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Nimmakayala Subba Rao v. Southern Power Distribution Company Ltd., of Telangana

Telangana HC10 Aug 2023WP/21574/2023

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What is this about?

Petitioner invoked Article 226 for mandamus directing Southern Power Distribution Company Ltd. to process and release electricity connection for his premises. The High Court disposed of the petition by directing the respondent to consider the application and communicate the decision within four weeks.

What did the court decide?

The writ petition was disposed of by directing the respondents to consider the petitioner's application dated 03.08.2023 and pass appropriate orders or provide power supply within four weeks of receiv

Nimmakayala Subba Rao Vs Southern Power… — Service and Employment | Telangana HC (2023)

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HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction)

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THURSDAY, THE TENTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY THREE

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PRESENT

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THE HONOURABLE MRS JUSTICE SUREPALLI NANDA

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WRIT PETITION NO: 21574 OF 2023

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Between:

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Nimmakayala Subba Rao, S/o Late Sri N. Malakondaiah, aged about 41 years, Occ. Business, Fl/o Plot No.3/A, Gokul Plots, Venkataramana Colony, Kukatpally, Hyderabad.

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...PETITIONER

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AND

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Southern Power Distribution Company Ltd. of Telangana, rep. by its Chairman and Managing Director, Mint Compound, Hyderabad.

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Southern Power Distribution Company Ltd. of Telangana, rep. by its Superintending Engineer (operation) Cybercity, Hyderabad.

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Southern Power Distribution Company Ltd. of Telangana, rep. by its Asst. Divisional Engineer (Operational) Chanda Nagar, Hyderabad.

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...RESPONDENTS

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Petition under Article 226 of lhe 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^petitioner's building premises bearing Plot No.703, admeasuring 300 sq yards in Sy.No.78, Situated at Hafeezpet Village, Serilingamplly Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, now MedchalMalkajgiri 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.

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fA NO: 1 OF 2023

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Petition under Section¹ 51 CPC^praying that in the circumstances statedⁱⁿ the affidavit filed in support of the^petition, the High Court may be^pleased to^direct

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the 3rd Respcnd,--n t,r process applications for provi,ling e le.:trir;ity conneclions and to release se vice connections with meters to thr_, J:etitioner,s building premises bearing F,l rt No.703, admeasuring 300 sq yards in S,,.Nc,.78, Situated at Hafeezpet Village, { erilingampally Mandal, Ranga Re,idy Disrrict now Medchal_ Malkajgiri Distr'ct.

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Counsel for the peti icner: SRI L.VISHNU PRASAD Counsel for the Res rondents: SRI R.VINOD REDDY, SC FOR fSSpDCL The Court made the lollowing: ORDER

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HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE SUREPALLI NANDA WRIT PETITI ON o.2 15 74 0F 2023

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ORDER:

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Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri R.Vinod Reddy, learned Standing Counset for TSSpDCL appearing for respondent Nos.1 to 3.

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The petitioner approached the Court seeking the prayer as follows:

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"To issue an appropriate 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.703, admeasuring 300 sq yards in Sy.No.7B Situated at Hafeezpet Village, Serilingampally Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, now MedchalMalkajgiri District, as iliegal 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 or orders as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the interest of justice. "

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It i:i^-epresented by learnecl counsel appea.ing on behalf ol' th(, prt .i:)n{:r and learned Standing Cr;unsel ,lpp,earir)g on behalf of h,: r'espondents that the pr.e:ent rvr it i1s1;11., ;, squarrrly r--( v(lr-(-,d by the order of this Cbu_t dater 28.O4.2023 passed i- W.P.No. 72705 of 2023, hence, tlr(: writ petition could le di;posed of in terms of the order of this Court dated 28.C4.20)3 passed in W.p.No. t27OS ()f 2Or\3.

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4 Brirrqr r! tr-le said submission of both _he lea_rrerl counsel on recortl, the writ petition is disposeri of directing the respon en:! _o consrder the petitioner,s applicatic,n dated 03.08.;1023 .s per larv, provide power sutply or pass appropriate crders on the application filed by tho petitioner and comnru ri,:ate the decision to the petiticr er., rryithin a period of for r (04) weeks from the date of receipr. of copy of this orc-.r. H rr,r,ever, there shall be no order as t(f cost:;.

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Miscer l; n sous petitions, if any, penrjing ir tfris Writ

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Petition, shal stand closed. __t

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SD/- K. AMMAJI ASSIS;I AN T REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// st:ct10N drrtcen

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To 1 The Chairman n,i lr'tanaging Director, Southern^{Pc wer Distriblttion Company} Ltd. of Te,an,Ja ra Mint C-ompound.^Hyderabad.

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2 The Superinter Jirtg^{Engineer (operation)Cybercity Soutlretn F'ower} DistribLjtic n C:,:r ltrn, Ltd. of^{Telangana,Hyd-erabarl.}

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3 The Asst. Divis ti'al Engineer^{(Opeiational) Chand:r Nag: r, Southern Power} Distributicn^(:()r rpany Lid.^{of Telangana,Hyderabari} --

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4 One CC trr SRI - '/ISHNU^{PRASAD' Advocate} [OPUC] One CC to SRt f VINOD^{REDDY, SC FORTSSPDCL} [()P.iC]

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PSK. GJP

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HIGH COUR"

DATED:10101 l:2023

ORDER

WP.No.21574 ctf 2023

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DISPOSING C F THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT CO J S.

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Nimmakayala Subba Rao v. Southern Power Distribution Company Ltd., of Telangana

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