Mudireddy Saraswathi Vs The State of Telangana — Writ and Judicial Review | Telangana HC (2025)

Mudireddy Saraswathi Vs The State of Telangana — Writ and Judicial Review | Telangana HC (2025)

What the court decided

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Outcome

Writ petition disposed of at the admission stage in similar lines to the Court's order dated 18.04.2024 in W.P.No.9889 of 2024: petitioner directed to make a fresh application within two (02) weeks of receipt of the order copy; respondents directed to consider the request and grant the necessary electricity connection to the subject premises in accordance with law expeditiously, preferably within two (2) weeks thereafter, and pass appropriate orders. Miscellaneous applications, if any, stand closed. No order as to costs.

Issue for consideration

Whether the action of the respondents in not processing the applications for release of electricity connections to the petitioner's property bearing H.No.4-13/10, admeasuring 150 sq. yds, situated at Marthanda Nagar, Hafeezpet village, Serilingampally Mandal, Rangareddy District, is illegal, arbitrary and unjust, and whether the respondents should be directed to process the applications for providing electricity connections and release service connections with meters without any further delay.

Court's answer

Taking into consideration the facts and circumstances of the case and the submissions of both counsel, and for the reasons alike in the Court's order dated 18.04.2024 in W.P.No.9889 of 2024, the writ petition is disposed of at the admission stage in similar lines.

Ratio / Principle

The petitioner is directed to make a fresh application to the respondents within a period of two (02) weeks from the date of receipt of the copy of the order.

Key takeaways

On receipt of such fresh application, the respondents are directed to consider the request of the petitioner for grant of the necessary electricity connection.ratio¶31
The necessary electricity connection is to be provided as sought for by the petitioner to the subject premises (house bearing H.No.4-13/10, admeasuring 150 sq. yds, Marthanda Nagar, Hafeezpet Village, Serilingampatty Mandal, Rangareddy District, Telangana State) in accordance with law expeditiously, preferably within a period of two (2) weeks thereafter, and appropriate orders are to be passed on the said application.ratio¶34

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad (Surepalli Nanda, J.), order dated 21.02.2025 in Writ Petition No. 5198 of 2025: disposed of at the admission stage in terms of the Court's earlier order dated 18.04.2024 in W.P.No.9889 of 2024. Petitioner Mudireddy Saraswathi, W/o M. Sudhakar Reddy, had prayed under Article 226 of the Constitution for a writ of Mandamus declaring illegal, arbitrary and unjust the respondents' (State of Telangana through its Principal Secretary, Power and Energy Department; Southern Power Distribution Company Ltd. of Telangana and its Divisional Engineers, Gachibowli and Chandanagar, and Assistant Engineer, Hafeezpet Circle) failure to process her applications for release of electricity connections to her property bearing H.No.4-13/10 (150 sq. yds), Marthanda Nagar, Hafeezpet village, Serilingampally Mandal, Rangareddy District. Directions issued: petitioner to file a fresh application within two (02) weeks of receipt of the order copy; on receipt, respondents to consider the request for grant of the necessary electricity connection in accordance with law, expeditiously, preferably within two (2) weeks thereafter, and pass appropriate orders. Interlocutory Application No. 1 of 2025 (Section 151 CPC) stands closed; no order as to costs.

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HIGH COURT FOR^THE $TATE^{OF TELANGANA} AT HYDERABAD (SPecial Original Jurisdiction)

FRIDAY, THE^{TWENry FIRST DAY OF FEBRUARY} TWO THOUSAND^ANDTWENWFIVE

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE^{MRS JUSTICESUREPALLI NANDA}

WRIT PETITION^{NO: 5198 OF 2025}

Between:

Mudireddv Saraswathi,^{Wo. M Sudhakar ReddyAg.edabout S4.years'Occ} 'il;;ffiii6^{"il;.'H:"'i!;.} rJ i r lan r l, Prasharith^-Nasar' sherilingampallv Mandal,^{Rangareddy District} ...,ET'T.ONER

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1 The State of Telanqana, rep.^{by its Principal Secretary'Powerand Energy} .

Department,^{Secreldriat, Hyderabad-500022'} - -

2 5;[t#ilij;weioiiiriuLirioh^{CompanvLtd., of relangana, rep.bv its} - Chritman and Managing Director, Mint Compound, Hvde[aDao' 3 ffiiili;'ilidi^{oisriiuiti"i,b"m'pinv ttd ,6f retans-arl?r req:} !Y^its .gii',ilTisjfli?B[tii:Bra:ffi^{rl'|.t:'t?T:i:"frillli:x:li*Assistant} - EiliJii^it zuin"er iop"tational) ChahdanasqlHvderabad s. Sttiti'dii^{ptiieiio,silib.qi[1comq;11',1f9,']o1131gtoana'} rep^{bY itsAssistant} Engineer(operationdl)Hqfeezpetcrrcle'^liyderaoau ...REgpoNDENTS

Fetition under^{Arllgle226 oJ the bonstitutiqnof lndiqpraying that in the} circumstances^{statedin the dffidavil filed therewith, the High Cqurt may be} pleqse$ to isgqg^an apprQpriate^{wril, orderor direction more pa(icqlq1lyone.in the} nalure of Wtit^{of Mandamusby deqlaringthe action of the flespQndentsin ngt} praaessing lhe^{applications for releaseof electricity connectigns to the petitioners} Property^{bearing H. No' 4-13l10,a(measuring 150 Sq' yds situated ?t Marthanda} Nagar,^{HateezPetvillage'Serilingampall!4Mandal' RangareddYDistrigt as illegal'} arQitrary,^{unjustand consequently direct lhe respondents to procesg applicationQ} for^{prqvidingelectricity connectionsand to release serviceconnectionswith} nieters withogt^{any further delay'}

lA NO: 1 OF 2025

Petition uncrer section 151 cpc praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit fired irr support of the petition, the High cou* may be preased to direct the Respondents lo process qpplications for providing electricity connecflens and to release service connections with meters to the petitioner,s property bearing H. No.4-13l10, admeasuring i50 S_q yds situated at Marlhanda fVagar,, Ulfeelpgl village,,Serilingampalty Mandal, Rangareddy District.

Copnsel lor the Petitioner,: SRI KOfHA NARENDER BEDDY Cqunsgt for the Respondenr [o.1: gF roR LNL-ft' uounser for the Respondent Nos.2 To 5: sBl N.SdEEDHAR REOOY, Sc FoR 'TGSPDCL

The Court made thq followingi ORDFB

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MRS JUSTICE^{SUREPALLI NANDA}

WRIT^{PETITION No.s198 of 2025}

ORDER:

Heard^{SriK.Narender Reddy, learnedcounset} appearing^{on behalf of the petitioner, learned Assistant} Government^{Pleaderfor Energy, appearing on behalf of} respondent^{No.1 and Sri' N' Sreedhar Reddy, learned} Standing^{Counsel for TGSPDCL appearingon behalf of} resPondent^{Nos'2 to 5'}

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as under:

.....to issue an appropriate Writ, order or dlrection more particularly^{one in the nature of Writ of Mandamusby} declaring^{the action of the Respondentsinnot} processing^{the applications for release of electricity} connections^{to the petitioner'sproperty bearing H.No.4-} 13/10,^{admeasuring150 Sq. yds situatedat Marthanda} Nagar,^{Hafeezpetvillage, Serilingampally Mandal,} Rangareddy^{District as illegal, arbitrary, unjust and} consequently^{direct therespondents toprocess} applications^{for providingelectricity connectionsand to} release^{seryice connectionswith meters withoutany} . further^{delay and to pass such other order or orders as} : this^{Hon'bleCourt may deem fit and proper in the} interest^{of justice"'}

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It is^.epresented by the^{learned counsel appearing on} behalf of the^petitioner and the^{learned StandingCounselfor} TGSPDCL aprpearing on behalf of^{respondent Nos.2 to 5 that the} subject issue in the^present writ^{petition is srtruarelycoveredby} the order of this Court dated^{18.04.2024passed in W.P.No.9BB9} of 2024, hence,^{the present} writ^{petitioncould be disposed of in} terms of the aforesaid order.

Taking into consideration the facts and circumstances of the case and the submissions^'made by both the flearned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and the learned Standing Counse! appearing on behalf of respondent Nos,2 to 5 and for the reasons alike in the above referred order^passed by this Court an W.P. No.9889 ot 2024 dated 18.O4.2024, the Writ Petition is disposed of at the admission stage in similar !ines, directing the^petitioner to make a fresh application to the respondents, within a period of two (O2) weeks from the date of receipt of the copy of this order and on receipt of such application, the respondents are directed to consider the request of the petitioner for grant of necessary

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electricity connection as sought for by the petitioner to the subject premises of the Petitioner,s house bearing H.No.4-13l1O, admeasuring 150 Sq. yds situated at Marthbnda Nagar, Hafeezpet Viltage, Serilingampatty Mandal, Rangareddy District, Telangana State, in accordance to law expeditiously, preferably within a period of two (2) weeks thereafter and pass appropriate orders on the said application of the petitioner. However,

there shall be no order as to costs

The miscellaneous applications if q!y, shall slanc[ qloseql.

SD/-P. PADMANABHA 6EOOV ASSISTANT REGI6TRAR

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1 The Principal Sgcre-tlryr Power and Energy Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad, State of Telang ana -500022.-'

2 The Chgirman and Mana-ging Director, Southern^power Distribution Company Ltd., of Telangana, Mint Compound, Hyderabad.

J The DivisionaI Engineer (opeiational) Gachibowli Division, Southern power Distribution Company Ltd., of Telanqana. Hvderabad.

4 {99i9.tan!^{Divisional Engineer (operd'tional)0handanagar, Southernpower} Distribution Company Ltd., of Telangana, Hyderabad^-

6 Assistant Engineer (operational) HafeezpetCircle, Southern power Distribution Cgmpany Ltd., of Telangana, Hyderabad

6 Qne^CC to SRI KOTHA NARENDER REDDY, Advocate toPUeI

7 Lwg^{CQs tg} 9_P fOR^{ENERGY, High Court for the State bf Teiairgana, at} Hyderabad. IOUTI 9nu 99^{to SRI N.$REEDHAB REDDY, SC FoR TGSPDGL} IOPUCI

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DATED:21 10212025

ORDER

WP.No.S198 of 2025

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DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS