The High Court disposed of Writ Petition No.12692 of 2022 by adjourning it without costs, deferring action to the earlier judgment passed in W.P. No.26085 of 2018 regarding power supply linkage with Occupancy Certificates.
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HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD
(Special Original Jurisdiction)
FRIDAY. THE ELEVENTH DAY OF I,4ARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY TWO
PRESENT
THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE A. ABHISHEK REDDY
WRIT PETITION NO: 12692 OF 2022
Between:
Prakash Kumar Chandnani, s/o Nandlal D.Chandnanj about 43 years, occBusiness, r/o H.No. 5-9-81N2, 3rd Floor, Manor House Lane, Chapel Road, Abids, Hyderabad.
...PETITIONER
AND
1 . Southern Power Distribution Company of Telangana Limited, rep. by its Chairman and Managing Dtrector, having its Corporate Oftice at 6-1-50, lvlint Compound, Hyderabad
2 The Superrntendrng Engineer, Opertion Central Circle,TSSPDCL, Hyderabad. 3. The Assistant Drvisronal Engineer, Operation, TSSPDCL, lndira Park SubDrvrsron, Hyderabad
...RES..NDENT'
Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of lndia praying that in the crrcumstances 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 I,4andamus, to declare the inaction of the respondent authorities in releasing the power supply to the premises bearing H.No.3-6-698 (Old H.No. 698) situated at St.No.11, Himayathnagar, Hyderabad, inspite of completion of the formalities and payment of the requisite amount as being illegal, arbitrary and unjust and consequently direct lhe respondent Nos. 1 to 3 herein to release the power supply without insisting to Occupancy Certificate from the 4th respondent
lA NO: 1 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 to direct the Respondent Nos. 1 to 3 herein to provide the electricity connection to the premises bearing H.No. 3-6-698 (Old H.No. 698) situated at St.No.11, Himayathnagar, Hyderabad, without insisting upon Occupancy Certificate from the 4th respondent, pending disposal of the main Writ Petition Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI PERLA NARESH BABU
Counsel for Respondent Nos. 1 to 3: SRI R. VINOD REDDY,
SC FOR TSSPOCL
Counsel for Respondent No.4: SRI PASHAM KRISHNA REDDY, SC FOR GHMC
The Court made the following: ORDER
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THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE A.ABHISHEK REDDY
WRIT PETITION No.12692 of 2022
ORDER:
Lleard the learnecl counsel for the petrtioner, Sri R./irrorlRt'ddr',the learned Stancling Counsel for Telangana State Southerttl)ow'er DistriLrutior-r Company Limitecl appearing for responcletrt Nos.l to3, anci Sri I'ashanr Krishna Rctlclr,, tl-re learned Stantling Courrsel for CI I\1C.r 1-r1-ri:;1111111f111 respondsnl No.4. With their cot-rsent, the Writ [)etitiot-r istlisl-11156'1] oi at the stage oi aci r-nission itself.
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Certificate fronrtl.re concernedMunicipalCorporation,withina presclibed periocl, ancl if nosuch OccupancyCertificateis produced within such pcriocl, it is open tothe respondents to take appropriate action,in accorclance r,vith law.Further,this order does not precludethe official r.espondents from rejectingthe application made by the petitioner,if it is for_rnc1 that tl-re suL-rjectpropertyis a vacant land and no structureis in existetrce
'fhe miscellaneous petitions Pending, if any, shall stand closed' 'fherc shall be uo order as to costs
SD/-K.SAILESHI ASSISTANT REGISTRA
,TRUE COPY'
SECTION FICER
To,
HIGH COURT
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DATED: 1110312022
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ORDER
WP.No.12692 of 2022
DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION
WITHOUT COSTS
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Prakash Kumar Chandnani
Southern Power Distribution Company of Telangana Limited
The Superintendent Engineer, Operation Central Circle, TSSPDCL
The Assistant Divisional Engineer, Operation, TSSPDCL
Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation
A. Abhishek Reddy
As recorded by the court registry
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