M. Sravan Kumar v. The State of-Telangana

Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India 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 ,..RESPONDENTS I { not receiving the at)l)lication form and release the individual to the petitioner, tlre piot No.272171/ll, phase_ll, in Survey Gopanpaily (v), seritingampally (M), Ranga Reddy District, T void, arbitrary ern,j ::nsequenfly direct the respondents to r and to release the rrrj vrdual service connection without being instructions of the 8-h respondent. serv rce connection No.l:i7, situated at S., :rs illegal, null, ecei,re application inflr.tenced by the lA NO: 1 OF 2025 . petition ur.d,:r f ;ection .l Sl CpC praying that in the circrrms12n6". ,1r,.0 in the affidavit fir'-'c rr support of the petition, the High cor.rrt rray he preased to direct the Respond,:r ts 2 to 7 to receive the application and release the individuar service c,,rnECrion to the petitioner, the prot No.1272t-,1/, phase_r, Survey No.37, siiualerj at Gopanpally (V), Serilingampally (M), Ranga Reddy District, 7.S.. Counsel for the petrtiorrer: SMT. THAKUR ROOPA SINGH Counsel for the Respc,rrdent No.1: Gp FOR ENERGf Counsel for the Respr:rdent Nos.2 to 7: SRI N. SREEOHAR REDDY SC FOR TGSPDCL Counsel for the Resporrdent No.8: G. MADHUSUDHAN REDDY, -SRl SC FOR GHMC The Court made the following: ORDER s a 1 THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE PULLA KARTHIK W.P.No.17262 of 2()25 ORDER: With the consent of both the parties, this writ petition is taken up for disposal at the stage of admission

2. The wril petition is filed with the following prayer: "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 Plot No.272/71/ll, in Survey No.37 situated at Gopanpally Village, Phase II Serilingampa-lly Malda.l, Ranga Reddy District, Telangana State as illegal, null, void, arbitrary and consequently direct the respondents to receive application and to release the individual service connection without being influenced by the instructions of the Sth respondent".

3. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Government Pleader for Enerry for respondent No.1, Sri N.Sreedhar Reddy, learned Standing Counsel for TGSPDCL for respondent Nos.2 to 7 and Sri G.Madhusudhan Reddy, learned Stalding Counsel appearing for Respondent No.8 arld perused the record. r 2 I

4. Thc.ezLrrt,:,l counsel for the petitioner submits that tlle subject matter of lh s r r -i1. petition is squarely covered by the orcier of this Court in W.F.ltrc. 32614 of 2015 dated 18'12'2015' zLnd -equested this Court to pas,s srimilar order in the present writ petitiln z'[so The same is no- :ieriruslv disputed by the learned Govet-nmr:nt l)leader as well as the [e r':rec1 Standing Counsel for the respontlents'

5. In vir:q rf he above submissions and for tht: reitson s alike in the order cf rhir; Court in W.P.No.326 14 of 2015 ctaterrl tt, 12.2075, this writ p'rtitro r is disposed of permitting the petitiorer Lo file an orrline apprli,:z tron seeking etectricity service cc'nnectroll to the petitioner's Plct 11o.272171/ll, Phase II in Survey \1o.37 srLuated at Gopanpally Yi 1r g1e , Serilingampally Mandal, Rang'a Rr:dd1 District, Telangala lit rlr: u,ithin a period of one week from the clatr: of receipt of a copy ol ti-is order. Upon receipt of such arL ap'plication, respondent N:r;..2 to 7 are directed to consider the said application of the petitiorLe,- f,r: release of the electricity power s--rpp1v to the petitioner's sllt) eot property within a period of two weeks thereafter. It is however cl>;,:rved that if respondent Nos.2 to 7 pzrss ,lrders on petitioner's app,li :ration granting release of the electricity pow,sr supply to the petil icnr,r '; subject property, the same shnll tre srlbject to further dire:trorr that may be issued by the State of 'lelangana or the 3 Hontrle Apex Court in the iitigation pending before it arising out of the order dated 12.9 .2O 1 2 passed in Writ Petition No.20407 of 2008 and batch. Miscellaneous applications, if any, pending in this writ petilion stand closed //TRUE COPY// sD/- A.v.s.pRASAD UTY REGISTRAR ECTION OFFICER

1. The Principal Secretary Power and Energy Departme Secretariat, The State n of Telangana, HYderabad-500022. Hyderabad

2.TheCha.irman-cum.ManagingDirector'TelanganaStateSouthernPower Distribution Company Limited-, Vidyuth Soudha, Somaiiguda' Hyderabad' Company Limited, Vidyuth Soudha, Somajiguda, Hyderabad'

3. The Chief General Manager commercial Mint Compound TGSPDC L' +. ifie Sup.rintending Engineer, Telangana State So.uthern Power Distribution S. ine biviiional Engineer, Operation Gachibowli, TGSPDC L' Ranga Reddy 6. ifre Rsslstant Divisional Engineer, Operation Gachibowli' T G S P DC L' 7. The"Assistani Engineer" Operation Gachibowli, T G S P DC L' Ranga Reddy Ranga ReddY District. Diskict. To, \ District. B. The Commissioner, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation' Serilingampally Zone' Ranga Reddy District'

9. One C"C to Smt. Thakur Roopa Singh, Advocate [OPUC] 10.Two CCs to GP for Energy, High Court for the State of Telangana' at Hyderabad [OUT] f f . O'ne CC to Sri N. Sreedhar Reddy, SC for TGSPDCL[OPUC] iZ. O"" CC to Sri G. Madhusudhan Reddy, SC for GHMCIOPUCI 13.Two CD CoPies TJ PSK t a a i I HIGH COTJRI CC TODAY DATED:2310612025 ORDER WP.No.f 72612 o12025 6ii;',: SI4 3 'r ( r' !

11.'- di. ,'1,, l:. i:::.1 L : ,;:i,';iii;.', ' ' -,:-,.',.i- I Z .6) DISPOSING .OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT CCISTS \ )D