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3. Smt. G. Kashamma Wo. G Muthaiah, Aged about 58 years, Occ: House Wife Rl/o. Flat No. G2l102, Mani Balaji Apartments Ghokale Nagar Ramanthapur Uppal, Ranga Reddy District ...PETITIONERS AND

1. The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Energy Department Secretariat Hyderabad

2. The Chairman Cum Managing Director, O/o. Southern Power Distribution Company of TS Ltd. Transco Building Somajiguda Hyderabad

3. The Asst. Divisional Engineer Operation, O/o Southern Power Distribution Company of TS Ltd. Pragathi Nagar, Ramanthapur Uppal R.R. District

4. The Commissioner, Greater Hyderabad lVlunicipal Corporation Lower Tank Bund Hyderabad. ...RESPONDENTS 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 pleased to issue a writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus of the inaction of the respondents in not providing the electricity connection to the petitioners properties at Mani Balaji Apartments Ghokale Nagar Ramanthapur Uppal R.R. Dist as illegal arbitrary and against the principles of Natural Justice. i.:-l===7 l.A. NO: 1 OF 2017(WPMP . NO: 52660 OF 20171 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 provide electricity supply to the petitionr:rs properties pending disposal of the writ petition. Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI J. SOMASUNDARAM Gounsel for the Respondent No.1: GP FOR ENERGY Counsel forthe Respondent Nos.2 & 3: SRI N. SREEDHAF: REDDY, S.C. FOR TGSiPDCL Counsel for the Respondent No.4: SRI SRINIVASA RAO P,\CHWA, S.C. FOR GHMC The Court made the following: ORDER rcry' 1 THE HON'BLE SRI WSTICE PULLA KARTHIK W.P.No.42483 of 2OL7 ORDER: The writ petition is frled with the following prayer: "To issue writ, order or d.irection more parLicularly one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS, of the inaction of the respondents in not providing elcctricity connection to the petitioners properties at Mani Balaji Apartments, Gokhale Nagar, Ramanthapur, Uppal, Ranga Reddy district as itlegal, arbitrary and against the principles of natural justice"'

2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Government Pleader for Energy for respondent No. 1, Sri N.Sreedhar Reddy, learned Standing Counsel for TGSPDCL for respondent Nos'2 1 and 3 and Sri Srinivasa Rao Pachu'a, learned Standing Counsel appearing for Respondent No.4 and perused the record.

3. Today, when the matter is taken up, it is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the issue raised in the present writ petition is squarely covered by the order dated 26.7.2O18 passed by this Court in W.P.No.26085 of 2018. The same is not seriously disputed by the learned counsei appearing for the respondents. i I 2

4. In view of the above, for the reasons alike ir the order clated 26.7.2O18 in W.p.No.260g5 of 2018, this writ petition is disposed of directing the respondents to release power supply 1.o the premises of the petitione. subject to the compiiance of terms a,cl conditions and on furnishing an undertaking to produce the occtrpancy certificate from the concerned Municipal Corporation witlLin a prescribed period, and if no such occupancy certificate is produced rvithin such period, it is open to the responclents to take appropriate action in accordance rvith lau,. Miscellaneous applications, il any, pending in this rvrit petition stand closed. To, I //TRUE COPY// Sd/- A, JAYASREE ASSiISTANT REGISTRAR seffi/1r oFFlcER 1 The Principal Secretary, Energy Department, State of 1-elangana, Secretariat, Hyderabad 2 3 4 The Chairman Cum Managing Director, O/o. Southe:rn Power Distribution Company of TS Ltd. Transco Building Somajiguda Hydr:rabad The Asst Divisional Engineer Operation, O/o Southerrn power Distribution Company of TS Ltd. Pragathi Nagar, Ramanthapur Uppal, R.R. District. The Commissioner, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Ccrporation Lower Tank Bund Hyderabad. One CC to SRI J. SOMASUNDARAM, Advocate [OpUCl 5 6. Two CCs to GP for Energy, High Court for the State Hyderabad. [OUT] of Telangana at

7. One CC to SRI N. SREEDHAR REDDY, S.C. forTGSplCL [OPUC] 8. One CC to SRI SRINIVASA RAO PACHWA, S.C. for GlltVC tOpUCl 9. Two CD Copies Along with a copy of the Order dated 26.O7.2018 in W.p.No.26085 of 201g IUP HIGH COURT PK,J I DATED:1510412025 .t), ,ri * ) -:='':. .i ra 1i--1* ' o,' :'. ,. r '--,! 0 SEP 2U5 ;,;), )1, -\ //' -' ,7 - ,., | .// ,. rcL: --/ 1 '\ t) ORDER WP.No.42483 o12017 DISPOSING OF THE V\/RIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS \ f ,t;i#* THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE M.S.RAMACHANDRA RAO WRIT PETITION No.26O85 of 2018 ORDER: Heard counsel for the petitioner, Sri R. Vinod Reddy, Standing Counsel for Telangana State Southern Power Distribution Corporation Limited, appearing for respondents 1 to 3, and Sri L.Venkateshwa-r Rao, Standing Counsel for Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, appearing for 4th respondent.

2. It is stated by learned counsel appearing for the petitioner as well as Sri R.Vinod Reddy, Standing counsel appearing for respondent Nos.1 to 3 that the issue in this Writ Petition is covered by the order of this Court dt.23.03.2018 in W.P.No.9789 of 2018.

3. Therefore for reasons a-like, this Writ Petition is also disposed of with a direction to the respondents to release the power supply to the premises of the petitioner subject to the compliance of the terms and conditions and on furnishing an undertaking to produce the occupancy certihcate from the concerned Municipal Corporation *7 2 within a prescribed period, and if no su<:h occupancy certificate is produced within such period, it is open to the respondents to take appropriate action in ac,:ordance u.ith law. There shall be no order as to costs 4 . Consequen tly, miscellaneous petitions; pending, if any, shall stald dismissed. 26rt July, 2o1g M.S.RAMACHA]IDRA RAO, J