Guntamukkala Sivaram Prasad Vs The State of… — Writ and Judicial Review | Telangana HC (2025)

Guntamukkala Sivaram Prasad Vs The State of… — 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 terms of this Court's order dated 12.02.2025 in W.P. No. 4056 of 2025: petitioner to file a fresh application with all mandated documents within one week; on receipt, respondents 2 to 7 to consider the application for 14 domestic connections (total domestic load 28,000 watts, Reg. No. LTM257480032) in accordance with law preferably within two weeks thereafter; no order as to costs; pending miscellaneous petitions closed.

Issue for consideration

Whether the action of the respondents (State of Telangana and TGSPDCL authorities) in not processing the petitioners' application vide Reg. No. LTM257480032 for 14 domestic electricity connections of total domestic load 28,000 watts in respect of the property H.No. 1-57/L59/C, Plot No. 159 (Type-C), Survey No. 200, admeasuring 200 sq. yards, Sri Rama Nagar, Kondapur (V), Serilingampally (M), under GHMC, Ranga Reddy District, Telangana, and not providing electricity connection to the said premises, is illegal and arbitrary, warranting a writ of mandamus.

Court's answer

On the joint representation of both sides that the subject issue is squarely covered by this Court's order dated 12.02.2025 in W.P. No. 4056 of 2025, and taking the said facts, circumstances and submissions into consideration, the writ petition was disposed of at the admission stage in terms of that order; the Court did not adjudicate the legality/arbitrariness claim on merits.

Ratio / Principle

The petitioner was directed to make a fresh application, along with all the relevant documents as mandated under the rules, within one (1) week from the date of receipt of a copy of the order.

Key takeaways

On receipt of the fresh application with all relevant documents, the respondents were directed to consider the petitioner's application seeking providing of 14 domestic connections, total domestic load of 28,000 watts vide Reg. No. LTM257480032 for the suit property, in accordance with law preferably within a period of two (2) weeks thereafter; however, there shall be no order as to costs.ratio¶48
As a sequel, the miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in the writ petition shall also stand closed.ratio¶49-50

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad (Special Original Jurisdiction), W.P. No. 5421 of 2025, decided 24.02.2025 by Mrs Justice Surepalli Nanda. Three petitioners of the Guntamukkala family sought a writ of mandamus under Article 226 declaring illegal and arbitrary the action of the respondents (State of Telangana; TGSPDCL and its officers; GHMC) in not processing their application vide Reg. No. LTM257480032 for 14 domestic electricity connections of total domestic load 28,000 watts to the premises at H.No. 1-57/L59/C, Plot No. 159 (Type-C), Survey No. 200, admeasuring 200 sq. yards, Sri Rama Nagar, Kondapur (V), Serilingampally (M), under GHMC, Ranga Reddy District, Telangana, and in not providing electricity connection thereto. An interim petition under Section 151 CPC had also been filed seeking a direction to respondent Nos. 2 to 7 to process the application. On joint representation by counsel for the petitioners and for respondent Nos. 2 to 7 that the subject issue is squarely covered by the Court's order dated 12.02.2025 passed in W.P. No. 4056 of 2025, the learned Judge disposed of the writ petition at the admission stage in terms of that order, directing the petitioner to make a fresh application, with all documents mandated under the rules, within one (1) week of receipt of the order copy, and on receipt thereof the respondents to consider the application in accordance with law preferably within two (2) weeks thereafter. There was no order as to costs, and pending miscellaneous petitions stood closed as a sequel. The Court made no adjudication on the merits of the legality/arbitrariness claim.

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HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

MONDAY,THE TWENry FOURTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE MRS JUSTICE SUREPALLI NANDA

IT PETITIO NO 21 F2 5

Beween:

Guntamukkala Sivaram^prasad, S/o. G. Samba Murthy, Aged. 60 Yrs, Occ. Business.

Quntamukkal4 Annapurna, Wo. Guntamukkala Sivaram Prasad Aged. 59 Yrs, Occ. Housewife,

Guntamukkala JeetFndra Viraj, S/o. Guntamukkala Sivaram Prasada.Aged. 26 Yrs, Occ. Student,

All are R/o. H No.1-57l159/C, on Plot.No l59 (Type-C), Survey No.200, 6ri E.alnp.NgS!r,^{Konflapur (V), Serilingampally (M). Under GHMC, Ranga Reddy} District. T.S.

,,.PETITIONERg

AND

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

Telangana Slate 9outhern Power Drstributron'Cqmpany Llmited, Vidyuth 9sudha,^{Somajigq(a,HyderabadRep.by its Chairman-cum-Mqnaging} Director.

3 Chief General^Manager eommereial^MintCompound lGfrCL, Hyderebad

The Superintending Engineer/ Operation, Cybercity CircldTGSPDC L, Cybercity.

The Divisional Engineer, Operation Kondapur, TGSPDCI'

The Agsistant Divisional Engineer, Operation Kondapur, T G S P D C L

TheAsslstflEngineer, OperationWhite Field, TGS PDC L

Greater Hyt&OaO Municipal Corporation, Cucle 20, Rep. by its Commissio\Tank Bund Road, Hyderabad.

...RESPONDENTS

Petition under Article 226 oF the Constitution of lndia praying that in the circumstances statqf in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue wriffter or direction more particularly one in the nature of WRIT

oF MANDAIMUS declzrring^{the action of the respondentsin not processing the} application of the^{Petitioner to provid e f or 14 Domestic connections,total} Domestic Load of 28000^{watts vide Reg.No. LTM257480032connection to the} petitioner in respect of the property, H No:1-571159/C,^{on Plot,No-159 (Type-C)'in} Survey No.200, admeasuring^{200 Sq. Yards.,situated at Sri Rama Nagar,} Kondapur^(V), Serilingampally^{(M), UnderGHMC, Ranga Reddy District, T S, and} boundgd by North 30'Wide^{Road Sout Plqt No.208 East Plot No.158 WestPlot} No.160.^{AndnQt provrdingelectricity connection to the above referred premises as} illegal and arbitrary

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Fetition under^{Sr-'ction151 CPC prayingthatin the circumstances statedin} the affidavit filed^{in support of the petition, the HiSh Cou$ may be plqased to direct} thq respondents^{2 to -z to processthe application of the Petitioner to provide for. 14} Ddmesilc^{Oorinections,total Domeqtic Loqd of 28000 wattsvide} fleg.No. 1TM25748Q032 eonnection tQ the^{petitionerpr:operty,} H No.1-571159/C'^on Ptot.Nq^{159 (Type-Q)rn} Qurvey^{Nq.700,adm9asuring} ?Qo^{QS.Yards,situatedat} Sri Rama Nagar, Kondapur^{(V), Se;ilingampally(M), Under GHMC, RangaReddy} QiQtrict,^T.S., and^{bounded by North:30' WideRqad;South; Plot No.2Q8;East;} Flot Nq.'158; West: Pk:t No.160. .'

Coqnsg! for the^{Petitioner:Smt. THAKUR} R9OPA^SINGH

Qqunse!^{for thg Respondent No.1: AGP FOR ENERGY}

COunsel for the^ResPondent Nos.2^{to 7: SRI N. SREEPHAR BEDDY SC} FOR TGSPqCL

Counsel for the Respondent No.8:^{SRI G. MADHUSUPeTREDDY} SC^FQR QHMC 1:'

The^Cogrt made^{the followingl ORDER}

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. Heard Smt. Thakur Roopa Singh, learned counsel appearing on behalf of petitioners, learned Assistant Government pleader for Energy, appearing on behatf of respondent No.1, Sri N. Sreedhar Reddy, learned Standing Counsel for TGSpDCL, appearing on behatf of respondent Nos.2 to 7 and Sri B. Madhusudhan Reddy, tealned Standing Counsel for GHMC, appearing on behalf of respondent No.8.

2 The petitioners approached the Court seeking prayer as under:

"...to issue writ order or direction jl-.I pu.ti.rturty one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS declaring the action of ::: . :::$,::. : J i: rT:il:. J: :#::H. :l^j:; Domestic Load of 28000 watts vide Reg. No. LTM257480032 connection to the petitioner in respect of the property H.No. 1-57l159/C, on ptot No. 159 (Type_C), in Survey No.200, admeasuring 200 Sq yards; situated at Sri Rama Nagar, Kondapur (V) Serilingampally (M) under GHMC Ranga Reddy District, Telangana State and bounded by North: 30'Wide Road; South: plot No. 208; Ea;t: plot

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No. 158; lVest: Plot^{No.160and not providing electricity} connection to the^{above referredpremises as illegaland} arbitrary,and Pass...".

3, It is represented by^{the learned counsel appearingon} behalf of the^petitioner and the^{learned StandingCounsel} appearing on b,=half of^{respondentNos' 2 to 7 that the subject} issue in the^present Writ^{petitionis squarelycoveredby the} order of this Court dated^{12.02.2025passed in W.P'No.4056 of} 2025 and henc€), the^{presentwrit petitioncouldbe disposedbfin} terms of the afc)resaid^order.

Taking into consideration the^{aforesaidfacts and} circumstances and the submissions^{put forth by both the} learned counsel appearing on^{behq[f-of the petationerand} the learned Standing Counsel^{appearing on behalfof} respondent Nos.2 to 7, the^{writ petition is dhsposedof at} the admission stage,^{directing the petitioner to makea} t fresh appticaiibn within one^{(1) week from'the date of} receipt of a copy of the order^{along with all the relevant} documents as mandated^{underthe rules and on receiptof} such application with all the^{relevantdocuments,the} respondents shall consider the^{said applicationfiled by}

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the^petitioner, seeking^providing of L4^Domestic Connections, Total Domestic Load of 28OOO watts^vide Reg.No.LTM2574AOO32 connection to the^{petitioner in} respect of the property, H. No. l-57/L59/C, on^Plot No.159 (Type-C), in Survey No.2OO, admeasuring^{2OO sq.} yards, situated at Sri Rama Nagar, Kondapur^(V), Serilingampally (M), under GHCM,^{Ranga Reddy District,} Telangana State, in accordance to^{law preferablywithin a} period of two(2) weeks thereafter. However, there shall be no order as to costs.

As a sequel, the miscellaneous^petitions, if any,^pendingin

the Writ Petition shall also stand^closed.

SD'.A.V.S. PRASA ASS STANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER

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DISPOSING^{OF THE WRIT PETITION} WITHOUT^COSTS

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