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Sai Chandra Sekhar v. The State of Telangana

Telangana HC20 Nov 2025WP/35284/2025

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What is this about?

Writ petition seeking direction for release of electricity service connection to petitioner's plot at Gopanpally Village. Court directed respondents to receive the application and release connection, subject to compliance with Supreme Court directions requiring completion/occupation certificate and applicable statutory requirements.

What did the court decide?

Respondents directed to receive application and release service connection, subject to Supreme Court directions and statutory requirements; no costs.

Sai Chandra Sekhar Vs The State of Telangana — Writ and Judicial Review | Telangana HC (2025)

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

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THURSDAY, THE TWENTIETH DAY OF NOVEIVBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE

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PRESENT

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THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NAGESH BHEEMAPAKA

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WRIT PETITION NO: 35284 OF 2025

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Between:

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Sai Chandra Sekhar, S/o. S. Shivamurthy Aged about 62year, Occ. Govt Em ployee N o. 17 -1 -39 1 I 1 I 27 1 I I Sarasw athi Nagar, Saidabad, Hyd erabad.

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...PETITIONER

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AND

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

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

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3 Southern Power Distribution Company Ltd., of Telangana, rep. by its Superintending Engineer (operation) Cybercity, Hyderabad.

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4 Southern Power Distribution Company Ltd., of Telangana, rep. by rts Assistant Divisional Engineer (operation) Gachibowli, Hyderabad

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5 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 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 dectaring the action of the Respondents in not processing the application dated 25.O9.2025 for release of electricity connections to the.petitioners property bearing Plot No. 0826/ll in phase - ll, land admeasuring 167 Sq. yds in Sy. No. 37, Gopanpally Village, Serilingampally Mandal, Rangareddy District as illegal, arbitrary, unjust and consequently direct the respondents to,process application for providing.electricity connections and to release service connections with meters without any further delay.

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lA NO: 1 OF 202li

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Petition under Section 1 51" 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 Resoondents to process application for providing electricity connections to the petitioners property bearing Plot No. 0826/ll in phase - ll, land admeasuring 167 Sq. y.d s in Sy. No. 37, Gopanpally Village, Serilingampally Manda l, Rangareddy District-

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Counsel for the Petitioner: Ms. NIKITA GOENKA

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Counsel for the Respondent No.1 : GP FOR ENERGY

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Counsel for the,Respondent No.2 to 4: SRI N.SREEDHAR REDDY, SC FOR TGSPDCL

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Counsel for the Respondent No.5: SRI G.MADHUSUDHAN REDDY, SC FOR GHMC

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The Court made the following: ORDER

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THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE NAGESH BHEEMAPAKA

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WRIT PETITION No.35284 OF 2O25

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ORDER

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Petitioner seeks a direction to respondents to receivc the application form and release service connections to petitioner's property bearing Plot No.O826/ II in Phase-ll, admeasuring 167 square yards in Sy.No.37, situated at Gopanpally Village, Serilingampally Mandal, Ranga Reddy District.

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Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned (]overnment Pleader lor Enerry on behalf of Respondent No. 1, Sri N. Sreedhar Reddy, Iearned Standing Counsel for TGSPDCL on behaif of Respondents 2 to 4 and Sri G.Madhusudhan Reddy, learned Standing Counsel for Respondent No.5 - Greater Hyderarbatd Municipal Corporation.

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Ms. Nikita Goenka, learned counsel for petitioner submits that in somewhat similar circumstances, while dealing with Writ Petition No. 20121 ot 2025, this Court by order dt.14.O7.2O25 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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Recentll', the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Rajendra Kumar BarJatga o. U.P. Aaas Eaam Vikas Parishad, , in the largcr public intr:rest, issued directions in addition to the directives issued in Re: Directions in the matter of demolition of stn Lctures. Relevanl. for thc purpose of this casc are:

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"(iv) All thc nccessary service connections, such as, Electricitv, water supply, sewerage conneclion, etc., shall be given by the servicc provider / Bozrrd to the buildings only after the production of the completion /^{occupationcertificaI c.}

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(v) Evcn after issuance of completion certificate, deviation / violation if anv contrary to the planning permissior-r brought to the notice of the authority immediate steps be taken by the said airthority concerned, in accordance with law, against the builder / owner / occupant; and the official, u,ho is responsiblc .[or issuance of wrongful completion / occupation certificate shall be proceeded departn'ren tally forthwith.

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(vi) No permission / licence to conduct any business / trade must be given by any authorities including local bodies of States /Union Territories in any unauthorised building irrespective of it being residential or commercial building.

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(vii) The development must be in conformity u'ith the zonal plan land usage. Any modification to such zonal p{an ancl usage must be taken by strictly follrwing

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| 2024 SCC Ontine S( t767

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the rules in place lald in consideration of thc larger public interest and the impact on the 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 ol the matter, directs the respondents to receive the application of petitioner and release service connection to lhe subject property, subject to petitioner complying with the directions issued by the Honble Supreme Court in Rajend.ra Kutnqr Barjatga's case (supra) and lhe statutory requirements prescribed by the local authorities.

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