Writ petitions challenging denial of electricity connection filed by landowners in Telangana High Court were disposed of directing authorities to consider pending applications within eight weeks.
Directing official respondent to consider applications for electricity connection within eight weeks giving notice to revenue and municipal authorities.
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HIGH COURT FORTHE STATE OF TELANGANAAT HYDERABAD (SPecial Original Jurisdiction)
TUESDAY ,THE NINETEENTHDAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND ANDTWENTYTWO
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLESRI JUSTICE A.ABHISHEKREDDY
WRIT P ETITIONNO:'11273AND 10667 0F 2022
Between:
...PETITIONERS
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...RESPONDENTS
Petition under Article226 of the constitutionof lndia praying that in the circumstances stated in theaffidavit filed therewith,the High Court maybe pleasedto. [.r" un appropriatewrit, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of wrlt of lrt"naamu. beclaringthe action of the respondents ln not providing electricityconnection io-tf,"putitionur. ,'idiridudshare of land in Sy,No.233/1 admeasuringto an extent of nc Oa-ig guntas, situatedat NtzampetVillage,Bachupally. trilandal, Medchal-Malka1giri District, bised on theappticationOitea lsll llZO2l and 0410212022,as illegal, arbitrary and in violation of Adicles14, 21 and300-4 of constitutionof lndia and violationof principles oi naturaljustice besidesin violationof The Electricity Act andconsequently to birect'the respondehts toprovide power supply connection basing on the application dated 1St1inb11 a^d O4lOr2A22,in respect of the petitioners undivided shareof land in
Sy.No.233/1 admeasuring to an extent of Ac.04-19 guntas, situated at Nizampet Vlllage, Bach u pa lly Mandal, Medchal-Nlalkajgiri Dlstrict.
lA NO: 2 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 permit the Petitioner to implead the proposed Respondent No. 7 and I in the W.p.No. j1273 ot 2022 and pass
lA NO: 1 OF 2022
Petition under Seciion 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 power supply connection basing on the application dated 1511112021 and 0410212022, in respect of the petitioners undivided share of land in Sy.No.233/1
admeasuring to an extent of Ac.04-19 guntas, situated at Nizampet Viltage, Bachupally [,,1andal, Medchal-Ma Ikajg iri District, pending disposal of the above writ petttion
Counsel for the Petitioners : SRl. KATIKA RAVINDER REDDy
Counsel for the Respondents : R VINOD REDOY(SC FOR TSTRANSCO)
The Court made the follorving : ORDER
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THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE A. ABHISHEKREDDY WRIT PETITION Nos.l1273 and 10667 of 2022
COMMON ORDER:
Questioningthe action of the respondents in not providing electricity connection to the petitioners' undivided share of land admeasuring Acs.4.19 guntas in Survey No.233l1, situated at Nizampet Village, Bachupally Mandal, Medchal-Malkajgiri District, tn spite of their filing applications dated 15.11.2021, the petitioners have filed the present Writ Petitions.
Having regard to the fact that the petitioners have already filed applications before the official respondents concerned, without going into the merits or demerits of the case, both these Writ Petitions are disposed of directing the official respondent concerned to consider the applications stated to have been filed by thepetitioners forproviding electricity connection in respect of the subjectproperty and pass necessary orders in accordance with law, as expeditiously as possible, preferably, within aperiod of eight(8) weeks from \
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the date of receipt of a copy of this order. It is needless to
mention that before granting service connection in favour of the petitioners, the official respondent concerned shall put the revenue and the municipal authorities on notice and take into
account the objections, if any filed by them.
Miscellaneous applications, if any pending, shall stand
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closed. There shall be no order as to costs.
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SD/.T.TIRUMALA DEVI ASSISTANT REGISTRAR Ge
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WP.No.11273 and10667of2022
DISPOSING OFTHE WRIT PETITION
WITHOUT COSTS.
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Kolan Madhavi
Kolan Javaram Reddy
The State of Telangana
The Supremeendient Engineer, TSSPDCL
The Executive Engineer, TSSPDCL
The Deputy Engineer, TSSPDCL
Justice A. Abhishekreddy
As recorded by the court registry
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