ORDER:

Heard Mr. A.Prabhakar Rao, learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Energy appearing on behalf of respondent No.1, Mr. R.Vinod Reddy, learned Standing Counsel for TSSPDCL appearing for respondent Nos.2 to 4 and Rao, learned standing Counsel for GHMC appearing on behalf of respondent No.5.

2. The petitioner approached the Court seeking prayer as under:

“ … to issue a writ order or direction particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not providing electric connection to the premises bearing Flat No.101, First Floor, admeasuring 1020 sft, on plot No.641 in Sy.No.78 situated at Gokul Plots, Venkataramana Colony, Hafeezpet, Serilingampally Mandal, Ranga Reddy District belongs to the petitioner as illegal, arbitrary and consequently direct the respondents to process the application for providing individual electricity connections and to release service connection with meters to the afore said premises of the petitioner without any further delay and pass such other order or orders as this Hon’ble Court deems fit and proper in the circumstances of the case.”

3. The grievance of the petitioner is that the respondent Nos.2 to 4 have not processed the application of the petitioner for providing electrical service connection to the property of the petitioner bearing Flat No.101, First Floor, admeasuring 1020 sft, on plot No.641 in Sy.No.78 situated at Gokul Plots, Venkataramana Colony, Hafeezpet, Serilingampally Mandal, Ranga Reddy District and further that no orders have been passed on petitioner’s application seeking electrical service connection as on date.

4. When the matter is taken up for hearing, it is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the issue involved in the writ petition is squarely covered by order passed by this Court in W.P.No.8687 of 2024 dated 03.04.2024 and the same is not disputed by Mr.R.Vinod Reddy, learned Standing Counsel for TSSPDCL appearing for respondent Nos.2 to 4 appearing on behalf of respondent Nos.2 to 4.

5. Taking into consideration the facts and circumstances of the case, and submissions made by both the learned counsel on record and for the reasons alike and by referring to the orders passed by this Court in W.P.No.8687 of 2024 dated 03.04.2024, the w rit petition is disposed of at the stage of admission in similar lines directing the petitioner to make a fresh application to the respondent Nos.2 to 4, w ithin a period of tw o (2) w eeks, from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, and on such application, respondent Nos.2 to 4 are directed to consider the same, in accordance w ith law , preferably w ithin a period of tw o(2) w eeks thereafter, for granting necessary electricity connection to the subject premises of the petitioner’s Flat No.101, First Floor, admeasuring 1020 sft, on plot No.641 in Sy.No.78 situated at Gokul Plots, Venkataramana Colony, Hafeezpet, Serilingampally Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, subject to the petitioner making necessary payment, as stipulated under the Electricity Act, 2003. How ever, there shall be no order as to costs.

Miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in this Writ Petition, shall stand closed.

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MRS JUSTI CE SUREPALLI NANDA Date: 24.04.2024 Lpd

581 HON’BLE MRS JUSTI CE SUREPALLI NANDA WRI T PETI TI ON No.10727 OF 2024 DATE: 24.04.2024.

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