Naveen Kumar Agaruval v. 1. The State of Telangana

Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of lndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue a Writ, Order or Direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus. de r:laring the action of the respondents in nr:t providing / granting electricitv :)on r ection to the Petitioner Agriculture lar ds rlrituated in Sy No. 258 (Ac.15.3fi (rts;) Sy No. 259 (Ac 3 34 gts) and Sy No 260 tAc 16'29 gts) total admeasuring r\<;.35.00 gts situated at Farooqnagar Village and Mandal, Ranga Reddy Distri,:1 vrithout considering the representation da ted t)f10812024 of the Petitioner is br:rin11 illegal, arbitrary and against the prirtcipl,:s of natural justice and also v,oliati\'o of Articles 14, 19,21 and 300-4 of Constilution of lndia and consequently d rerr;t the respondents to provide electricity con lection to the Petitioner agricultr.rral lrtrds from the hands by consider the rep rest;ntation dated 01tOBt2O24 in the inlerer;t of justice' lA NO: 1 OF 2025 Petition unrler llection 151 CPC praying that in the circumsl'ances stated in the affidavit filed in ;lpport of the petition, the High court ntay be. pleased to direct the respondenls to provide electricity connections :o the Petitioner Agriculture lands sit.rerled in Sy No. 258 (Ac.15.35 gts) Sy No 259 (Ac 3'34 gts) and Sy No. 260 (i\r;16.29 gts) total admeasuring Ac 35 00 gt:; situated at Faroognagar Villag,:: ;rnd Mandal, Ranga Reddy District by considering the representation daled )1t08t2024 ot the Petitioner, pending dis cosa I of the main writ petition. Counsel for the Petiti,rner: SMT GAWHAR SALEEM ZEESHAN Counsel for the Res po ndent No.1 : GP FOR ENERGY counser for the Respondent No.2 ,. t' tE,si1=o.rrJ#"REDDY, The Court made the, fo lowing: ORDER THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE PULLA I(ARTHIK WRIT PETITION No.t 6802 0F 202s 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 Iiled, under Articl e 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking the following reliel '...to r'ssuc o Wil, Otdet or Dtrectton tnotp punicularltt onc tn thp ndlup of Wnt of Mandamus, declaring the.act@n of tle resporulints n not proui<ling) granting electncitl.t connecti:n :o_t]Lg.peltttoner Agi(ulture A"a" ,ir"Zr"i in ii. No.2S8 (Ac.tS.35 g1s) SA (Ac.J.J4 gtsl and SA No.2oO lAc.t6.29 anct -No.259 torol odntpd_suing Ac.3S.OO g,t,s stuoted at Forooqnajrtr urtt"g" o;a-ioni)i, Ranga Reddg District Luithout consid.g.ing ihe representatictn dated . O1.O8.2O24 of the petitioner beng ilegal, arbitra4l and agarnst tii ,is, pincipres of natur.lr justice and arso uiorattue of Artlcres 14, j g, 2 r"an<l 3oo i of Corlstitution of India and consequentlg clircct tlle responclents to priiau electicita connection to the pelitioner ogricutturctl lands from th" i;;;';; constder tle representation clated 01.O8_2O24 n the mter-est oJ justice ancl to pas-s,., "

3. Heard Smt.Gawhar Saleem Zeeshan, learned counsel for the petitioner; learned Government pleader for Energr for respondent No. l; and Sri N.Sreedhar Reddy, learned Standing Counsel for Telangana State Southern Power Distribution Company Limited, for respondent Nos.2 to B. \ (

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the subject matter of this writ Petition is squarery covered by the order of this Court in W.P.No.9792 of 2023, dated 11.O4.2O23, and requested this court to pass similar order in the present writ petition also. <.1--.-..-. 2 !t irr802 2025 The same r:; rl'-tt scriously disputed by the learned Govr)rnment Pleader as rr el :t:; Iearned Standing Counsel for the res lonr lents su bmitted bv the In vie*r' i)l rl)e above submissions and for the rea';ons' alike in 5. the order o[ t]rr:; (lourt in W'P'No 9792 of 2023' dated 1 I.t)4 2023' the res Pon lents to this Writ F'e 'i1.Lon rs disposed of directing conside r tl-e ;:1r'Plication' dated 20'06'2025' petitioner, ;rir''e ?eg No'NRs 152544 10595' for provicli:-rg trlectricity connection t) 'lle petitioner's agricultural lancis r-r Sv No'258 (Ac. 15.35 sts ) Sl'/ No'259 (Ac'3'34 gts) and Sy No 2rrO r Ac 16'29 gts), total a':[n'r:asuring Ac'35'O0 gts' situated at Farl)oqnagar Village and \4:r'rCa1, Ranga Reddy District' Telatrgarra iind pass appropriate .r'lers, in accordance with law' as expedit ously as possible, pt'e:er':Lr:l-v within a period of two (2) weeks liorr' the date of receipt ,lf i1 ( (rp.Y of this order' subject to the lletitiont r making necessary I)a v'r'nc nt, as stipulated under the Electrici[ Ac ' 20O3' Miscr:l'1n lclts petitions pending' if any' shall star:d closed' There shall i-'c I o order as to costs sD/'AXB,B{tXSirk''tT'THtH I ==-- '- //TRUE COPY" (\,i i1 \i .1 SECTION OFFICER To,

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