B. Aruna Vs The State of Telangana — Writ and Judicial Review | Telangana HC (2025)

B. Aruna Vs The State of Telangana — Writ and Judicial Review | Telangana HC (2025)

What the court decided

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Outcome

Restoration of electricity power supply to the petitioner's property (effected by respondent Nos. 3 and 4 on 21.02.2025, as represented by learned counsel for the petitioner); writ petition closed without any order as to costs; miscellaneous applications, if any, stand closed.

Issue for consideration

Whether the action of respondent Nos. 3 and 4 in disconnecting electricity power supply to the petitioner's property bearing No. 1-74 (New) 1-34 (Old), admn. 177 sq. yards, situated at Brahminwadi, Gaganpahad, Shamshabad, RR District, was highly illegal, arbitrary, contemptuous of orders in W.P. No. 10023 of 2021 and unconstitutional, and whether respondent Nos. 3 and 4 should be directed to restore electricity power supply to that property.

Court's answer

Learned counsel for the petitioner represented that respondent Nos. 3 and 4 restored electricity power supply to the petitioner's property at Brahminwadi, Gaganpahad, Shamshabad, R.R. District on 21.02.2025 (printed as '2L.02.2025'), and therefore no further orders were necessary.

Ratio / Principle

Bringing the counsel's submission on record, the Court closed the writ petition, with no order as to costs; miscellaneous applications, if any, also stand closed.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

B. Aruna v. State of Telangana and others (High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad, Surepalli Nanda, J., 24.02.2025, W.P. No. 4889 of 2025): The petitioner sought a writ of mandamus declaring that respondent Nos. 3 and 4 (the Assistant Divisional Engineer, TGSPDCL Shamshabad Division, and the E.R.O., Gaganpahad) acted highly illegally, arbitrarily, unconstitutionally and contemptuously of orders in W.P. No. 10023 of 2021 in disconnecting electricity supply to her property at Brahminwadi, Gaganpahad, Shamshabad, R.R. District, and prayed for restoration of supply; an application under Section 151 CPC sought interim restoration. Before any adjudication, learned counsel for the petitioner represented that respondent Nos. 3 and 4 had restored electricity supply on 21.02.2025. Recording that submission, the Court closed the writ petition and pending applications, with no order as to costs. The legality of the disconnection was never decided; no precedent was cited and no law laid down.

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HIGH COURT^{FOR THE STATEOF TELANGANA} AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdicticin)

MONDAY,THE TWENTY^{FOURTH DAY OF FEBRUARY} TWO THOUSAND^{AND TWENTYFIVE}

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE^{MRS JUSTICESUREPALLI NANDA}

WRIT PETITION NO:4^{889 0F 2025}

Between:

B. Aruna, Wo Eashwariah,^{Aged abo-ut 75 yrs,.Occ Household'Ri/o H'no' 17-} 1 -ieli fr,ai t I^{Vanisnagai C5lcinv'Saidab'ad,Hvderabad'}

...PETITIONER

AND

The State of^{Telangana, through its PrincipalSecretary' ENERGY Having} office at TG Secretbriat,^Hyderabad.

The Southern^{Power Distribution company of Telangana' Rep by its}

Cf,airmin, naving office at Vidyu Sauda Hyderabad'

The Asst. Divisional^{Engineer, TGSPDCL Shamshabad Division'RR District}

The E.R.O., Gaganpahad^{Shamshabad,RR District'}

...RESPONDENTS

Petition under^{Article226 oI lhe constitutionof lndia prayingthat in the} circumstances^{stdted in the affidavitfiled therewith' the High Court may. be} pi""t"O io p"r. an order,^{dlrection or a writ particularlyin the natu.reof Writ of} iiiandamus declaring^{thatactionof the respondents No.3 and 4 in disconnecting} p*"itrppfy to the-petitioner's^{propertybearing No' 1-74 (New)1-34 (9t-O)l?9Tn} \1i tq. yaris, situated^{at Brahminwad-i,Gaganpahad' Shamshabad'RR District'} ir n'giirJ illegal,^{arbitrary,in violationoi the principles of naturaljy11ce'} nature Uling^{in violationof orders.passedin WP.no'} .10023^of "ont""rptror."in 2021 a;d unconstitutional-^{C"onsequently, this Hon'bleCourt may be pleased.to} Olrect tfre^{respondentsNO. 3 and 4 to restore electricity power supply to the} o"tition.f .^{property bearing No. 1-74 (New) 1-34 (Old)' admn' 177 sq yards'} Iitr"t"Jrt Eirahminwadi,^{Gaganpahad,Shamshabad'RR District}

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PetitionunderSectionl5lCPcprayingthatinthecircumstancesstatedin the affidavit^{filed in support of the petition,ifre Higt' Court may be pleased to direct} ihe respondents^{NO. 3.and 4 to restoreelectricity power supply to the petitionefs}

property bearing. No 1-74 (New) 1 -34 (Old), admn.¹ 77 sq.^{yards, situated at} Brahminwadi, Gaganoahad, Shamshabad, RR^District

Gounsel for the Petitioner: SRl. MOHAMMAD^ADNAN

Counsel forthe Respondent No.1: AGP FOR^ENERGY

Counsel for the Respondent Nos.2 &3: SRI^{N. SREEDHAR REDDY SC FOR} TGSPDCL

Counsel for the Respondent no.4:^---

The Court made the following: ORDER

MRS JUSTICE SUREPALLI NANDA

WRIT PETITION No.4889 ol 2()25^-

ORDER:

' Heard Sri Mohammad Adnan, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the^petitioner, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Energy appearing on behalf of the respondent No.1 and Sri N.Sreedhar Reddy,^learned Standang Counsel for TGSPDCL, appearing on behalf of respondent Nos.2 and 3.

The oetit oner aDDroached the Court eekino Draver

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"...to^pass an order, direction or a writ^particularly in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring that^action of the respondents No.3 and 4 in^{disconnectingpower} supply to the petitioner's^property bearing^No.1-74 (New) 1-34 (Old), admn. 177 sq. yards, situated at Brahminwadi, Gaganpahad, Shamshabad,^{RR District, is} highly illegal, arbitrary in violation of the^principles of natural^justice, contemptuous in^{nature being in} violation of orders^passed in WP^{no.1OO23ot 2O2L} and unconstitutional. Consequently this^HonbleCourt may be pleased to direct the respondents^{No.3 and 4 to} restore electricity^power supply to the^petitioner's property bearing No.1-74 (New) 1-34^(Old), admn. 177 sq. yards, situated at Brahminwadi,^Gaganpahad,

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Shamshabad,^{RR District,and pass any other order or} orders as deemed fit and^{proper underthe} circumstances of the case, in the Interest^{of justice. "}

It is represented by the learned counsel^{appearing on} behalf of the letitioner that the respondent Nos.3^and 'l^restored electricity power supply to the^{petitioner's propertybearing} No.1-74 (New) 1-34 (Old), admn. 777 sq.^yards, situated at Brahminwadi, Gaganpahad, Shamshabad, R.R.District on 2L.02.2025 and therefore, no further orders are necessary.

Bringing the said submission of the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner on record, the writ petition is closed. However, there shall be no order as to costs.

The miscellaneous applications, if any, sha ll stand close SD/.L.LAKSHMI^BABU AS STRAR //TRUE COPY// CTION OFFICER

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CLOSING THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS

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