High Court · 2025

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 pleasedtoissuewritorderordirectionmoreparticularlyoneinthenatureofWR|T oFMANDAMUsdirectingJherespondents2toTtoprovideelectricityconnection extension of Supply for 3Nos. Non-Domestic services each of 40KW connected load, 1 No. Non-Domestic service of 35KW connected load and 1 No' Non- Domesticserviceof5KWconnectedthus,makingatotalofSNosNon-Domestic load of 160KW duly dismantling r>f e:,:isting Cat8, service with total corr€)cted Temporary Supplv r;erVi;e Sc.No.Ag104170 of 5KW connecled lrad by proposing 160KVA DTR Co.rrer:lirrn to the Residential Building the F'lot I'lo.( 0, in Survey No.60, admeasuring 200 Sq. Yards, situated at Guttalabe,umpet (V), Serilingampally (l!l), [Jrrler GHMC, Ranga Reddy District, T l] bounrled by North. Plot No.64. Soutl ,2r: \Vide Road. East. Plot No.61. West Plct No.59. Without insisting upon oc)(;uo.rrcy certificate from the Bth respondent by hoiJing that the refusal to provide e e :.ricrty connection to the above refern:d prem ses is illegal and arbitrary. lA NO: 1 OF 2025 Petition unde- Sie,:tion 15'l CPC praying that in the circumstan:es stated in the affidavit filed rr r;up ::rt of the petition, the High Court may be plei,sed to direct the respondents i: ' o i to provide electricity connection exlension r rf Supply for 3Nos. Non-Domesti(: r:()rvices each of 40KW connected load, 1No Non-Domestic service of 35KW ::orrected load and 1No. Non-Domestic serv,ce of SKW connected thus, rnaking I total of 5Nos Non-Domestic servic() witi-r tot,al connected load of 160KW du y c i;mantling of existing Ca!8, Temp<>rary Sr:pply service Sc.No.A9104170 of 5l('// connected load by proposing 160h:VA DTF Connection to the Residential B -rilri r g the Plot No.60, in Survey No 60, admr>asl ring 200 Sq. Yards, situated at 3 rttalabegumpet (V), Serilingampally (M), lJndr:r G JMC, Ranga Reddy District, T {}. bcL nded by North. Plot No.64. South. It5' Vr/ide Road. East. Plot No.61. West. F'lo: fJo.59. Without insisting upon occupancy ce tificate from the 5th respondent oerding disposal of marn writ petition arrd nray rleem fit and proper in the circr:rnr;tarre of the case. Counsel for the Petitioners: SMT. THAKUR ROOPA SINGH Counsel for the Res pondent No.1 : GP FOR ENERGY Counsel for the Responrlent Nos.2 TO 7: SRI N.SREEDHAR REDDY SC FOR Counsel for the Respondent No.8: SRI G.MADHUSUDHAN FIEDDY, lriC FOR TGSPDCL GHMC The Court made the fcl owing: ORDER -w.,/ ; I I THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE PULLA KARTHIK WRIT PETITION No.18332 OF 2025 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 hle d, under Articl e 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking the following relief: "..to rs-sue uit order or direction rnore parTrcularly one in the nature of WIIIT OF M\NDAMUS directLn{l tlle resportdents 2 to 7 to proude electncitA connectioi exlension of Supply for 3Nos Non Domestic seruices each of 40KW conftected load lNo. Non Dontestic seruice of 35KW connected load qtd lNo_ Non-Domestic serurce of SKW connected thus, mdking a total of sMos. Non- Domestic seruice uith total conrected load of 160KW dulg dismantting of extshna Cat 8, Temporary Supplg seruice S:.NI.A91O417O of SKW cornected lood bg proposing 160KVA DTR Connectiorl to the Residentiat Building the ptot No.6A, in SurueA No-60, admeasuring 2OO fo. Yards, situated at Guttdlabegumpet (V), SerilingarnpallA (M), Under GHMC, Ranga ReddA Dtstict, 7.5., bounded b!/ North: Plot No.64; South: 25' Wide Road; Eo.st: plot No.61; West: Plot No.59. Witltout irlsbLing upon occupanc!:l cetliflcate from the &h resporLdent bA holdtw that tlLe rc,fusal to prouide electricitA connection to th_e aboue refeterl premises is i egal and arbitrary and pass..."

3. Heard Smt.Thakur Roopa Singh, learned counsel for the petitioners; learned Governmcnt 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 7; and Sri G.Madhusudhan Reddy, Iearned Standing Counsel for Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, I I for respondent No.8.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the subject matter of this Writ Petition is squarely covered by the order of this I i \ \ To o :K,J 1' . l6l3-. 2025 Court in \\'.P N,r trO30 of 202O, dated 20.O4.2O2O, anci r'',r luesLed this Court to pir l i similar order in the present Wril Pclitl( )n i11so. The same is no - seriously disputed by the learn:d ()ovc rnment Pleader as v'e I ir; krarned Standing Counsel lor ther res;,ottcenLs.

5. In vit:r' ri Jre above submissions and for the :r:asttns alike in the order c,I t-ris tiour[ in W.P.No.603O of 2020, da:cc1 :20.C4.202O, this Writ P:titior is disposed of directing the respottdcn s l-c rclease the power s u p1 1 1 to thc premises of the petitioners sr: l'rj e:r t to the compliancr: r I I t c te rms and conditions and or fu 'ltr s ring an undcrtakinli to produce the occupancy certificatc 1l-l.rr the concerned lvl, tn i:.pa1 Corporation u'ithin a prcscrib':d lllrri':t 1. and if no such oc )L pil 1cv certificate is prodr-rced within such pe r od. it is open to tht, t el;1t tnclents to take appropriate actior ilr at:r ordance r:r,ith 1aw. Misr:cUar'(i()us petitions pending, if any, shrLll s:at'rc closcd. There shall b.: rc order as to costs. SE/-P. POI'1NA KRISHM iSsisr'nru'' nEGIsFAR //TRUE COPY/' aEC.l ..NfOFFICER 1 The Prrnc pill l;3cretary Power and En-e1gy Department Selretzrriat' ' H;;;,;b;; i Slat': of r6lans ana '5ooo22 2 The Cha'rm on ,,'ra rr/lrn jglni'5i'JJtt]t-u''10. its Coroorate offit e at 6-1-50' southerr p.,.v: r DistrioiY;lY-dffi;i ;i iEtung'nd {;tate Ltd tvlint ComPorni F / j:rabad 500063' 3. The Chiel Engireer op"iitl'Jn'irvr"troZone-T9 S.P I-- c L Hvlerabad 4 The Superinrercing E"gi#;i,'cj;;iitio"nTEjnirrrr,ills circle f c s p oc t-, Banjarahitls

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7. The Assistant Engineer/, SE/OP / GHYD North i AE Madhapur, T G S P DC L, Hyderabad Serilingampally Zone, Ranga Reddy District.

8. The Commissioner, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, 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] 1 '1 . One CC to SRI N SREEDHAR REDDY, SC FOR TGSPDCL [OPUC] 12.One CC to SRI G.MADHUSUDHAN REDDY, SC FOR GHMC [OPUC] 1 3. Two CD Copies K o HIGH COURT DATED:301061?.025 ORDER WP.No.18332 o12025 CCi; TODAY 1, I I .,1 a) !4 \!i" ti. il 2 i1t 2925 .t '. \.... ? ) DISPOSINGi I]F THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS \0)