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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 by declaring the action of the Respondents in not receiving the application for electricity connections to the petitioner property bearing Plot No. 42lA and plot No. 42lB in sy. No. 80 admeasuring 233.33 Sq.yds situated at Marthanda Nagar, Hafeezpet, Serilingampally Mandal, Rangareddy 7 District as illegal, arbitrary, unjust and consequently direct the respondents to receive the application for the electricity connections and releerse the power supply with required meters without any further delay. lA NO: 1 OF 2025 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Courl may be pleased to direct the Respondents to receive application of the Petitioner and release power supply with required meters to the petitioner property bearing Plot N,t. 42lA and plot No. 42lB in sy. No. B0 admeasuring 233.33 Sq.yds situated ar Marthanda Nagar, Hafeezpet, Serilingampally Mandal, Rangareddy District. Counsel for the Petitioner: Ms. NIKITA GOENKA Counsel for the Respondent No.1: GP FOR ENERGY Counsel for the Respondent Nos.2 to 5: SRI N. SREEDHAR REDDY, S.C. FOR TGSPDCL Counsel for the Respondent No.6: SRI G. MADHUSUDHAN REDDY, S.C. FOR GHMC The Court made the following: ORDER IN THE HIqH COURT r.OR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HON'BLE SRI T'USTICE NAGESH BHEEMAPAI(A WRIT PETITION No.363O2 of 2O2S 28th November, 2ol25, Between: Smt.Sagar Swarupa Rani. AND Petitioner The State of Telangana, Principal Secretary, Power and Energr Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad and 5 others. ORDER: ...Respondents This writ Petition is filed to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus by declaring the action of the Respondents in not receiving the application for electricity connections to the petitioner propert5r bearing Plot No. 42/A and plot No 42/B in sy.No.So admeasuring 233.33 Sq. yds. situated at Marthanda Nagar, Hafeezpet, serilingampally Mandal, Rangareddy District as illegal, arbitrary, unjust and consequently direct the respondents to receive the application for the electricity connections and release the power supply with required meters without any further delay.

2. Heard Ms. Nikita Goenka, learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Government Pleader for Energr, for respondent t, I:.: i I -t 2 and Sri N. Sreedhar Reddy, learned Standing Counsel for TGSPDCL, for respondents 2 to 5 and Sri G.Madhusudhan Reddy, learned Standing Counsel for Greater Hyderabad Municipal C,rrporation.

3. Ms. Nikita Goenka, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that in similar circumstances, while dealing with 'il/rit Petition No. 2OL2l of 2025, this Court by order dated 14.07.2r)25 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 also.

4. Recently, the Honble Supreme Court in RaJendra Kumar BarJatga o. u.P. Avas Eaam vikas Parishadl, irt the larger public interest, issued directions in addition to the directives issued in Re; Directions in tLrc matter of demolition of structures. IRelevant for the purpose of this case are: .\. "(iv) All the necessary service connections, s;uch os, Electricity, water supply, sewerage connection, etc., shall be given by the service provider / Board to the buildings only after the production of the completion / occupation certificate. (v) Even after issuance of completion certificate, deviation"/ violation if any contrary to the planning permission brought to the notice of the authority immediate steps be taken b.y the said authority concerned, in accordance with law, against the builder / owner / occupant; and the official, who is responsible for issuance of wrongful completion / occupation certificate shall be pr,tceeded departmentally forthwith. ("i) No permission / licence to conduct an.y busriness / trade must be given by any authorities including '2o2qscconline sc3767 2 3 local bodies of States /Union Territories in any unauthorised building irrespective of it being residential or commercial building. (vii) The development must be in conformity with the zonal plan land usage. Any modification to such zonal plan and usage must be taken by strictly following the rules in place land in consideration of the larger public interest and the impact on the environment".

5. Since the prayer of the petitioner in this writ petition is to receive her application and release individual service connection, this Court, without going into the merits of the matter, directs the respondents to receive the application of the petitioner and release individual service connection to the subject property of the petitioner, subject to the petitioner complying with the directions issued by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in RaJendra Kumar Bartatga\ 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, shall stand closed. SD/. A. SRINIVASA REDDY ASSISTANT REGISTRAR6 SECTION OFFICER //TRUE COPY/ To 1 The Principal Secretary, Power and Energy Department, State of Telangana, Secretariat, Hyderabad. \

2. The Chairman and ttlanaging Director, Southern Power Distribution Company Ltd., of Telangana, [\4int Compound, Hyderabad.

3. The Superintending Engineer (operation), Southern Power Distribution Company Ltd., of Telangana, Cybercity, Hyderabad.

4. The Divisional Engineer (Operational), Southern Power Distribution Company Ltd., of Telangana, Gachibowli Division, Cybercity Circle.

5. The Asst. Divisional Engineer (Operational), Southern Power Distribution Company Ltd., of Telangaha, Chandanagar Sub Division, Cybercity Circle. .t / Serilingam pally Zone, Hyderabad.

6. The commissioner, Greater Hyderabad tMunicipar corporation, 7. One CC to SRI NIKITA GOENKA, Advocate tOpUCl B. Two ccs to g,I for Energy, High court for the state of rerangana at 9. one cc to sRl N. SREEDHAR REDDY, s.c. for TGSpDCL topucl 10.one cc to sRt c. MADHUSUDAN REDDY, S.c. for cHt\4c topucl 11.Two CD Copies Hyderabad. [OUT] MP GJP , I I I I i HIGH COURT DATED:2811112025 t THE S T (.-) I >t 030 EI zfi[ :t ORDER WP.No.36302 of 2025 DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS CC TOD \ \ :.. ilHi