Smt. Ch. Madhuri Vs The State of Telangana — Writ and Judicial Review | Telangana HC (2025)

Smt. Ch. Madhuri Vs The State of Telangana — Writ and Judicial Review | Telangana HC (2025)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Direction to the respondents to process the petitioner's application and release individual service connections to the subject property, subject to compliance with the Hon'ble Supreme Court's directions in Rajendra Kumar Barjatya's case and the statutory requirements prescribed by the local authorities; writ petition disposed of with no costs and pending miscellaneous applications closed.

Issue for consideration

Whether the respondents should be directed to process the petitioner's application for release of electricity connection and provide individual service connections to her property bearing Plot No. 760 in Sy. No. 78, Gokul Plots, Hafeezpet Village, Serilingampally Mandal, Ranga Reddy District.

Court's answer

Without going into the merits of the matter, the Court directed the respondents to process the petitioner's application and release individual service connections to the subject property.

Ratio / Principle

The release of individual service connections was made subject to the petitioner complying with the directions issued by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Rajendra Kumar Barjatya's case (supra) and the statutory requirements prescribed by the local authorities.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad (Justice Nagesh Bheemapaka), W.P. No. 33376 of 2025, decided 04-11-2025: Smt. Ch. Madhuri sought a writ of mandamus under Article 226 declaring illegal the respondents' (State of Telangana, TGSPDCL officials and GHMC) failure to process her application dated 02.09.2025 for release of an individual electricity service connection to Plot No. 760 in Sy. No. 78 (250 sq. yds.), Gokul Plots, Hafeezpet Village, Serilingampally Mandal, Ranga Reddy District. Citing a similar order in W.P. No. 20121 of 2025 (dt. 14.07.2025) and the Hon'ble Supreme Court's directions in Rajendra Kumar Barjatya v. U.P. Avas Evam Vikas Parishad (including that electricity, water and sewerage connections be given only after production of the completion/occupation certificate), the Court, without going into merits, directed the respondents to process the application and release individual service connections, subject to the petitioner complying with those Supreme Court directions and the statutory requirements prescribed by the local authorities. Writ petition disposed of; no costs; pending miscellaneous applications closed.

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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD AT HYOERABAD

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

TUESDAY,THE FOURTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NAGESH BHEEMAPAKA

WRIT PETITION NO: 33 376 0F 2025

Between:

Smt. Ch. Madhuri, W/o. Ch, Ravichandra Kumar ased about 49 years, Occ. Pvt. Employee Rl/o Plot No 16-31-H/192lF 1, H G SP Nivas Phase 6, KPHB Colony, Kukatpally, Hyderabad

..PETITIONER

AND

1 The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Principal Secrelary, Power and Energy Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad-500022.

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

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

4 Southern Power Distribution Company Ltd., of Telangana,, rep. by its Assistant Divisional Engineer (operation) Chandanagar, cybercity circle.

5 Southern Power Distribution Company Ltd., of Telangana,, rep. by^its Assistant Engineer (operation) Vasanthnagar, cybercity circle.

b Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation,, Rep by its commissioner, Serilingampally Zone, Hyderabad.

.,.RESPONOENTS

Petition under Arlicle 226 of the Constitution of lndia^praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased 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 application dated O2lO9l2O25 for release of electricity connections to the petitioner s^property bearing Plot No. 760 in Sy. No.78 admeasuring 250.00 Sq. Yds which is equivalent to 2O9.02 Sq mts situated at Gokul^Plots, Hafeezpet Village, Serilingampally Mandal, Rangareddy District as illegal,

arbitrary,^un.iust and^consequently direct the^respondents t()^{rrocessapplication} for^providing electricity^connections and to release servlce connections with meters without any^further delay

lA NO: 1 OF 2025

Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the cir:umstances stated in the affidavit^filed in support of the^petition, the High Cour. ray be^pleased to direct the^Respondents to^process application for^providing electricity connections to the Petitioners^property bearing Plot No. 760 in Sy. No.⁷⁸ admeasuring 250.00 Sq. Yds which is equivalent lo 2O9.O2 Sq mts situated at Gokul Plots, Hafeezpet Village, Serilingampally Mandal, Rangareddy District

Counsel for the Petitioner^: SRI NIKITA GOENKA

Counsel for the Respondent No.1: GP FOR ENERGY

Counsel for the Respondent Nos.2 to 5 : SRI N. SREEDHAR REDDY, SC FOR TGSPDCL

Counsel for the Respondent No.6 : SRI G. MADHUSUDHAN REDDY, SC FOR GHMC

The Court made the following: ORDER

THE HON'BLD SRI JUSTICE NAGESH BHEEMAPAKA

WRIT PETITION No.33376 OF 2o.25

ORDER:

Petitioner seeks a direction to respondents to process the application form and release individual service connections to her propcrty i.e., PIot No.76O in Sy.No.78 admeasuring 2SO.O0 Square Yards which is equivalen[ Lo 2O9.O2 Square^. neters situated at Gokul Plots, Hafeezpet Village, Serilingampally Mandal, Ranga Reddy District.

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Government Pleadcr for Dnergr on behalf of Respondent No.l, Sri N. Sreedhar Reddy, learned Standing Counsel ior TGSpDCL on behalf of Respondents 2 Lo 5 and Sri G.Madhusudhan Reddy, learned Standing Counsel for Rcspondent No.6 - Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation.

Ms. Nikitha Goenka, lcarned counsel for the petitioner submits Lhat in somewhat similar circumstanccs, whilc dealing with Writ Petition No. 20 12 1 of 2025, this Court by order dt.14.O7.2025 directed the respondents authorities therein to release the service connection, subjcct to the compliance of the s taLutory requrrements by the pctitionel therein, and hence, rcquested this Court to pass similar order rn thc present Writ Petition also

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Recently, the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Rctjend.ra Kumar Barjatga u. U,P. Aoas Eodm Vikas parishad. i , in the larger public interest, issued directions in addition rr the directives issued in Re: Directions in the matter of d.emoliti,tt of stntctures. Relevant for Lhe purpose of this case are:

"(iv) All thc necessary service connections, strch as, Elcctricit5r. water supply, sewerage connection, etc., shall be given by the service provider / BorLr.d to the buildings only aftcr the production of the corr.pletion /^{occupationcertificate.}

(v) trr,en after issuance of completion cr r,ificatc, deviation ./ violation if any contrary to the tlanning permission brought to the notice of the rruthority immediatc steps be taken by the said : Lr,Lthority conccrned, in accordance with law, agarnst the builcler f owner / occupant; and the official, who is responsiblc for issuance of wrongful comf letion / occupation certificate shall be pr-oceeded depa rtmen lally forthwith.

(vi) No perrnission / licence to conduct any br siness / tradc musr be given by any authorities includ irrg local bodics ot' States / Union Territories irL any unauthorised building irrespective of i being rcsidcntial or commercial building.

(vii) The dt:velopment must be in conformity n,ith the zonal plan land usage. Any modi{ication to su:h zonal plan and usage must be taken by strictll, toJlowing

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the rrles in^{place land in considerationof the larger} public interest and^{the impacton the environment".}

Since the prayer^{of petitioneris to process the application} form and release^{individualserviceconnections, this Courtwithout} going into merits of the^{matter, directs the rcspondentsto process} thc application^{ofpetitioner andrelease individualservice} connections^{to the subject property, subject to petitioner complying} with the directions^{issued by the Hon'bleSupremeCourtin} Rajendra^{KumarBariatga'scase (supra) and the statutory} requirements^{prescribed by the localauthorities} .

The Writ Petition is^{accordingly, disposcd of. No costs.}

Consequently,^{miscellancous applications,pendir-rg ifany,}

shall stand^closed.

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HIGH COURT

DATED:0411112025

ORDER

WP.No.33376 of 2025

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DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION

WITHOUT COSTS