Writ petition challenging a power-disconnection notice issued pursuant to an earlier order in W.P. No. 10357 of 2023, which had since been modified in a review petition. The court set aside the notice and directed respondents to comply with the modified review directions.
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IN THE HIGH COURTFOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction)
TUESDAY, THE EIGHTEENTHDAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSANDAND TWENTYFIVE
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLEMRSJUSTICESUREPALLINANDA
WRIT PETITIONNO: 4750 OF 2025
Between:
S. Rama Devi,W/o. Sri S. Narasimhulu aged about 73 yegrs'. Occ: nbur"wiG, Fl/o.'ptot5-o.iiZ,sv.5o.iOOZ,arrag-yanagarsociety,Kukatpally, Hyderabad
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Petition underArticle226 of lhe constitution of lndia praying that in the circumstancesstatedintheaffidavitfiledtherewith,theHighCourtmaybe ;i";;;i" issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of [,vriiti frlunOurusdeclaring the impugned ordervide letter No.AE/OP/Allapur/File f.fo.bon"rr",letteriO.No]ZSO7124-24dated.27.O1.2025 issued by the 4th ,".p*oi"t threateningwith disconnectionof power supply of serviceconnection of t[" J"tition"rvide SC.No.tzoO111923 in respectof land bearingPlot No'112 of BhagyanagarCo-operative HousingSociety, admeasuring444 Sq- yards' ,no"i sij.rtro.i007,situatedat Kukatpaiiy village andMandal, Medchal-MalkajQiri oi.trili'i. nott'ingbut illegal,arbitrary,unjust,unconstitutional' total non-
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application of mind, violation of principles of naturaljustice and also contrary to the provisions of the Electricity Act, 2003, and set aside the same, and consequently direct the respondents not to take any coerc;ive steps of disconnection of power supply of petitioner's service connection vide SC:No.'12001 1192:i.
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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 bepleased to direct the respondents not to take any coercive steps of disconnection of power supply of petitioner's service connection vide SC.No.12001 11923 in respect of land bearing Plot No.1 12 of Bhagyanagar Co-operative Housing Society, admeasuring 444 Sq. yards, under Sy.No.1007. situated at Kukatpally Village and Mandal, Medchal-M,alkajgiri District, by suspending the impugned order vide letter No.AE/OP/Allapur/File No.Consumer letter D.No.2507124-25 dated.27.O1.2025 issued by the 4th re:spondent, pending disposal of the writ petition, and to pas
Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI HARENDRA PRASAD, SR. COUNSEL REP. FOR SRI MOHD MOIN AHMED QUADRI
,r", r.'.,; .,Counselfor the Res;pondent No.1 to 4: SRI N. SREEDHAR REDDY, SC FOR TSSPDCL
Counsel for the Respondent No.S & 6: - - - -
The Court made the, following: ORDER
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HON'BLE MRS.JUSTICE SUREPALLINANDA
WRIT P ION o.475ooF2o25
ORDER:
Heard Sri HarendraPrasad,learned Senior Designated Counselrepresenting Sri Mohd' Moin Ahmed Quadri,appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Sri N' Sreedhar Reddy,learned Standing Counsel for TSSPDCL, appearing on behalfof respondent Nos'1 to 4'
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2 The petitioner approachedthe Court seeking prayer as under:
"...to issue a writ,order or direction moreparticularly one in thenature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the impugned order videLetter No. AE/OP/Allapur/FileNo' Consumer letter/D.No.2507 124-25dated 27'Ol'2025 issued by the4tn respondent threateningwith disconnection ofpower supply of service connectionof the petitionervide SC No. 1200111923 in respect of land bearingPlot No.112 of Bhagyanagar Co-operative Housing Society,admeasuring444 sq. Yards under Sy.No. 1007,situated at Kukatpally Village and Mandal, Medchal-MalkajgiriDistrict, isnothing but illegal, arbitrary,unjust,u nconstitutiona l, totalnon-application of mind,violationof principles of natural justice and also contraryto the provisionsof the ElectricityAct,
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2003, and set aside the same, and consequently direct the rerspondents not to take any coercive steps of discon nection of power supply of petitioner's service connection vide SC No. 12001 11923 and to pass".
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"Vide reference cited above in Ref. 1 the Hon'ble High Court of Telangana disposed the petition W.p. No. 10357 of 2023 with direction to consider the instrucl:ions issued by the Deputy Collector and Tahsildhar, Balanagar, dated 13.03.2012 vide letter No. B/665/2072 addressed to Divisional Engineer.
In oberdience to the Hon'ble High Court Orders, it is to irnform that your power supply vide service connection No. 12OO1 LLgZg will be dasonnected after,completion of 7 days from the date of receipt of this notice without any further communication".
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(a) The fact thatthis Court had allowed the Review Petation videI.A. No.3 of 2025 in W'P' No' 10357 ot 2023 vide orderdated 18.O2'2O25modifyingpara 9 of the ordgr dated22-OA.2O24 passed initiallyin W'P' No' 1O357 of 2023 observingas under:
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*9. Taking into consideration the aforesaid facts andcircumstances of the case and duly consideringsubmissionsmade by the learned counsel appearingon behalf of the petitioners and SriN. SreedharReddy'learned Standing Counielfor TGSPDCLappearing on behalf of the respondentNos.2, 5 and 6, the writ petition is disposed ofdirectingtheDivisionEngineer' APCPDCL,Kukatpallyto duly consider the request of thepetitioner No'2 asput-forth bythe petitaoner inpetitioners' representationdated 25.1O.2O11in the light of the specificinstructions and Tahsildar, issued bY theDePutY Collector vide letter Balanagardated13'03'2012 the Division No.B/66512OL2addressed to Engineer,APCPDCL,Kukatpally'within a period of four(4) weeks from the date of receipt of copy of the orderand pass appropriate orders on the representationof thepetitionerNo'2 dated
25.LO.2OLLand also initiatenecessary action on the saidrepresentation of the petitionerNo'2
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dated 25.10.2O11 in accordance to law, in conformity with principles of natural justice by giving reasonable opportunity to both the writ petitioner No.2 and also to review petitioners i.e. respondent Nos.7 to 16 and 19 in the present writ petition No. 1O357 ot 2023.
The fact as borne on record that the proceedings impugnecl in the present writ petition issued by the 4th respondent dated Z7.OL.2O2S vide letter No.AElOpl Allapur/File. No. Consumer letter D.No. 2SO7 /24_25 (referred to and extracted above) are in compliance with the earlir:r directions of this Court dated 22.Og.2O24 passed in W.P. No. 1O357 ot ZO2Z.
The'writ petition is allowed. The present impugned order datr:d 27.OL.2O25 which had been issued by the 4th respondent in compriance to the directions of this court dated 22.08.2024 passed in W.p. No. 1O357 of 2O23 is
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set aside andthe resPondentsare directed to comply with the specific directionsof this Courtas indicated in its order dated 18.02.2025passed in Review Petition No'3 of 2O25 in W.P. No.10357 of 2023 within the time periodas stipulated in thesaid order dated 18'02'2025'However'
there shallbe no order as to costs.
Miscellaneouspetitions, il unI rynj ing, shall stand closed. SD/. T. CHANDRASEKHAR REDDY A TANT REGISTRAR
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ORDER
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the disconnection notice issued by the 4th respondent in compliance with earlier writ directions could stand after the review order modified those directions?
3 provisions across 3 enactments
S. Rama Devi
Telangana State Southern Power Distribution Company Limited (CMD)
Telangana State Southern Power Distribution Company Limited (Divisional Engineer, Kondapur)
Telangana State Southern Power Distribution Company Limited (Assistant Divisional Engineer, Kondapur)
Telangana State Southern Power Distribution Company Limited (Assistant Engineer, Allapur)
A. Ravinder
Surepalli Nanda
As recorded by the court registry
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