Chinthoju Vishnu Vardhan Vs The State of Telangana

Chinthoju Vishnu Vardhan, S/o Late Chinthoju Sudharshana Chary, aged about 45 years Occ Real Estate Business^'R/o H No.1-1 18/ 2, Pbndvila Village, Maheshwaram Mandal Ranga Reddy District - 509325, Office at [r/8. V.V. Lands lnfra Private Limited R/o Flat No44, 6-t-34712914A, Divyasai $l'el1!! $p3r!mg1ts,^{pwarakapuriColony, Punjagutta, F{yderapid} .-^{Plnco(e .} 500 082. T.G. (state) ,,FEnTtoNER

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1 The State of Telangana, Rep by its Principal Secrelary Energy Elqpa(ment Secrqtariat Hyderabad

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2 TFlangana Governmgnt Southern Pswer Distribution Company Ltd TGSPDCL, Rep by its Managing Director Vidyut Soudha Somljiguda Hyderabad

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3 Telangana GoVernment Southern Power Distribution Companv Ltd IG.S-PD9!^{Qgrporate office at Mint Compound KhairatabddFfyderabad Rep} by Managing Directgr

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a Thg Assistant Divisional Engineer. HCU Depot, Old Mumbai Hyvy, SBI QficerqSuarters Gachilrgwh Hyderabad Serrhngampalle^(M), Ranga Reddy Districl^Telangana 500046

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The Deputy Executiye Engineer (Operations), Telangana .Government $outhern^{Power Distribution Company Ltd TGSPDCLlllT'X'} Boads, Gachibqwli. Ranga Reddy District

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6 IFe Divigional Engrneer, Telangana Government^gouthern Poyyer Distribution QOmp.any^{Ltd TGSPDCLlllT'X' Roads,Gachibowli, Ranga Reddy Diqtrict}

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The Assistant Enqineer. Telanoana Government Southern Power Distribution Qompany^{Ltd TGSPDCL} Nallalandla, Serilingampally, Hyderabad - 5OO 019.

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The Superintendent Engrneer. Ielangana Government Southern Power .Djstribution^{CompanyLtd TGSPDCL Near Nanal NagarX Cross Roads,} Mehdiphtnam, Hyderabad District.

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..RESPONDENTS

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Petitiqn under Article 226 of lhe Constitution of lndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit liied therewith, the High Court may be

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pleased to issue a \A/rit, Order or Direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of fVtandamus, declaring the action of the Respondents in not providing / granting electricity connection to the Petitioner Agriculture lands admeasuring to an extent of Ac.10 - 00 Gts., in Sy.No.'124lRU, situated at Gopanpalle Village, Serilingampally Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, without considering the representation dated 07 08.2024 of the Petitioner as illegal, arbitrary and against the principles gf natural^justice and aiso violaiive of Articles 14, 19, ?1 and 300-A of eongtitutiqn of lndia and consequently direct the Respandenli to proVide eleCtricity cpnnectign to the Petitioner agricultural Iands forthwith basing on consideJing the representation dated 07 08.2024 in the interest of^jusliQe.

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fA NO: 1 OE 2A25

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FetitiOn ynder Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in srpport of the petition, the High Court may be pleaged lo DlreQt thg Regpondepts !o^provide electiicity connection to the Petilionpr agricultura! lands fqrthwfh basirrg on corisiderlpg the (epresentatlon dated Q7,08.2021, in respect^qf Petitioner Agriculture lands admeasuring to an extent of Ae.10^. 00 StS., in Sy.No 124lRU, situated at Qopanpqlle Village Se.rlingampally Mandal, Ranga Reddy District; Pending disposal of the main writ^petition.

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Counsel for !.[9 Petltioner: Sg! BQLLU NAGARAJU

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Oounsgl for the Respondent No.1,4 ta 8: ASST. GP FOR ENERGY

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Counsel for lhe Reqpondent No.2 & 3; llt !:ITEF-D]14I REpDy, sc FoR TGSPqCL

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The Gqurt $Fde the following: ORDER

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HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE SUREPALLI NANDA

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WRIT PETITION No.5O5O of 2O25

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ORDER:

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Heard Sri Bollu Nagaraju, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Energy, appearing on behalf of respondent Nos.l, 4 to I and Sri N. Sreedhar Reddy, Iearned Standing Counsel for TGSPDCL, appearing on behalf of respondent Nos.2 and 3.

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The petitioner approached the Court seeking prayer as u nder:

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"...to issue a Writ Order or Direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the Respondents in not providing/granting electricity connection to the Petitioner Agriculture lands admeasuring to an extent of Ac.10.00 Gts in Sy.No. t24/RU situated at Gopanpalle Village, Serilingampally Mandal, Ranga Reddy District without considering the representation dated 07.08.2024 of the Petitioner as itlegal, arbitrary and against the principles of natural justice and also violative of Articles 14, 1g,21 and 300A of Constitution of India and consequently direct the Respondents to provide electricity connection to the Petitioner agricultural lands forthwith basing on

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considering the representation dated 07-08-2024 in the interest of justice and to pass...".

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The case of the petitioner, in brief, is that the petitioner is the owner of Iand admeasuring Ac.10.00 guntas. Since 24.08.2023 the petitioner has been in peaceful possession and enjoyment of the said agricultural lands. The petitioner dug a bore well in his agricultural land for cultivating and approached the respondents to provide power connection to their agriAiltural lands but the respondents dodged the matter. The petitioner submitted a representation dated 07.08.2024 to the 6th respondent requesting the respondent to provide electricity connection tc, the petitioner's lands. However, the same was not considered by the respondents.

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Sri N. Sreedhar Reddy, learned Standing Counsel appearing on behalf of respondents submits that though the petitioner had made a representation dated 07.08.2024, as on date the petitioner had not filed any application to the respondent Nos.6 and 7 duly enclosing all the requisite documents pertaining to the subject property and therefore there is no inaction on the part of the respondents as alleged by the

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petitioner. The learned Standing Counsel further

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submits that upon the petitioner making an online application with all the required documents properly as mandated under the rules, the same would be considered in accordance to law, by the respondent Nos.6 and 7 within a reasonable period

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The learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner does not dispute the said submissions made by the learned Standing Counsel appearing on behalf of the respondents.

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Takinq into consideration :

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(a) The submissions made by the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and the learned Standing Counsel appearing on behalf of the respondents,

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(b) The fact as borne on record that the petationer had not submitted any online apptication to the respondent Nos.6 and 7 duly enclosing all the requisite documents seeking electricity power supply to the petitioner's agricuttural land to an extent of Ac.1O.OO guntas in Sy.No.l24lRU situated at Gopanpalle Village, Serilingampally Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, till as on date.

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The writ petition is disposed of directing the petitioner l.o file an online application seeking electricity power supply to the petitioner's agriculture land to an extent of lrc.1O.OO guntas in Sy.No. L24/RU situated at Gopanpalle village, Serilingampally mandal. Ranga Reddy District drrly enclosing all the requisite documents as mandated trnder the rules to the respondent Nos,6 and 7 within one (1) week from the date of receipt of a copy of the order and upon the petitioner making such online application with all the requisite documents as per the rules in force as on date, the respondent Nos.6 and 7 shall consider the same and pass appropriate orders within one ( 1 ) week thereafter and duly communicate the decision to the petition,er. However, there shall be no order as to costs.

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The miscellaneous applications, if any pending, shall stand

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closed.

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SD/-K. SREE RAMA MURTHY ASSISTANT -t REGISTRAR

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ECTION OFFICER

To, 1 The Principal Secretary^{Energy Department, The State of Telangana,} Secretariat Hvderabad

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2 ine tvtinJoin6 Director,^{Telangana Government Southern Power Distribution} Comoanv Ltd-TGSPDCL,^{Vidvut Soudha SomajigudaHyderabad}

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3 The Man'aoino Director,^Telarigana Government^{Southern Power Distrlbution} Compbnv lta-fcsPDCL,^{Corforateoffice at Mint Compound Khairatabad} Hvderabad

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4 ffle Asiistant Divisional^{Engineer, HCU Depot, Old MumbaiHwy, SBI} Officers Ouarters.^{Gachibowli, Hyderabad, Serilingampalle (M), Ranga Reddy} District Telanqana⁵⁰⁰⁰⁴⁶

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5 The Deoutv E-xecutive^{Engineer (Operations). Telangana Government} Southein Power^{Distribution CompbnyLtd TGSPDCLlllT 'X' Roads,} Gachibpwli.^{RangaReddY District}

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