Vaddepally Dasu Vs The State of Telangana — Writ and Judicial Review | Telangana HC (2025)

Vaddepally Dasu Vs The State of Telangana — Writ and Judicial Review | Telangana HC (2025)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Petitioner permitted to file an online application for electricity service connection to premises H.No.14-1-211/568/9, Survey No.1007, within one week; Respondents 2 to 6 directed to consider the application for release of power supply within two weeks thereafter, subject to further directions of the State of Telangana or the Hon'ble Apex Court in pending litigation arising out of the order dated 12.09.2018 in W.P.No.20407 of 2008 and batch; miscellaneous petitions closed; no order as to costs.

Issue for consideration

Whether Respondents 2 to 6 should be directed to receive the petitioner's application form and release the individual electric service connection to the petitioner's premises H.No.14-1-211/568/9 in Survey No.1007, Parvath Nagar, Allapur (V), Kukatpally (M), Medchal-Malkajgiri District, notwithstanding the instructions of Respondent 7 (GHMC).

Court's answer

The subject matter of the writ petition is squarely covered by the earlier order of this Court in W.P.No.32614 of 2015 dated 18.12.2015, a position not seriously disputed by the learned Government Pleader or the learned Standing Counsel for the respondents; accordingly, with the parties' consent, the petition was disposed of at the admission stage in like manner.

Ratio / Principle

The petitioner is permitted to file an online application seeking electricity service connection to the subject premises (H.No.14-1-211/568/9, Survey No.1007, admeasuring 80 sq. yards, Parvath Nagar, Allapur (V), Kukatpally (M), Medchal-Malkajgiri District) within one week from receipt of the copy of the order.

Key takeaways

Upon receipt of such application, Respondent Nos. 2 to 6 are directed to consider the application for release of electricity power supply to the petitioner's subject property within two weeks thereafter.ratio¶42
If Respondent Nos. 2 to 6 pass orders granting release of power supply, such orders shall be subject to further directions that may be issued by the State of Telangana or the Hon'ble Apex Court in the litigation pending before it arising out of the order dated 12.09.2018 in Writ Petition No.20407 of 2008 and batch.ratio¶42

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad (Justice Pulla Karthik, single judge), W.P. No. 18573 of 2025, disposed on 02.07.2025 at the admission stage with parties' consent. Filed under Article 226 (IA No.1 of 2025 under Section 151 CPC), petitioner Vaddepally Dasu sought a mandamus declaring void/arbitrary the action of TGSPDCL officials (Respondents 2-6) in not receiving his application form and not releasing an individual electric service connection to premises H.No.14-1-211/568/9, Survey No.1007 (80 sq. yards), Parvath Nagar, Allapur (V), Kukatpally (M), Medchal-Malkajgiri District, without being influenced by the instructions of Respondent 7 (GHMC). Finding the matter squarely covered by this Court's own order in W.P.No.32614 of 2015 dated 18.12.2015 - a position not seriously disputed by opposing counsel - the Court disposed the petition identically: petitioner to file an online application within one week; Respondents 2-6 to consider release of supply within two weeks thereafter; any grant subject to further directions of the State of Telangana or the Hon'ble Apex Court in pending litigation arising from the order dated 12.09.2018 in Writ Petition No.20407 of 2008 and batch. Miscellaneous petitions closed; no order as to costs.

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HIGH COURT^{FORTHE STATEOF TELANGANA} AT HYDERABAD (SPecial Original^{Jurisdiction)}

WEDNESDAY,THE .^{SECONDDAY OF JULY} TWO THOUSAND^{AND TWENTYFIVE}

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE^{SRI JUSTICEPULLA KARTHIK}

WRIT^{PETIT]ONNO: 185730F 2025}

Between:

Vaddepally^{Dasu. S/oVaddepally-SaryaiahAoe' 49 vrs' Occ'} PrivateNagar, Etr'J:l#l,l;r1,,*ij";)^{jiittlrumx,,-i:l+:SlParva'ih}

...PETITIONER

AND

1 The State of Telangana,^{Rep by its Principal Secretary Power and Energy} o"'prliil!ni's""ii"t"rtiat.Hvderaoad-500022'

2 Telanoana State i;ft N;. 5o]m;li"s,i^{Southern Power J, Flvo} "';'b;;^{R$ DistributionCompany bt its chai rinari-cu Limited' Vidyuthm-rt'4a nasi ns} Director

3 rhe Superintendino^{Eno11e9r,ffiS:g3LiiJr,:Tfti["",'lo:3*"'Distribution} CompahY^{Limited, VidYuthI}

4 The Divisional^{Engineer, Operation Kondapur' T G S P DC L' Medchal-} Malkajgiri^District.

5 The Asst.^{Divisional Engineer, Operation Kondapur' TGSPDCL' Medchal-} lvlalkaj^{gi ri District.}

t) TheAssistantEngineer,SE/oP/GHYDEastAEoPAllapur,TGSPDCL' Medchal-Malkalgiri^District

7 Greater^{Hyderabad Municipal Corporation'Rep by its Commissioner} KukatpallY^Zone

...RESPONDENTS

PetitionunderArticle226oflheConstitutionoflndiaprayingthatinthe tf"O tfrerewitn'^{the High Court may be pleased} circumstances^{statedin tn"} 'fri0"'t to issue^{an appropriate Wr.li o'aetor direction more particularly one in the nature} of writ^{of Mandamus o".rrr.gih" Jion of the Re_spondents2 to 6 in not recervrng} the application^{form and} '"tl"t"^{tf'" individualservice connection to the petitioner'} the H.No.14-1-^{211156819,'^S'"V N" f 007' admeasurino B0 Sq' Yards' situated} at Parvath^{Nagar,Allapur ivi x'"L"ip'rrv (uj ueocnat-vikaisiriDistrict' T'S''and} bounded^{by North.r'r"ignbti"rf';Jtiitr" r+-r-211t568t1i SouthNeighbour's}

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House No^-14-1 -2' 1i5tt"tB East. 20'wide Road west Neighbour,s; Hc rse No.14_1_ 211156813., as ille,:al, r_ll, void, arbitrary r nJ "on'."u-q^{run, y direct the respondents} to receive apprication ,, rrri to rerease ,r" i"oi"iorli ."l"ice conneclion r uithout being inftuenced by the i:r;tr, r tions of tfre zflr resforiJJni"'

lA NO: 1 OF 2025

Petition unde r S:-tion.151 cPC praying that in the cirr:ums,ta rrc es stated in the affidavit fired in s.lnr: c rt of the petition-',-tjrre"Higi'corn may be orea ;ed to direct the Respondents 2 tr ;' r receive it'" "pjri.rtio"""no ,."t"ur" .he i,rdi,,i Juar service connection to the pei: toner. the H. fV".i+_f Zii1SA9rc, ir SurveT No j007, admeasuring 80 S<1 y,.rrs.. situated rt pr.r,rif.,,'*ln?.r,O,,rOr-fV Xr.riprilViffrfl Medchat_Matkajsiri r)ist i:: T.S., ,"d t;r;;;, iil"nn Neigh.rour,s ir,,use No.i4 l;3ll'i,3?ll3;iiil:;,),;'',13",T.;!?i,:ilt7i|)l'trcaarc",r,,,^{ior ry,o"'i"",0,}

Counsel for the^petir:ioner: Smt. THAKUR ROOPA SINGH

Counsel for the ResponrJent No.1: Gp FOR ENERGY

the Resporrrtent Nos.2 tol: SRt N. SREEDHAR REDDy sc FoR ;8ffi11".

Counsel for the Responcrent No.7: SRI K. RAVI MAHENDER SC FOR (iHMC

The Court made the foll:iving; ORDER

THE HON'BLE^{SRI JUSTICEPULLA KARTHIK}

IITRIT PETIT^{ION No. 185730r. 2025}

OR DER:

This Writ^{Petition rs} lrled, under^{Article 226 ofthe}

Constitution^{oI India,seeking the following relief:}

'...1o^{issuean app.opiateWnt, order} -or^{direclioinore parlicularlgone in} tto ,oiun^{o1 wat ii ttli'ao"rus cleclainithe cLctionof the Respoftdent's2 to 6} in not^{receiuingthe applicaionfonn and releosethe. ndiutdual seruice} inn .rion^{to tiepetitiiie'r, lheH'No.14'1211/568/9'..inSurueyNo.1O07'} admeasurirtg80&,yards.,situatedo|Paru..lhNogor,Attapur(V),Kukatpalla iui iearnri^{MalL.ajlln Dis'nrlr's} '^{ond boundedbg} -Norllt:^Neghbour's ' ;:,,:; ;;.' ;;" i ;: li i i^{i a) t o, south:N eishbo ur's Hoy:'} -N: 1 4 - 1 2 1 1 / s6a /⁸ ; 'eir, zo' wde Road; west: Neighboir's House .No 14 1'21.1/564/3 ' asuoid, arbitrary^{an<7 con*tQuentl!!direct the respondentsto recelue} it.iot, ""tt, '"iii""ni"i and to rebolse the n1t'uiduat seruice connection u)ithout belng ,i.firii."a^{ag tninstructions of the vh respondentand to po-ss" "}

Heard Smt.Thakur^{ftoopa Singh' learnedcounsel for the} petitioner;^{learned GovernmentPieaderfor Energlfor respondent} No.1;^{SriN.SreedharReddy, learned Standing Counselfor} SouthernPowerDistributionCompanyofTelanganaLimited,for respondent^{Nos.2 to 6; and Sri K'Ravi Mahender' iearned Standing} CounselforGreaterHyderabadMunicipalCorporation,for respondent^{No.7. With their consent'this Writ Petitionis taken up} for disposal^{at the admissionstage itself'}

Learned^{counselfor the petitioner submitsthat the subject} matter^{of this writ Petition is squarely covered by the orderof this} Court^{in W.P.No.32614of 2015, dated 18 12'2015'and requested} this^{Court to pass similar order in the present Writ Petitionalso'}

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The sam: is r- ot seriously disputed by the lez rne,1⁽ⁱ )vernment Pleader as r:: I as learned Standing Counsel for tne r,rsp. ndents

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4, In ,rieu' rI Lhe above submissions and for tlLe rr:aso-rs alike in the ordt': :]r this Court in W.P.No.32614 of 2(l 5. dated 18.12.2Ol::', lris Writ Petition is disposed r:' p,errrit[ing the petitionel^t o ile an online application seeking eler:tric ty servrce I. No. 14- 1 - connecti(,r: I ) the petitioner's subject premises i.t:., I 2ll1568t<.). tr Survey No.1OO7, admeasuring: 8O S 1.^Yards., situated zr: l:':L wath Nagar, Allapur (V), Kukatpally^(11,1) MedchalMalkajgiri I)i ; r'rct, Telangana State, within a per od of c,r e (1)week from the rliLtc of receipt of the copy of this order . L pon receipt of such an rrpol r ;rtion, respondent Nos.2 to 6 are drrecl ed t r consider the said zlDF, r:ation of the petitioner for releast' of th: electriciQr power su plrh - r the petitioner's subjcct property rvithin i r period of two (2) r.l':r'ks :-rereafter. It is however obser-ved :hat^if r :spondent Nos.2 to^r) p.r', i orders on petitioner's applicatio r^granti -rg release of the ele <: ricrtrr power supply to the petitioner's sul>1e,:r property, the same s;h; 11 be subject to further direction tfrat lnay be issued by the Sltrt,: rf Telangana or the Hon'ble Apex^Cc,r rt in the iitigation pe r : ing before it arising out of the^{o rr} ler dated 12.Og.2O [!) passed in Writ Petition No.2O4O7 of 2r]08 anc batch.

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Miscellaneous petitions^{pending, il any, shall standclosed.}

There shall be no order as to cosls.

SD/.^{A.SRINIVAS A REDDY} S STANT^REGISTRAR

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SECTION^OFFICER

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Malka igiri^District TGSPDCL' SE/OP/GHYD^{EASI AE OPAIIAPUT'}

6.^{The AssistantEngineer,} Med^{chal-Malkaigiri District} r Hyderabad^{Municipal Corporation' Kukatpally}

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