1. Boorugu Satyanarayana Goud v. The State of Telangana
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Counsel for the Petitioner : SRI THAKUR ROOPA SINGH Counsel forthe Respondent No.1 : Gp FOR ENERGY co u nse r f o r Res po n de nts No 2to6 ;3H +!:FE:,.ilti[..3,3y' Counsel for Respondent No.7 : SRI G.MADHUSUDHAN RECrDy, SC FOR GHMC The Court made the following: ORDER THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE NAGESH BHEEMAPAKA ORDER W.P.No.26l84 of 2025 Petitioners seek a direction to respondents No.2 to 6 to receive their application forms and release individual service connections to their property bearing plot No.28 situated in survey No. 1 1/2(part) admeasuring 300 sq. yards situated at Khanamet (v), Serilingampally (M), Under GHMC, Ranga Reddy District, TS., without being influenced by the instructions of the 7e respondent - Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation.
2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners, learned Government Pleader for Energr on behalf of Respondent No. 1, Sri N. Sreedhar Reddy, learned Standing Counsel for TGSpDCL on behalf of Respondents 2 to 6 and Sri G.Madhusudhan Reddy, learned Standing Counsel for Respondent No.Y - Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation.
3. Ms. Thakur Roopa Singh, learned counsel for petitioners submits that in similar circumstances, while dealing with Writ Petition No. 20 12 1 of 2025, this Court by order d,t.14 .OT .2025 directed the respondents authorities therein to release the service connection, subject to the compliance of the statutory requirements by the petitioner therein, and hence, requested this Court to pass similar order in this Writ petition a1so. 2
4. Recently, the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Rajendra Kumar Bdrjdtya a. U.P. Aaas Eaam Vikas Parishad r, in the larger public interest, issued directions in addition to the directives issued in Re: Directions in the matter of demolition o-f stntchres. Relevant for the purpose of this case are: "(i") Al1 the necessary service connections, such as, Electricity, water supply, sewerage cor.nection, etc., shall be given by the service prcvicler / Board to the buildings only after the pr,rduction of the completion / occupation certihcar,e. (") Even after issuance of completion certificate, deviation / violation if any contrarl to the planning permission brought to the notir:e of the authority immediate steps be taken b,/' the said authorily concerned, in accordance r,r.ith law, against the builder / owner / or:cupant; and the official, who is responsible for issuance of wrongful completion / occupation cr:rtilicate shal1 be proceeded departmen[ally forthwitl-r. ("i) No permission / licence to conduct any business / trade must be given by any authorities including local bodies ol- rstates /Union Territories in any unauthorised building irrespective of it being residr:ntiial or commercial building. (vii) The development must be in conformily w,ith the zonal plan land usage. Any modific:ation to such zonal plan and usage must be taken by strictly following the rules in place larld in consideration of the larger public interest and the impact on the environmenf'.
5. Since the prayer of pr:titioners in this r,r..rrr petition is to receive the application forms and release individual service connecLions, this Court, without going into the merits of the \ 9OZ+ SCC Online SC i767 ./., matter, directs the respondents to receive the applications of petitioners and release individual service connections to the abovementioned property of the petilioners, subject to the petitioners complying with the directions issued by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Raiend.ra Kumar Bariatga's case (supra) and the statutory requirements prescribed by the local authorities.
6. The Writ Petition is accordingly, disposed of. No costs Consequently, miscellaneous applications, pending if any, To, 1 shall stand closed D /ITRUE COPYI/ ^ BE=""1+HI3IB|IXX SECNON O FFICER partment secretariat' state thern Power derabad uthern Power a ReddY tate Sou Telangana S Iguda, HY oud ha, Soma So State Somaltg uda , Hyd erabad CL,Rang TGSPDCL,Ranga Reddy TGSPDCL' t Director, uth s Telangana uth Soudha' n Kondapur' TGSPD East AE OP AllaPur' derabad MuniciPal istrict GH, Ad Court fo PUCI vocate [o r the State of Telangana CorPoration ' SC FOR TGSPDCL/TRANSCO SC FOR GHMC. iOPUC] REDDY'
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4. Limite eer, o d, vidy peratio I Secretary , Hyd -Ma n-cum tending n ComPanY ional Engin Power and Energ d-500022. naging imrted, VidY Eng ineer, The Princtpa of Telangana Chairma Dist ribution CompanyL The SUP Distributio The Divis District E ThC A District The Asststant Eng ineer' S E/OP/GHYD Rang aReddY District er Hy Great Co mmisslo ner, eddY D Rang AR Zone, allY A SIN OP UR RO RI THAK toS Y, High ENERG GP FOR Seriling One CC 8 I Two CC rouTi bne CC to SRt N SREEDHAR REDDY' tOPUCI 11.o ne CC 12.Two CD CoPies to SRI G MADHUSUDHAN
7. The 10 6 ssistant Engineer' operation KondaPur' BSK BSR V CC TODAY :.t -,: -* 1'- -\,i.- . ')" " ar-'.'\ ,i ,ii 1, !'ii ?025 !1jj ,..- ''i r , l,' -' .l' - ..4/.:^,-..,.- ',: '.' . _. '+-::. '- I -'- --' i_l .:; !:. HIGH COURT DATED:0210912025 ORDER WP.No.26184 of 2025 DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS \ r\