Smt. Dharma Lathabhashyam v. Telangana State Southern Power Distribution Corporation Limited And 4 Others

THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTI CE A. RAJASHEKER REDDY W RI T PETI TI ON No.1 3 1 1 5 of 2 0 1 9 ORDER:

Heard learned counsel for the petitioners, Sri R. Vinod Reddy, learned standing counsel for Telangana State Southern Power Distribution Corporation Limited, appearing for respondents 1 to 4 and Sri Sampath Prabhakar Reddy, learned standing counsel for Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC), appearing for respondent No.5.

2.

Petitioner claims that she is the owner of plot bearing No.1023 in Sy.No.11/ 32 situated at Khanamet Village, Serlingampally Mandal, Ranga Reddy District. Petitioner claims that as construction of individual house was completed in the above plot, she has applied for providing electric power supply connection to her house, but so far the power supply connection is not provided to her house and the application is not accepted on the ground that the State Government and the GHMC are opposing to provide electric power supply connection to any property located in Sri Swamy Ayyappa Cooperative Housing Society Limited.

3.

It is seen from the material on record that so far petitioner have not applied for providing electric power supply connection.

Therefore, she cannot allege that the respondent - Company is not providing power supply connection.

4.

In view of the same, the Writ Petition is accordingly disposed of giving liberty to the petitioners to apply for electric power supply connections by complying with all the norms as required by the respondent - Company. As and when such application is made, the respondent - Company is directed to provide individual service

connection to the house of the petitioner within a period of four weeks from the date of submission of such application and provision of such power supply connection shall be subject to further direction that may be issued by the State of Telangana or the Supreme Court in the litigation pending before it arising out of the judgment dated 12.09.2012 in W.P.No.20407 of 2008 and batch. There shall be no order as to costs. Pending Miscellaneous Petitions, if any, shall stand closed.

____________________ A. RAJASHEKER REDDY, J July 1, 2019 DSK