Kasu Narendra Reddy v. 1. The State of Telangana

Petition under Article 226 oI 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 7 in not receiving the application form and release the individual service connection to the petitioner, the Plot No.370, Phase-|, in Survey No.25lP, admeasuring 167 Sq' "7fv Yards., situate d at l(zLnolr;r Gachibowli (V)' Serilingampally (M) anrl UnCer GHMC' Distric:t i.S., and bounded by North- Plot No 3 71- South- Plot 18' I\,4::tr: s; Wide Road- Wes! Plot No 343 ' as illega ' null void' cons.lc J€)rlily direct the respondents to receive applictrtion and to indiv d L a service connection without being infl .len< 'ed by the Ranga ReddY No.369- East- arbitrarY and release the instructions of the lltl 'espondent' Counsel for the Pertitiottr:r : SMT' THAKUR ROOPA SINGH Counsel for the RtlsPorrdent No'1 : GP FOR ENERGY counsel for Resprcrrdr: rts No'2to7 Counsel for Resporrd'ent No'8: SRI G'MAOHUSUDHAN REDDY' SC l:OR GHMC The Court made ther f'rllowing: ORDER ' 33'Si11?ttt-tREDDY' I 1 I l i l / THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE PULLA KARTHIK WRIT PETITION No.l 6721oF 2025 ORDE R: This Writ Petition is filed, under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking the foliowing relief: "..fo issue an appropitlte .writ, otder or dtreclton more parttcurarra one tn rhe nature of Wnt ol Mandamus rteclaing ,,,. ".ii""'.]'rt*,ftJ$Z,ro""o 2 to 7 in not receiuing the appLicatton font *nnc.tion to rhc petttt,,,cr. tte pt,t No.r7u.';:l:;'','..".1,::,::,a;7,y;,31 trx::;,;i:xx';';:,xii"'{ j'::ii::y,;tyi",!ii,$i;:,:,i,i;'i"iiiff 1i,#.,!3i,,ff , N. :iae; Ei,i ;;:';;;.;'i,::".:::"!:d.by. Nolh: Ptot No s7l; south: prit ::.:;:*,i;,;.;"i*i;:,1::ffi ,Y::::,::':"r?::":;,:::,::,i:!;,,::""::'l; r'","s i"Jr"."na i;i-til tlLstnlctiotls of tte &,, ,".,,^J|i|,, ii,irT"l{.:r..1"rrno", ^".:*i1"

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 Telangala Limited, for respondent Nos.2 to 7; and. Sri G.Madhusudhan Reddy, learned Standing Counsel for Greater Hyderabacl Municipal Corporation, for respondent No.g. With their consent, this Writ petition is taken up ltrr disposal at the admission srage 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.326.14 of 2075, dated 18.12.2O15, and requested this court to pass similar order in the present writ petition also. 'l , t')t 202\ P The same i :; I ot seriously disputed by lhc lealned (io "crnment Pleader as l r'll irs lcarned Standing Counsel for the rl:s1lol ldents' In vic.t r f rl're above submissions and for thc t'e'lsor s alike in 4. the orde- L,f thrs Court in W P.No 326L4 ol 2O 15, dated 18.12.2015 t ris Writ Petition is disposed oI p'rrmrtting the petitioner t r 1 lc an online application seeking electnci ')' service connectio:r l(, rllc pctitioner's subject premises i'e , th: Plot No 370, Phase-I, in Sr :ve1' No.25/P, admeasuring 167 scl- vards, srtuated at I(anch.'r rlir:hibou'li (V), Serilingampally (M) and 'rr-rd')r GHMC, Ranga RecL r' l'istrict, Telangana State, within a per iod of one (1) ,"r,eek frorn ttrr: clate of receipt of the copl' sf thi" 6rd':r' Upon receipt of srtc't an apphcation, respondent Nos 2 to 7 rlre directed to consid:r th: said application of the pctitioner lbr rele ase of the elcctricitl 1 rrt.:r supply to the petitioner's subjecl ilrrpcrlv u'ithin a period of 1",'o (2) r'i'eeks thereafter. It is horvever olrse'r''ed that if respondent Ir:s.2 to 7 pass orders on petiti'rnet's : pplication granting r( € :'se ol the electricity power supply to thc l 'etitioner's subjectpr('l('ty.thesameshallbesubjecttofurthetclir':ctionthat may be isis tt:<' b1' the State oi Telangana or the Flon'llic l pcx Court in the iirir tlio-r pcnding before it arising out c'f tl e o 'der dated

12.Og.2Ol:' p,, -r;sed in Writ Petition No.2O407 of 2OOt :rn< I batch' -l re:, xE;;th; aar$turt>r?rt ax-, 3 PI( J Wp 16721 2O2S Miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. There shall be no order as to costs' //TRUE COPY// To, 1 The Principal Secretary Power and Energy D sD/-s. MALLTKARJUNA RAo SISTANT REG SECTION OFFICER e a ment Secretariat, State of Telangana, HYderabad-500022 The Chairman-cum-Managing Director' Telang^ana.state Southern Power oj!ir.it",iiil'i'C".Env ilrit""i]viovuttr-souona' Somaiisuda' Hvderabad' 2

3. The Chief Hyderabad General Manager, commercial Mint Compound TGSPDC L' ililffiii .- 4. The Superintending tngineer' Telangana. State Southern Power Distribution iiJ,i, Vial,rin s"udha s-omajiguda' Hvderabad 5. The Divisional Engineer, Operation Gachibowli' TGSPDCL 6. The Assistant Divisional Engineer, Operation Gachibowli' TGSPDCL 7. The Assistant Engineer' Operation Gachibowli' TGSPDCL 8. The Commissioner, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation' SerilingamPallY Zone.

9. One CC to SMT.THAKUR ROOPA SINGH' Advocate' [OPUC] 10. Two CCs to GP FOR ENERGY' High Cou( for the State of Telangana [OUT] 1 1. One CC to SRI N SREEDHAR REDDY' SC FOR TGSPDCL IOPUCI 12.One CC to SRI G Ir/IADHUSUDHAN REDDY' SC FOR GHMC IOPUCI 13.Two CD CoPies BSK BS YY HIGH COURIi' DATED:18/06/i1025 CC TODAY 1r{E i l;4tr Ct : j\u ltiS ( 2 v-Z c:)\+ * ED (:._ ,i* ORDER WP.No.167lilll of 2025 DISPOSING ()F THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUI''I]oSTS .rP*n \, Xd,,