THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE PULLA KARTHIK WRIT PETITION No.10346 OF 2025

O R D E R:

With the consent of both the parties, this Writ Petition is taken up for disposal, at the admission stage itself.

2. This Writ Petition is filed, under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking the following relief:

“...to issue an appropriate writ order or direction more particularly, one in the Nature of Writ of Mandamus, considering the act of respondent No.7, in Non receiving Sale Deed and other Possession document, All that, Residential Plot Bearing No.163, in Survey No.278, Admeasuring 416.66 Square Yards or 334.33 Square Meters, encircled with compound wall, Situated at Parvathi Nagar, Naredmet, Under Malkajgiri Circle & Mandal, Medchal-Malkajgiri to Provide the electricity connection as of Uncalled, arbitrary and in contravention of article 21 of constitution of India and Pass...”

3. Heard Sri M.Ratan Singh, learned counsel for the petitioners; learned Government Pleader for Energy for respondent No.1; Sri N.Sreedhar Reddy, learned Standing Counsel for Southern Power Distribution Company of Telangana Limited, for respondent Nos.2 to 7; and Sri G.Madhusudhan Reddy, learned Standing Counsel for Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, for respondent No.8.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the action of respondent No.7 in not receiving notarized sale deed, dated 07.04.2023, and in not providing electric service connection to the subject premises is illegal and arbitrary. Therefore, learned counsel prays this Court to permit the petitioner to make an application before respondent No.7 requesting to receive notarized sale deed, dated 07.04.2023, and to grant electric service connection to the subject premises and the respondents may be directed to consider the same and pass appropriate orders, within a stipulated period of time.

5. Learned Standing Counsel for respondent Nos.2 to 7 fairly submits that upon receipt of an application from the petitioner, respondent No.7 will consider the same and pass appropriate orders, in accordance with law.

6. Having regard to the submissions made by learned counsel for the respective parties and without going into the merits of the case, this Writ Petition is disposed of permitting the petitioner to make an application before respondent No.7 redressing his grievance within a period of one (1) week from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and upon receipt of same, respondent No.7 is directed to consider the same and pass appropriate orders, strictly in accordance with law, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of two (2) weeks therefrom, subject to the petitioner making necessary payment, as stipulated under the Electricity Act, 2003.

Miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. There shall be no order as to costs.

____________________ PULLA KARTHIK, J Date : 07.04.2025.

TMK