High Court · 2025

Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of lndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit flled therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue an order or direction more particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF TVANDAMUS declaring the action of the Respondents, more particularly of the 3rd and 4th Respondents, rejecting the Domestic Electricity Supply Connection Application Dt.0211112022 vide Registration No. NR90222754819 with endorsement "Rejected as Existing Premises is Not Domestic" and further rejecting the Commercial Electricity Supply Connection Application Dt.2511112022 vide Registration No. NR90222770782 with endorsement "Rejected as lnsufficient Documents" as arbitrary, illegal and pass such other order or orders as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. (Prayer amended as per Court Order dt: 24.09.2024 in lA.No.1/2024) lA NO: 1 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 accept Application Dt.o2l1il2o22 and further direct the 3rd and 4th Respondent to immediately provide Domestic power Supply and connection along with the N/eter to the watchman room on the Land admeasuring 300 Sq. Yds., forming part of D.No.6-3-1jg111 TO 6t1t3, Begumpet. Greenlands, Hyderabad, in Revenue Sy.No.214l5 to g later assigned as TS No.3i1 , 312, 18 and 19 of ward No.91, Block D abutting to Brij rarang land of the petitioners Vendor on North and adjacent to Green Lands Guest House situated at Khairtabad village and ft4andal, Hyderabad, Telangana, pending disposal of the main Writ petition. Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI D.KIREET Counsel for the Respondent No.1: AGP FOR ENERGy Counsel for the Respondent Nos.2 TO 4: SRI N.SREEDHAR REDDy, SC FOR TGSPDCL The Court made the following: ORDER HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE SUREPALLI NANDA WPTT P ETITI r)N n La.A 89 0F ) o2 ) ORDER: Heard Sri D.Kireet, lgarned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Energy appearing on behalf of the respondent No.1 and Sri N.Sreedhar Reddy, learned Standing Counsel for TGSPDCL, appearing on behalf of the respondent Nos.2 to 4. 2 The Detitioner aooroache the Court see kino oraver as under: "...to issue an order or direction more particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS declaring the action of the Respondents, more particularly of the 3'd and 4th Respondents, rejecting the Domestic Electricity Supply Connection Application Dt.Ozltl/2022 vide Registration No.NR9O222754819 with endorsement "Rejected as Existing Premises is Not Domestic" and further rejecting the Commercial Electricity Supply Connection Application D1.25/ lI/2022 vide Registration No. N RgO222 77 07 82 with endorsement "Rejected as Insufficient Documents" as arbitrary, illegal and pass such other order or orders as this Honble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case." I i 2 SN,J Wp 43689 2022

3. The case of the petitioner, in brief, is that the petitioner is the absolute owner and possessor of the land admeasuring 300 Sq. yards, forming part of D.No.6-3-1191/1 to 6/l/3 in Sy.Nos.214l5 to 9 later assigned as TS No.3/1 ,3/2, lB and 19 of Ward No.91, BIock-D, Begumpet, Greenlands, Hyderabad and the petitioner applied for a domestic electricity connection with meter for the watchman's room of the petitioner,s premises vide Registratlon No. NR902227548L9 dated 02.11.2022, and paid the required fee amount of Rs.1,645.50 vide D.D.No.1537279432 dated 02.1t.2022. However, the said application was rejected by the respondents on L4.11.2022 with the endorsement "Rejected as existing premises is not domestic". Aggrieved by the action of the respondents, the petitioner filed the present writ petition.

4. Learned Standing Counsel appearing on behalf of the respondent Nos.2 to 4 submits that initially, the petitioner had applied for service connection under domestic category and the same was rejected by the respondent authority on the ground that the existing subject premises is not domestic, subsequenily, the petitioner again applied vide application dated 25.It.2022 for service connection under non-domestic and commercial category and |.lra ?rrzl lraa nr SN,J Wp_43689 2022 lt, *lra J resDonde t authorities beca use the Detitioner fai led to enclose e relevant docume nts as Der the rul in force rn suDDo of the Detitioner a DI ication.

5. Learned Standing Counsel appearing on behalf of the respondent Nos.2 to 4 further submits that upon the petitioner making a fresh application seeking temporary connection with all the relevant documents as per the rules in force, the respondents would consider the same in accordance to law.

6. 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 respondent Nos.2 to 4.

7. Takino in consideration l a) The aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and, b) The submissions made by the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and the learned I Standing Counse! appearing on behalf of the respondent Nos.2 to 4, 4 The writ petition is disposed SN,J Wp_43689_2022 of directing the petitioner to make a fresh apptication to the respondent Nos,2 and 3 seeking temporary connection in respect of the subject premises i.e., forming part of D.No.6_3_ LL9L/L to 6/t/3 in Sy.No.214 /5 to g later assigned as TS No.3/1, 3/2, Lg and 19, Ward No.91, Block-D, Begumpet, Greenlands, Hyderabad with all the relevant documents as per the rules in force within a period of one(l) week from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and upon the petitioner making said apptication, the respondent Nos.2 and 3 shall consider the same in accordance to law and pass appropriate orders expeditiously within a period of one(1) week thereafter. However, there shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, the miscellaneous petitions, any, pending in the Writ Petition shall also stand closed. //'RUE coPY// SD/.S, MALL]KARJUNA RAO ASSISTANT REGISTRAR [\]r----=--- --+ V 'SECTION OFFICER Hyderabad, Telangana. Hyderabad, State of Telangana. Greenlands, Hyderabad, Telangana. Greenlands, Hyderabad, Telangana. . The Principal Secretary Energy Department, Electricity, Secretariat Building, . The Divisional Electrical Engineer, Electricity Operations, TSSpDCL, . The Assistant Divisional Engineer, Electricity Operations, TSSPDCL, . The Assistant Engineer, Electricity Operations, TSSPDCL, Greenlands, . One CC to SRI D.KIREET, Advocate [OPUC] . Two CCs to GP FOR ENERGY, High Court for the State of Telangana, at , One CC to SRI N.SREEDHAR REDDY, SC FOR TGSPDCL IOPUCI Jwo CD Copies fro"n -.1\ Hyderabad. [OUT] \ To 1 2 J 4 5 6 7 8 PSK. CJP HIGH COURT DATED:1210212025 ORDER WP.No.43689 of 2022 I CC TODAY Y o o E1 14 14: 25 FEB 1/lirl -t\:-"..----.- -(.) / \$ z .a I DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS a .W I I