Gorantala Arun Kumar Vs The State of Telangana — Writ and Judicial Review | Telangana HC (2025)

Gorantala Arun Kumar Vs The State of Telangana — Writ and Judicial Review | Telangana HC (2025)

What the court decided

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Outcome

Writ petition disposed of: Respondent Nos. 2 to 7 directed to receive the petitioners' application seeking electricity service connection to the subject premises (Plot Nos. 1289 & 1290, Survey No. 11/27, Khanamet Village, Serilingampally Mandal) and to consider release of the connection in accordance with law within two weeks, subject to further directions of the State of Telangana or the Apex Court in the litigation arising out of W.P. No. 20407 of 2008 and batch; miscellaneous applications, if any, stand closed; no order as to costs.

Issue for consideration

Whether the action of Respondent Nos. 2 to 7 in not receiving the application form and not releasing the individual electricity service connection to the petitioners in respect of Plot Nos. 1289 & 1290, Survey No. 11/27, Khanamet Village, Serilingampally Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, is illegal, null, void and arbitrary, and whether a writ of mandamus should issue directing them to receive the application and release the individual service connection without being influenced by the instructions of Respondent No. 8 (GHMC).

Court's answer

The Writ petition is disposed of directing Respondent Nos. 2 to 7 to receive the application of the petitioners seeking electricity service connection to their subject premises and further to consider the request of the petitioners for release of electricity service connection in accordance with law in respect of the subject property, within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of the order.

Ratio / Principle

The said direction is made subject to further direction that may be issued by the State of Telangana or the Apex Court in the litigation pending before it arising out of the order passed in W.P. No. 20407 of 2008 and batch.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Writ Petition under Article 226 disposed of: The petitioners sought a writ of mandamus declaring illegal, null, void and arbitrary the failure of Respondent Nos. 2 to 7 (TSSPDCL authorities) to receive their application form and release an individual electricity service connection to Plot Nos. 1289 & 1290 in Survey No. 11/27, admeasuring 600 sq. yards, Khanamet Village, Serilingampally Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, free of influence from Respondent No. 8 (GHMC). On representation by counsel for the petitioners and Respondent Nos. 2 to 7 that the subject issue was squarely covered by the order dated 03.01.2025 of this Court in W.P. No. 72 of 2025, the Court (Surepalli Nanda, J.) disposed of the writ petition in terms of that order, directing Respondent Nos. 2 to 7 to receive the petitioners' application for electricity service connection and to consider its release in accordance with law within two weeks from receipt of a copy of the order. The direction was made subject to any further direction that may be issued by the State of Telangana or the Apex Court in the pending litigation arising out of the order in Writ Petition No. 20407 of 2008 and batch. Miscellaneous applications, if any, stood closed; no order as to costs.

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

MONDAY, THE^{TWENry SEVENTH DAY OF JANUARY} TWO THOUSAND^{ANDTWENTYFIVE}

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE^{MRS JUSTICESUREPALLI NANDA}

WRIT PETITI ONN^{O:2124OF 2025}

Between:

1 . Gorantala^{Arun Kumar, S/o. Narasaiah Age'34 yrs' Occ Business'}

Rohit Gajula,^{S/o. Gajula James, Age'36 yrs' OccBusiness'} BothR/o.PlotNos.1289and1290,SlrveyNol'1i27'Khanamet(V)' Seriiingampatty^{(M)' Ranga Reddv District,T S'}

...PETITIONERS

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1. The State^{of Telangana, Repby its} -P-rincipal^{Secretary Power and Energy} Department Secretaiiat'^{Hyderabad-500022'}

2.TelanganaStateSouthernPowerDistributionComoanvLimited,Vidyuth Soudha, somaiigui;"^{Fv;;t;6; R;i''-bv its ctiairriran-cum-Manasins} Director.

Chief General^{Manager commercial, Mint Compound TGSPDCL' Hyderabad}

The Superintending^{Engineer,Telangana..State Southern Power Distribution}

d.o'm;;;y iiii,ii"o, Vlavrin Soudha, somajisuda' Hvderabad'

The Divisional^{Engineer, OperationKondapurTGSPDCL}

The Asst.^{Divisional Engineer, Operation Kondapur TGSPDCL}

. 7. The Assistant^{Engineer, SE/OP/GHYDEastAE OPAllapur TGSPDCL}

Greater^{Hyderabad Municipal} ..Corporation'^{Circle 20' Rep' by its} Commissiorier.^{Tank Bund Road, Hyderabad'}

...RESPONDENTS

Petition under^{Article226 of lhe Constitutionof lndiaprayingthat in the} circumstances^{statedin the affidavit filed therewith'the High Court may be} pleased to issue an^{appropriateWrit, orderor direction more particularlyone in} thenatureofWritofMandamusdeclaringtheactionoftheRespondents2toTin notreceivingtheapplicationformandreleasetheindividualsefviceconnection to the^{petitioner,the Plot Nos.12B9and 1290, in Survey No 11l27'admeasuring}

600 sq. yards, situated at Khanamet (V), Serilingampally ( Ir/ ), Ranga Reddy District, T.S., bounced by North. prot Nos.12B5 and 1286, south.30,wide Road, East. Survey No.1it27, West. plot No.1291., as illegal, null, void, arbitrary and consequentry direct the respondents to receive apprication and to rerease the individual service connection without being infruenced by the instructions of the Bth respondent.

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Petition underr Section 15't cpc praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit fired in support of the petition, the High court may be preased to direct the Respondents 2 to 7 to recgive the application and release the individual service ccnnection to the petitioner, the prot Nos.1289 and 1290, in Survey No.1 1127, admeasuring 600 sq. yards, situated at Khanamet (v), Serilingampally (M r, Ranga Reddy District, TS., bounded by North. Plot Nos.1285 and 1286; South. 30' Wide Road; East. Survey No.11l27: West. Plot No.1291.

Counsel for the petitione6:SMT THAKUR ROOpA STNGH

Counsel for the Respondent No.1: AGp FOR ENERGY

Counsel forthe Respondent No.2 to 7: SRI N.SREEDHAR REDDY, SC FOR TSSPDCL

Counsel for the Respondent No.g: SRI RAPARTHI VENKATESH, SC FOR GHMC

The Court made the following: ORDER

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HON'BLE MRS^{JUSTICESUREPALLI NANDA}

WRIT PETITION^{No.2124of2025}

ORD ER:

Heard Smt. Thakur^{Roopa Singh, learnedcounsel} appearing on behalf of^{the petitioners,learned Assistant} Government Pleader for^{Energy, appearingon behalf of} respondent No.1, Sri^N. Sreedhar^{Reddy, learned Standing} Counsel appearing on^{behalf of respondent Nos'2 to 7 and} Sri Raparthi Venkatesh,^{learned Standing Counsel for} Greater Hyderabad^{Municipal Corporation appearingon} behalf of respondent^No'8.

2 The petationers approached^{the Court seeking prayer} as under:

"...to issue an appropriate Writ^{order or direction more} particularly one in the nature of^{Writ of Mandamus} declaring the action of^{the Respondents2 to 7 in not} receiving the application^{form and release the individual} service connection to the^{petitioners, the PlotNos' 1289} & 1290 in Survey^{No.ll/27,admeasuring600 sq' yards} situated at Khanamet^{Village,SerilingampallyMandal,} Ranga Reddy District,^{Telangana State, boundedby} North: Plot Nos.1285 &^{1286; South: 30'wideroad;} East: Survey No.!t/27;^{West:Plot No'1291,as illegal,} null, void, arbitrary^{and consequentlydirect the}

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respondents to receive application and to release the individual serviceconnection without being influenr:ed by the instructions of the Bth respondent and to pass such other order or orders as this Hon,ble Court may deem fit and proper in the interest of justice,,.

It is represented by the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners and the learned Standing Counsel appearing orr behalf of respondent Nos.2 to 7 that the subject issue in the present writ petition is squarely covered by the order of this Court dated 03.01.2025 passed in W.p. No. 72 of 2025, hence, the present writ petition courd be disposed of in terms of the aforesaid order.

Taking into consideration the facts and circumstances of the case and the submissions made by both the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners and the learned standing counsel appearing on behalf of the respondent Nos.2 to 7 and for the reasons alike in the above referred order passed by this Court in W.P.No.72 of 2OZS dated 03.O1 .ZOZS, the Writ petition is disposed of directing the respondent Nos.2 to 7 to receive the application of the petitioners seeking etectricity service connection to petitioners subject premises and

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further to^{consider the request of the petitioners} for release of^{electricity service connection tothe} petitioners in accordance^{to law, in respectof petitioners} subject^{propelty, the Plot Nos'1289& 1290 in Survey} No.1,1,127, admeasuring^{5OO sq.yards situatedat} Khanamet Village,^{Serilingampally Mandal' RangaReddy} District, Telangana^{State, within a period of two weeks'} from the date of^{receipt of a copy of this orderand the} same shalt be^{subject to further direction that may be} issued by the State^{of Telangana or the Apex Courtin the} litigation^{pending before it arising out of the order dated} Lz.Og.2Ot2^{passedin Writ Petition No'2O4O7 of 2OO8 and} batch. However,^{there shall be no order as to costs'}

The miscellaneous^{applications, if any pending, shall stand}

closed.

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SD/.L. VTJAYA^LAXMT ASSISTAN REGISTRAR ON OFFIGER

To, 1 The Principal Secretary^{Power and EnergyDepartment Secretariat'} Hyderabad, state^{of Telangana -500022'}

The Chairman-cum-Managing^{Director, Telangana State SouthernPower} ' oi!'iriuiriloil Companv Limffioiviovrth Soudha, Somajiguda' Hvderabad'

The Chief^{General Manager Commercial,Mint Compound TGSPDCL'} Hyderabad

4ThesuoerintendinqEnqineer,TelanganaStateSouthernPowerDistribution - d;ilily liriieo, Vlovrin soudha, Somajisuda, Hvderabad'

The Divisional^{Engineer, OperationKondapurTGSPDCL}

The Asst.^{Divisional Engineer, OperationKondapurTGSPDCL}

The Assistant^{Engineer, SE/OP/GHYDEastAE OP Allapur TGSPDCL}

B. The commissioner, Greater Hyderabad Municipal corporation, circle 20, ./ Tank Bund R,rad, Hyderabad.

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One CC to Str;lT THAKUR ROOPA StNGH, Advocate tOpUCl

10.One CC to SRt N SREEDHAR REDDY, SC FOR TSSPDCL tOpUCl

1'1 . One CC to SRt RAPARTHT VENKATESH, SC FOR GHMC [OPUC]

12.Two ccs to GP FoR ENERGY, High court for the state of rerangana at Hyderabad [CUT]

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DATED: 2710112025

ORDER

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DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION, WITHOUT COSTS