In WP No.12705/2022, the High Court at Hyderabad disposed of the writ petition on the admission stage. The petitioner challenged the refusal of electricity supply, meeting was held, and no order on costs was passed.
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HIGH COURT FORTHE STATEOF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD
(Special Original J urisdiction)
FRIDAY, THE ELEVENTHDAYOF IVARCH TWO THOUSANDAND TWENTY TWO
PRESENT
THE HON'BLE SRIJUSTICEA. ABHISHEK REDDY
WRIT PETITION NO:12705 0F 2022
Betwee n:
V satvavardhan Reddv, s/o.V SubbaReddy Age 4l yearsOcc Business' R/o Piot No. 24.Flat Nb. 402, Seshadri Nagar'Kukatpa"r,nroutl.B??,r,o*.*
AND
Petition under Article226 ol the constitution of lndia prayingthat in the circumstances stated inthe affidavit filed therewith,the High court may be pleased to issue a writ, order orDirectionpreferablywrit of Mandamus declaring the action of theRespondents more specifically Respondent No 3 and 4 in refusing lo release thepowersupply vide LT l,4216480228 dated 2011212021lo lhe petitioners premises in Plot No.82,83,84in Sy No 195, 196 and Open Place covered in Sy. No.182, total admeasuring600 sq. Yards situatedat lr,4allampet Village, and GramPanchayat, Dundigal- Gandimaisamma Nlandal (formerly known as Quthbullapurlr/andal),[,4edchal -tr,4alkajgiri District,as illegal, arbitrary' without anyjurisdiction, contrary to provisions of Electricity Act, 2003 and violative of principles of naturaljusticeand consequently direct the Respondents No. 2 and .4 to releasethe power supply to the Petitioners premises without referring to letter Lr. No. NIr/C/G/0312020daied1410512020property
lA NO: 1 OF 2022
Petition under Section 151 CPCpraying that in the circumstancesstatedin the affidavit filed in support of thepetition, theHigh Court maybe pleased 1o direct the Respondents No. 2 to 4 to releasethe power supply to the Petitioners premises in Plot No. 82, 83, 84 in Sy. No. 195, 196 and Open Place coveredin Sy. No. 1B2, total admeasuring 600 Sq.Yards situatedat Mallampet Village,and Gram Panchayat, Dundigal - Gandimaisammal,4andal(formerlyknownas Quthbullapur IMandal),Medchal- Malkajgiri District,without referringto letter Lr. No. NMC/G/0312020 dated1410512020,in the interest of justice
Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI SURYA BALUMAHENDRA
Counsel for Respondent No. 1: GP FOR ENERGY
Counsel for Respondent Nos. 2 to 4: SRIR. VINODREDDY, SC FOR TSSPDCL
Counsel for Respondent No. 5: SRI N. PRAVEENKUMAR, SC FOR MUNICIPALITIES
The Court made the following: ORDER
THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE A, ABHISHEK REDDY WRIT PETITION No.127O5 of 2o22
ORDER:
I{eard learned counsel for the petitioner, Learned Government Plcadcr for Energl, appearing for respondent No.1, Sri R.Vinod Reddr-, learned Standing Counsel, appear urg fol respondent Nos.2 to,1, and Sri N. Praveen Krlmar, learned Standing Clout-tscl appearir.rg for responrlent No.5. With their consent, the Writ Petition is rlisposerl of at thc staqc of arlrlission itst:ll.
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petitioner makes an application,again, the authorities will receive the same andpass necessary orders thereon,as per larv'
Consequently, miscellaneouspetitionspending,rf anr', shall stand
closed
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ORDER
WP.No.12705 of 2022
DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITTON
OUT COSTS
2 issues framed by the court
Whether the electricity authorities' refusal to supply power was illegal and arbitrary.
Whether the petitioner deserves the relief of mandamus to direct supply of electricity.
2 provisions across 2 enactments
V Satvavardhan Reddy
The State of Telangana
M. R. S. S. Power & Energy Distribution Company of Telangana Ltd
T. S. S. Municipal Corporation
A. Abhishek Reddy
As recorded by the court registry
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