High Court · 2025

M/s. Dr. Reddys Laboratories Ltd., Regd Oft.8-2-337, Road No.3, Blnjara Hills, Hyderabad - 500 034, Rep. by its Authorized Signalory, Sri. Qopala Krishna-Gangavelli. Having its Unit at Plot Nos. 137|P,1381P,145 AND 146, lndustrial Development Estate, Bollaram Village, Sangareddy District, Telangana-502325. Service Connection No.SGR-123. ...PETITIONER State Load Dispatch Centre, Represented by its Chief Engineer, TSTRANSCO, Vidhyut Soudha, Khairatabad, Hyderabad Telangana State Southern Power Distribution Company Limited, Mint Comp-ound, Secretariat Road, Hyderabad, Represented by its Managing Director ...RESP.NDENT' AND 1 2 Petition under Article 226 ol 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 (a) Declaring that the condition imposed by the 2nd Respondent in its e-mail dated 07.06.2022 for grant of open access is arbitrary, perverse, irrational, arbitrary, unauthorized and illegal and (b) Declaring the rejection of the Petitioners applications for standing clearance for lnter-State Open Access for the months of July, August, and September,2022 as arbitrary, contrary to the CERC OA Regulation,2008 and illegal and to set aside the same and (c) Directing the Respondents to consider the Petitioners applications and issue No Objection / Standing Clearance for lnter State Open Access strictly in terms of the CERC OA Regulation, 2008 without reference to the condition in the 2nd Respondents e-mail dated 07.06.2022 or any other conditions not authorized by the Central Commission lA NO: 't OF 2022 Petition under Section 151 cPc praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High court may be pleased to direct the Respondents to consider and allow the applications made by the petitioner for No-objection / standing clearance for lnter-state open Access without reference to the impugned condition prescribed by the 2nd respondent in email dated 07.06.2022 lA NO: 2 OF 2022 Between:

1. Telangana Compound, Director AND State Southern Power Distribution Company Limited, Mint Secretariat Road, Hyderabad, Representdd by its Mairaging ....PETITIONERS/RESPONDENTS 2 1 Ml9 D1 Reddys Laboratories Ltd., Regd OII. g_Z_337, Road No.3. Baniara Hills, Hyderabad - 500 034, Rep. by its Authorized Siqnatory, Sri. Co6ifa Krishna Gangaveili Having_its Unita[ plot Nos. .137/p, tie/P, iaS ANb-Tao, lndustrial Deveropment Estate, Boilaram viilage, sangdreddy brstrict, I etangana-502325 Service Connection No.SGR_123- ' 2 9!e!1. .!91d- Dlqpatch^ Centre, Represented by its Chief Enqineer, TSTRANSCO Vidhyut Soudha, Khairatabad, Hyderabad ...PETITIONER/RESPONDENT ...RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT NO.1 Petition under section 151 cpc praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High court may be pleased to vacate the interim orders dated 2810912o22 inwp No 37631 of 2022 and dismiss the Writ Petition lA NO: 3 OF 2022 Between: 1 91"j"_.!g_r_a- Dispatch Centre., .Represented by .its Chief Engineer, TSTRANSCO, Vidhyut Soudha, Khairafibad. HvderaSad I elangana State Southern power Distribution Company Limited, Mint 2 Compound, Secretariat Road, Hyderabad, Represenidd 6y i6 i/l;haui;; Director AND M/s Dr. Reddys Laboratories Ltd., Regd Otf . g_2_337, Road No.3, Baniara Hi,s, Hyderabid - 500 034 Rep-'by-ioA;i.nJ*;-dig"-"iJ^i, s;i Hiri; .....PET|TONERS/RESPONDENTS No. Krishna Gangavelli. Having its Unit at Plot Nos. 137/P, 138/P, 145 Al\|q ]$' lndustrial DEvelopment Estate, Bollargnl-Ullgg.e, Sangareddy District, Telangana-502325. Service Connection No.SGR-123. ...RESPONDENTS/PETITIONERS Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the H igth Court may be pleased to vacate the interim orders daled 2810912022 in WP.No. 37631 of 2022 and dismiss the writ petition Counsel for the Petitioner: SRl. DEEPAK CHOWDARY REP SRI CHALLA GUNARANJAN Counsel for the Respondenb: SRI N. SREEDHAR REDDY, SC The Court made the following: ORDER HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE SUREPALLI NANDA WRIT PETITION No.37631 oF 2022 ORDER: Heard Sri Deepak Chowdary, learned counsel representing learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner on record and Sri N. Sreedhar Reddy, learned Standing Counsel appearing on behalf of the respondents.

2. The petitioner approached the Court seeking prayer as under: " .....to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus- (a) Declaring that the condition imposed by the 2nd Respondent in its email dated 07.06.2022 for grant of open access is arbitrary, perversef irrational, arbitrary, unauthorized and illegal and; (b) Declaring the rejection oF the petiUoner,s applications for standing clearance for Inter-State Open Access for the months of July, August and September, 2022 as arbitrary, contrary to the CERC OA Regulation, 2008 and illegal and to set aside the same and; (c) Directing the Respondent's to consider the Petitioner's applications and issue No Objection / Standing Clearance for Inter State Open Access strictly in terms of the CERC OA Regulation 200g without reference to the condition in the 2nd Respondents email dated 07.06.2022 or any other conditions not authorized by the Central commission i 2 (d) and or pass......."

3. This Court vide its order ated 2 .o9.202 I.A.No.O1 of O22 in .P. No. 37631 ot 2022 i I I i !nterim order in favo ur of the titione r observtno as under: "Learned counsel tor petitioners submitted that in similar circumstances, interim orders were passed by this Court in W.p.No.32503 of ZO22 dated 30.08.2022. Hence. there shall be interim direction to the respondents to consider applications of the petitioners for No Objection/Stand ing Clearance for Inter-State open Access without reference to the impugned condition prescribed by the Znd respondent in e-mail dated 07.06.2022. However, this order shall be subject to further orders in I.As and in the writ petitions".

4. Learned Standing Counsel appearing on behalf of the respondents submits that in pursuance to the Interim Orders of thas Court dated ZA.O9.2O2Z passed in present W.P.No.37631 of 2022 (referred to and extracted above), the respondents had considered the applications of the petitaoner for No Objection,/Standing Clearance for Inter-State Open Access without reference to the impugned condition prescribed by the 2nd respondent an e-mait dated O7.O6.2022 and hence. the cause of action in the present Writ Petition does not survive for adjudication any more.

5. The learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner does not dispute the said submission made by the learned Standing Counsel appearing on behalf of the respondents.

6. Bringing the said submissions of both the tearned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel appearing on behalf of the respondents on record, the writ petition is closed. However, there shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, the miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in the Writ Petition shall also stand closed. SD/- S.MALLIKARJUNA RAO T REGISTRAR ASSIS /TTRUE COPY// ECTION OFFICER To

1. One C 2. One C 3. TwoC C to SRl. CHALT-A GUNARANJAN. Advocate tOpUCl c to SRt N SREEDHAR REDDY, sC 1OPUC1 D Copies c BM PSK \ I _-\_ 1 rl l- i; T,:, .\,. '( j (-' 22 tEB 2u5 ((' t' z o A * t)Fsp TC,tl r.() * HIGH COURT DATED:0810112025 ORDER WP.No.37631 of 2022 CLOSING THE WRIT PETTTION WITHOUTCOSTS