOR TSSPDC| tOFuct 12.Two CD Copies Serilingampally Zone, Hvderabad. Hyderabad [OUT] BM PSK CI] TODAY HIGH COURT DATED:17111612025 t o 1 H[. s,r,, \ 1ti ltrl ?'Ii ORDER WP.No.165it1 of 2025 DISPOSING OT] THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS r D,o )) 'it')