Sri. Vigneshwara Chary Vs The State of Telangana

Sri. Vigneshwara Chary ,^S/o Narayana Chary Aged about 61 years, Occ. Govt Employee Rl/o. H. No. 17 -1 -3831106, Nagariya Residence Saidabad, Hyderabad.

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...PETITIONER

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1 The State of ^Telangana, Rep by its Principal Secretary, power and Energy Department, Secretariat, Hydera6ad-500022.

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Southern Power Distribution Company Ltd., of Telangana, rep. by its .^{Chairmanand h/anaging Director, MintCompound, Hydera6ad.}

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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 Assistant Divisional Engineer (operation) Gachibowli, Hyderab-d

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

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...RESPONDENTS

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Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India 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 daled 9.1O.2025 for release of electricity connections to the petitioner's property bearing Plot No.0880 Phase - ll, admeasuring 167 Sq. yds in Survey No. 37, situated at Gopanpally Village, Serilingampally Mandat, Rangareddy District as illegal, arbitrary, unjust and consequenfly direct the

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respondents to process application for providing electricit\i connections and to release service connections with meters without any further rJerlay

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lA NO: 1 OF 202s

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Petition under section 151 cpc praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High court may be pleased to direct the Respondents to process apprication for providing €rectricity connections to the petitioner's property bearing plot No. 0gg0 phase _ I , admeasuring 167 Sq- yds in Survey No. 37, situated at Gopanpally Village, Se.ilingampally l,4andal, Rangareddy District

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Counsel for the Petitioner : SRI NIKITA GOENKA

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Counsel for the Respondent No.1: Gp FOR ENERGY

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Couns_el for the Respondent Nos. 2 to 4 : SRI N. SREEDHAR REDDY, SC FOR TGSPDCL

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99yl9"t^{for the RespondentNo.5 : SRtG. MADHUSUDHAN} REDDY, SC FOR GHMC

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The Court made the following: ORDER

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THE HON'BLE SRT JUSTICE NAGESH BHEETViA,PAKA

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UIRIT PETITION No. 33923 0F 20.25

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ORDER:

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Petitioner seek a direction to respondents to receive the application form and release individual service connection to his property bearing Plot No.0880 phase-Il, admeasuring 167 Square yards in Survey No.37, situated ar Gopanpally village, Serilingampally Mandal, Rangareddy District.

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Ileard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Government Pleader for Energu on behalf of Respondent No. 1, Sri N. Srcedhar Reddy, learned Standing Counsel for TGSpDCL on bchalf of Respondents 2 to 4 and Sri G.Madhusudhan Reddy, learned Standing Counsel for Respondent No.5 _ Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation.

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Ms.Nikita Goenka, learned cournsel for petitioner submits that in somewhat similar circumstances, rvhiJe Cealing with Writ Petition No.2Ol21 ot 2025, r-his Court by ordcr d,t.t4.O7.2O2S directed the respondents authorities therein to release the service connection, subject to the compliance of the statutory requirements by the petitioner therein, and hence, requested this Court to pass similar order in the present Writ petition also.

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Recently, the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Rajendro Kumq.r Barjatga a. U.P, Aaas Eaam Vikas parishad 1 , in the larger public interest, issued directions in addition to the directives issued in Re: Directions in tLrc matter of demol tiort of stntctufes Relevant for thc purpose of this case are:

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"(iv) A11 the necessary service connections,, such as, Eiectricity, water supply, sewerage connecl.ion, etc., shall be given by the service provider / Board to the buildings only after the production of the :ompletion /^{occupation certilicate.}

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(v) Even after issuance of completion certificatc, deviation / violation if any contrary to thr pianning permission brought to the notice of the authority immediate steps be taken by the saicl authority concerned, in accordance with law, against the builder / owner / occupant; and the offic aI, who is responsibld for issuance of wrongful cor-r1;letion / occupation certificate - shall be proceeded departme n rally forthwith.

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(vi) No permission / licence to conduct any ltusiness / trade must be given by any authorities inclr.rcling local bodies of States /Union Territories ii., any unauthorised building irrespective of it being residential or commercial building.

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(vii) The development must be in conformit,, with the zonal plan land usage. Any modification to such zonal ,^{glan and usagemust be taken by strictly tblloiving}

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the rules in place land in consideration of the larger i)ublic^{interestand the impact on thc environment".}

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Since the prayer of petitioner is to receive the application form and release individual service connections, this Court without going into merits of the matter, directs the respondents to receive the applications of petitioners and release individual service connections to the subject property, subject to petitioners cornplying with the directions issued by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Rajend.ra Kumar BarJatga's case (supra) and the

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slatutory requirements prescribed by the local authorities.

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