Bajjuri Shyam Sunder Vs The State of Telangana — Writ and Judicial Review | Telangana HC (2025)

Bajjuri Shyam Sunder Vs The State of Telangana — Writ and Judicial Review | Telangana HC (2025)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

No adjudicated relief; the writ petition was closed (per the Court's endorsement, 'CLOSING THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS') on the petitioner's counsel's representation that the prayer sought had since been granted, with no order as to costs; miscellaneous applications, if any pending, were directed to stand closed.

Issue for consideration

Whether the action of the respondents in not processing the petitioner's application for a 3 Phase total load of 49000 watts electricity connection (Reg. No. NR915254257712) to his commercial building, and in not providing the electricity connection, is illegal and arbitrary, warranting a writ of mandamus.

Ratio / Principle

Bringing on record the submission of learned counsel for the petitioner that, subsequent to the filing of the writ petition, the prayer sought for therein had been granted and no further orders were necessary, the Court closed the writ petition with no order as to costs.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Writ Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India by Bajjuri Shyam Sunder seeking a writ of mandamus declaring illegal and arbitrary the inaction of the respondents (the State of Telangana through the Principal Secretary, Power and Energy Department; TGSPDCL officials including the Chief General Managers (Commercial), Superintending Engineer, Divisional Engineer (Gachibowli), Assistant Divisional Engineer (Chandanagar) and Assistant Engineer (Hafeezpet); and the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, Circle 20) in not processing his application (Reg. No. NR915254257712) for a 3 Phase total load of 49000 watts electricity connection to his commercial building at Plot No.109/1, Survey No.80, Aditya Nagar, New Hafeezpet, Serilingampally (M), Ranga Reddy District, and in not providing the connection. An interlocutory application (IA No. 1 of 2025) under Section 151 CPC sought a direction to respondents 2 to 7 to process the application. At hearing, learned counsel for the petitioner represented that subsequent to the filing of the writ petition the prayer sought for had been granted and no further orders were necessary. Recording the said submission, Mrs Justice Surepalli Nanda closed the writ petition, with no order as to costs, and directed that miscellaneous applications, if any pending, shall stand closed. No precedent was cited and no substantive ruling was rendered on the legality of the respondents' inaction.

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

FRIDAY,THE SEVENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENry^FIVE

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE MRS JUSTICE^{SUREPALLI NANDA}

WRIT PETITIO N NO:2251 OF2025

Between:

Baiiuri Shvam Sunder, S/o.^{BajjuriChandra Mouli Age.57 yrs, Occ. Business'} R/o. Ploi No.109/1 , Survey No.80, Aditya^{Nagar, New Hafeezpet'} Serilingampally (M), Ranga Reddy^{District, T.S.}

...PETITIONER

AND

1 The State of Telangana, Rep by^{its PrincipalSecretary Powerand Energy} Department Secretaiiat, Hyderabad-500022.

2 Cniei eeneol Managbr^{-commercial Mint CompoundT G S P DC L,} Hyderabad

J Ci,iei General Manager^{commercial Mint Compound T G S P DC,} Hyderabad

4 f6e^{-suoeiintendinq} Engineer,^{TelanganaState Southern PowerDistribution} Comoanv Limited, VlOvutfr^{Soudha,Somajiguda, Hyderabad.}

The bivi6ional Eniineer. Ooeration Gachibowli,^TGSPDCL

5 The bivi6ional Eniineer. Ooeration Gachibowli,^TGSPDCL 6 rne AssGtant Divisional' Eriqineerr,^{Operation Chandanagar'TGSPDCL} 7 The Assistant Engineer,^{Operation Hafeezpet,TGS^PDCL} 8 ciJatei^-itvoera-oao iuuhicipat^{Corporbtion, Circle 20, Rep. by its} Commissiorier. Tank Bund^{Road, Hyderabad'}

...RESPONDENTS

Petition under Article^{226 of lhe constitutionof lndiaprayingthat in the} circumstances stated in the^{affidavitfiled therewith,the High courtmaybe} pleased to issue writ order or direction^{moreparticularlyone in the nature of} wRlT oF MANDAMUS^{declaring the action of the respondents in not processing} the application of^{the Petitionerto providefor 3 Phasetotal Load of 49000 watts} vide Reg.No. NR915254257712^{connectionto the petitioner in respect of the} Commercial Building, Plot^{No.109i 't, in Survey No'80,admeasuring 26'1 sq'} yards, situated at Aditya Nagar,^{New Hafeezpet, Serilingampally(M), Ranga} Reddy District, T.S.,^{bounded by North. Plot No.109/1 , South. PlotNo.108,East.}

PIot No.122' west. 40'wide Road. And not providing erectricity connection to the above referred premises as illegal and arbitrary

lA NO: 1 OF 2025

Petition under Section 151 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 z to 7 to process the apprication of the petitioner to provide for 3 Phase totar Load of 49000 watts vide Reg.No. NRg15254257712 connection to the petitioner commerciar Buirding prot No.10g/1 , in Survey No.80, admeasuring 261 sq. yards, situated at Aditya Nagar, New Hafeezpet Serilingampally (M), Ranga Reddy District, T.S., bounded by North. plot No.109/1 , South. plot No.108, East. plot No.122;West.40,Wide Road

Counsel for the petitioner: Smt. THAKUR ROOPA SINGH Counsel forthe Respondent No.1: Gp FOR ENERcy

counsel for the Respondent Nos. 2to7: sRr N. SREEDHAR REDDY, SC FOR TGSPDCL

counsel for the Respondent No.8: sRr c. MADHUSUDHAN REDDY, SC FOR GHMC

The Court made the following: ORDER

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HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SUREPALLI NANDA

WRIT PETITION No.2251 OF 2025

ORDER:

Heard Smt. Thakur Roopa Singh, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the^petitioner, learned^Assistant Government Pleader for Energy,^{appearingon behalf of} respondent No.1, Sri. N. Sreedhar Reddy, learned Standing Counsel for TGSPDCL appearing on behalf^of respondent Nos.2 to 7 and Sri G. Madhusudhan^Reddy, learned Standing Counsel for Greater Hyderabad^Municipal Corporation appearing on behalf of^{respondehtNo.8.}

The petitioner approached the Court seeking^prayer as under:

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"...to issue writ order or direction more^particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS declaring^the action of the respondents in not^{processingthe} application of the^petitioner to^providefor 3^Phasetotal Load of 49000 watts vide Reg. No.^{NR9152542577t2} connection to the^{petitioner in respectof the Commercial} Building, Plot No.109/1, in Survey^{No.80 admeasuring} 261 sq. yards, situated at Aditya^{Nagar, New Hafeezpet,} Serilingampally (M), Ranga^{Reddy District T.S., bounded} by North: Plot No. lO9/1, South:^{Plot No. 108, East: Plot} No.122; West:40'Wide Road. And^{not providing}

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electricity connection to the above referred premises as illegal and arbitrary and pass...,,.

It is represented by the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner that subsequent to the filing of the present writ t)etition the prayer sought for in the present writ petition had been granted and hence no further orders are necessa ry.

Brining the said submission of the tearned counset appearing on behalf of the petitioner on record, the Writ Petition is ctosed. However. there shail be no order as to costs.

The miscerllaneous applications, if any pending, shall stand

close

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DATED: 0710212025

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CLOSING THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUTCOSTS

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