Suram Srinivas Reddy v. Southern Power Distribution Company Ltd., Of Telangana
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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA
AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE THIRTIETH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY THREE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MRS JUSTICE SUREPALLI NANDA WRIT PETITION NO: 24019 OF 2023 Between:
Suram Srinivas Reddy, S/o Suram Subba Reddy, aged about 52 years, Occ. Business, Rt/o Plot No.529, Vivekananda Nagar, Allapur, Borabanda, Balanagar, Hyderabad.
,..PETITIONER AND Southern Power Distribution Company Ltd., of Telangana, rep. by its Chairman and lvlanaging Director, Mint Compound, Hyderabad. Southern Power Distribution Company Ltd., of Telangana, rep. by its Superintending Engineer (operation) Cybercity, Hyderabad. Southern Power Distribution Company Ltd., of Telangana, rep. by its Asst Divisional Engineer (Operational) Chanda Nagar, Hyderabad. RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 ot 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 by declaring the action of the Respondents in not processing the applications for release of electricity connections to the petitioners building premises bearing Plot No.
381 in block No.ll, in southern Part Land in sy.No.78 (i.e., 78-B, as per internal division), admeasuring 250 sq yards, Situated at Gokul Plots, Venkataramana Colony, Hafeezpet Village. Serilingampally Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, now Medchal-Malkalgiri District as illegal, arbitrary, uniust and consequently direct the respondents to process applications for providing electricity connections and to release service connections with meters without any further delay.
lA NO: 1 OF 2023 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 3rd Respondent to process applications for providing electricity connections and to release service connections with meters to the petitioners
building premises bearing Plot No.381 in block No.ll, in southern Part Land in sy.No.78 (i.e., 7B-B, as per internal division), admeasuring 25O sq yards, Situated at Gokul Plots, Venkataramana Colony, Hafeezpet Village, Serilingampally Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, now Medchal-Malkajgiri District. Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI L. VISHNU PRASAD Counsel for the Respondents: SRI R. VINOD REDDY, SC FOR TSSPDCL The Court made the following: ORDER
HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE SUREPALLI NANDA WRIT PETITION No.240t9 0F 2023 ORDER:
Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri R.Vinod Reddy, learned Standing Counsel for TSSPDCL appearing for respondent Nos.1 to 3.
2.
The petitioner approached the Court seeking the prayer as follows:
"To issue a Writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus by declaring the action of the Respondents in not processing the applications for release of electricity connections to the petitioner's building premises bearing Plot No.381 in block No.II, in southern Part Land in Sy.No.78 (i.e.,78-B, as per internal division), admeasuring 250 sq yards, Situated at Gokul Plots, Venkataramana Colony, Hafeezpet Village, Serilingampally Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, now Medcha l- Malkajgiri . District as illegal arbitrary unjust and consequently direct the respondents to process applications for providing electricity connections and to release service connections with meters without any further delay and to pass such other order or orders as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the interest of justice."
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3. It is represented by both the learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel appearing on behalf of the respondent Nos.1 to 3 that the present writ petition is squarely covered by the order of this Court dated 10.08.2023
passed in W.P.No.21585 of 2023, hence, the writ petition could be disposed of in terms of the order of this Court dated 10.08.2023 passed in W.P.No.21585 of 2023.
4.
Bringing the said submission of both the learned counsel on record, the writ petition is disposed of directing the respondents to consider the petitioner's application dated 28.07.2023 as per law, provide power supply or pass appropriate orders on the application filed by the petitioner and communicate the decision to the petitioner, within a period of four (04) weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order. However, there shall be no order as to costs. Miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in this Writ Petition, shall stand closed.
SDi.P. GOWRI SHAXKAR I ASSISTANT REGISTRAR I sEcfloN #o".* //TRUE COPY// To, 1 . The Chairman and Managing Director, Southern Power Distribution Company Ltd., of Telangana, Mint Compound, Hyderabad.
2. The Superintending Engineer (operation) Southern Power Distribution Company Ltd., of Telangana, Cybercity, Hyderabad.
3. The Asst. Divisional Engineer (Operational) Southern power Distribution Company Ltd., ofTelangana, Chanda Nagar, Hyderabad.
4. One CC to SRI L. VISHNU PRASAD, Advocate [OPUC]
5. One CC to SRt R. VTNOD REDDY, sc FOR TSSpDCL-tOpucl
6. Two CD Copies BN BS
CC TODAY HIGH COURT DATED:3010812023 s .$
ORDER
ilii ij WP.No.24019 of 2023 ,\ \ l,- ..... .:-\ iH .t DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS .y\