Karra Vijender Reddy Vs The State of Telangana — Writ and Judicial Review | Telangana HC (2025)

Karra Vijender Reddy 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 in terms of this Court's order dated 14.09.2024 in W.P.No.26404 of 2024; official respondents directed to receive and process the petitioner's application dated 18.12.2024 (Reg.No. AL915244683679) for additional load and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law expeditiously; no order as to costs; pending miscellaneous petitions in the writ petition stand closed.

Issue for consideration

Whether the action of Respondents 2 to 4 (TGSPDCL and its officials) in not considering the petitioner's case for providing additional load to his property bearing Plot No.197/II, Phase-II, Sy.No.37, Gopanpally Village, Serilingampally Mandal, Rangareddy District was illegal, arbitrary and void, warranting a writ of mandamus directing them to consider and provide the additional load.

Court's answer

Taking into consideration the facts and circumstances of the case and the submissions of both sides, and upon the joint representation that the subject issue is squarely covered by this Court's order dated 14.09.2024 in W.P.No.26404 of 2024, the writ petition is disposed of in terms of that order.

Ratio / Principle

The official respondents (Respondents 2 to 4) are directed to receive and process the petitioner's application dated 18.12.2024 vide Reg.No. AL915244683679 for providing additional load and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law expeditiously, with no order as to costs.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad (Mrs Justice Surepalli Nanda), 28.02.2025: Writ Petition No. 6073 of 2025 filed by Karra Vijender Reddy under Article 226 of the Constitution sought a writ of mandamus declaring illegal and arbitrary the action of Respondents 2 to 4 (Southern Power Distribution Company of Telangana and its Superintending Engineer/Assistant Divisional Engineer) in not considering his application for additional load to his property at Gopanpally Village, Serilingampally Mandal, Rangareddy District. On joint representation by counsel for the petitioner and the Standing Counsel for TG TRANSCO that the issue was squarely covered by this Court's order dated 14.09.2024 in W.P.No.26404 of 2024, the Court disposed of the writ petition in terms of that order, directing the official respondents to receive and process the petitioner's application dated 18.12.2024 (Reg.No. AL915244683679) for additional load and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law expeditiously. No costs; pending miscellaneous petitions closed.

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HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction)

FRIDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE MRS JUSTICE SUREPALLI NANDA

WRIT PETITION NO: 6073 OF 2025

Between:

Karra Vijender Reddy, S/o. Karra Vijender Reddy aged 64 years, Occ Business, Rl/o. PIot No.59, Surya Enclave, Tirumalagiri, Hyderabad.

...PETITIONER

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

Southern Power Distribution Company Ltd., of Telangana, Rep. by its Chairman and Managing Director, Having its office at 6- 1-50, Mint Compound, Hyderabad - 500063.

Southern Power Distribution Company Ltd., of Telangana, Rep., by The Superintending Engineer, Operation, Cybercity Circle, Hyderabad.

Southern Power Distribution Company Ltd., of Telangana, Rep., by The Assistant Divisional Engineer, Operation, Gachibowli Section, Hyderabad.

...RESPONDENTS

Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of lndia praylng that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may^be pleased to issue an appropriate Writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of fi/andamus declaring the action of the Respondents 2 to 4ⁱⁿ not considering the case of the petitioner for^providing additional load to the petitioner's property bearing PIot No. 197/ll, Phase - Il admeasuring 266.67 Sq. yds in Sy, No. 37, situated at Gopanpally Village, Serilingampally Mandal, Rangareddy District as illegal, arbitrary, void, and consequently direct the Respondents to consider and provide additional load to the^{petitioners property} bearing Plot No.'197lll, Phase - ll admeasuring 266.67 Sq.^yds in Sy. No.^37, situated at Gopanpally Village, Serilingampally Mandal, Rangareddy^District.

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Petition under Section 151 CPC^praying that in the^{circumstancesstated} in the affidavit filed in support of the^petition, the High^{Court may be pleasedto} direct the Respondents to consider and^provide additional^{load to. the petitioners} property bearing P ot No. 197/ll, Phase - ll admeasuring 266.67 Sq.^yds in Sy. No. 37, situated zrt Gopanpally Village, Serilingampally^{Manda,Rangareddy} District.

Counsel for the Petitioner: M/s. NIKITA GOENKA

Counsel for the Respondent No.1: AGP FOR ENERGY

Counsel forthe Respondent No.2 to 4: SRI N.SREEDHAR REDDY, SC FOR TGTRANSCO

The Court made the following: ORDER

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,HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE SUREPALLI NANDA

WRIT PETITION No.6O73 OF 2O25

ORDER:

Heard Ms.Nikita Goenka, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Energy appearing on behalf of respondent No.1 and Sri N.Sreedhar Reddy,^learned Standing Counsel for TG TRANSCO, appearing on^behalf of the respondent Nos.2 to^4.

2 The Deti ioner aooroached th^e Court^{seekin ODraver} asu der:

"...to issue an appropriate Writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ^of Madamus declaring the action of the^{Respondents 2} to 4 in not considering the case of the^{petitioner for} providing additional load to the^{petitioner's property} bearing Plot No.197lII, Phase-II^{admeasuring 266.67} Sq. yds in Sy. No.37, situated at Gopanpally^Village, Serilingampally Mandal, Rangareddy^{District as} illegal, arbitrary, void, and consequently^directthe Respondents to consider and^provide additional^load to the petitioners property bearing Plot^No.197lII, Phase - II admeasuring 266.67 Sq.^{yds in Sy.No.37,} situated at Gopanpally Village,^{Serilingampally} Mandal, Rangareddy^District and to^{pass such other} order or orders as^{this Honorable Coutt deemfit and} proper in the interest of lustice."

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It is represented by the learned counsel appearing^{on behalf} of the^petitioner and Sri N.Sreedhar^{Reddy,learned Standing} Counsel for TG TRANSCO, appearing on^{behalf' of the respondent} Nos.2 to 4 that the subject issue in the^present writ^{petition is} squarely covered by the order of this Court dated ,14.09.2024 passed ln \A/.P.No.264O4 of 2024, hence, the writ petition could be disposed of in terms of the aforesaid order.

Takinq into co nsideration:

a) The facts and circumstances of the case and,

b)^- The submissions made by both the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and the learned Standing Counsel for TGSPDCL,.appearing on behalf of the respondent Nos,2 to 4,

The writ petition is disposed of directing the official respondents to receive and process the application of the petitioner dated L8.L2.2O24 vide Reg.No. AL915244683679 tor providing additional load and pass appropriate orders in accordance to law expeditiously. However, there shall be no order as to costs.

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Miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in this Writ

Petition, shall stand closed.

SD/- __ASSISTANT K.SREERAMA^MURTHY REGISTRAR

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Secretariat,

1 The Principal^{Secretary, Power and Energy Department'} Hvie*UrO,'State^{of Telahgana -5ooo22'}

2 The Chairman Ltd., of relangana,^{and Managino Director' Southern Having iYtlhi""" it o:r+o'vint Pow^er cornpound' Distribution CompanyHvderabad-} 500063

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The Assistant^{Divisional Engineer' Operation' SouthernPower Distribution} company Ltd.,^{of relansaril:'i;;ib";liSeCtion' Hvderabad'}

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One CC^{to SRI N.SREEDHAR REDDY' SC FORTGTRANSCOIOPUCI} 7. Two CCs^{to GP FOR ENERGY' High Courtfor the State of Telanganaat} Hyderabad [OUT]

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DATED: 2810212025

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DISPOSING OF^{THE WRIT PETITION,}

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