THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NAGESH BHEEMAPAKA WRIT PETITION No.34810 OF 2025

ORDER

Petitioner seeks a direction to respondents No.2 to 7 to process the application of the petitioner to provide electricity connection to his property in Plot No.180, in Survey Nos.11/30, 11/22, 11/24, 11/26, 11/27 & 11/29, admeasuring 1000 Square yards, situated at Khanamet Village, Serlingampally Mandal, Ranga Reddy District., TS., bounded by North:plot No.179; South:Plot No.181; East:50 Wide Road; West: Plot No.177., without being influenced by the instructions of the 7^th respondent – Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation.

2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Government Pleader for Energy on behalf of Respondent No.1, Sri N. Sreedhar Reddy, learned Standing Counsel for TGSPDCL on behalf of Respondents 2 to 6 and Sri G.Madhusudhan Reddy, learned Standing Counsel for Respondent No.7 - Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation.

3. Smt.Thakur Roopa Singh, learned counsel for petitioner submits that in somewhat similar circumstances, while dealing with Writ Petition No.20121 of 2025, this Court by order dt.14.07.2025 directed the respondents authorities therein to release the service connection, subject to the compliance of the statutory requirements by the petitioner therein, and hence, requested this Court to pass similar order in the present Writ Petition also.

4. Recently, the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Rajendra Kumar Barjatya v. U.P. Avas Evam Vikas Parishad, 2024 SCC Online SC 3767, in the larger public interest, issued directions in addition to the directives issued in Re: Directions in the matter of demolition of structures.

Relevant for the purpose of this case are:

“(iv) All the necessary service connections, such as, Electricity, water supply, sewerage connection, etc., shall be given by the service provider / Board to the buildings only after the production of the completion / occupation certificate.

(v) Even after issuance of completion certificate, deviation / violation if any contrary to the planning permission brought to the notice of the authority immediate steps be taken by the said authority concerned, in accordance with law, against the builder / owner / occupant; and the official, who is responsible for issuance of wrongful completion / occupation certificate shall be proceeded departmentally forthwith.

(vi) No permission / licence to conduct any business / trade must be given by any authorities including local bodies of States /Union Territories in any

unauthorised building irrespective of it being residential or commercial building.

(vii) The development must be in conformity with the zonal plan land usage. Any modification to such zonal plan and usage must be taken by strictly following the rules in place land in consideration of the larger public interest and the impact on the environment”.

5. Since the prayer of petitioner is to receive the application form and release individual service connections, this Court without going into merits of the matter, directs the respondents to receive the applications of petitioner and release individual service connections to the subject property, subject to petitioner complying with the directions issued by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Rajendra Kumar Barjatya’s case (supra) and the statutory requirements prescribed by the local authorities.

6. The Writ Petition is accordingly, disposed of. No costs.

7. Consequently, miscellaneous applications, pending if any, shall stand closed.

____________________________ NAGESH BHEEMAPAKA, J Dated 17.11.2025 dgr