Telangana High Court
WP/22154/2020 of Mohammed Khaled Vs The Telangana State Southern Power Distribution Company Ltd and 6 others on 31 December 2020
FIRST DAY OF DECEIMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE A . ABHISHEK REDDY WRIT PETITION NO: 22154 OF 2020 Between: ,,,PETITIONER AND 'I . The Telangana State Southern Power Distribution Company Ltd., Rep. by its Chairman and l\,4anaging Director having office At Vidyuth
HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD(Special Original Jurisdiction)
THURSDAY, THE THIRTY FIRST DAY OF DECEIMBERTWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY
PRESENT
THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE A. ABHISHEK REDDY
WRIT PETITION NO: 22154 OF 2020
Between:
It/ohammed Khaled, S/o Late l\,4ohammed Ghouseuddin, Aged about. 60 [yrs,]Occ. Retire Employee, R/o H.No.19-2-2031311, Ramnaspura, Bhadurpurt, Hyderabad.
,,,PETITIONER
AND
'I . The Telangana State Southern Power Distribution Company Ltd., Rep. by itsChairman and l\,4anaging Director having office At Vidyuth Sauddha, Khairtabad,Hyderabad, Telangana.Chairman and l\,4anaging Director having office At Vidyuth Sauddha, Khairtabad,Hyderabad, Telangana.
2. Assistant Divisional Engineer (Operation), TSSPDCL tr/ailard evpally RangaReddy, T.S,
3. The Assistant Engineer, Operations Kattedan TSSPDCL, T-S.4. The Additional Assistant Engineer, Operation Kattedan TSSPDCL, T.S.5. The Joint Chief Environmental Engineer, State Pollution Control Board, UmaNagar, Begumpet, Hyderabad.
6. The Greater Hyderabad [t4unicipal Corporation, Hyderabad Rep by itsCommissioner Having Office at Tank Bund, Hyderabad.
7. The Deputy Commissioner, Greater Hyderabad [t/unicipal Corporation, Circle-11GHIMC Khairtabad Hyderabad
...RES'.NDENTS
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Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of lndia [praying ]that in thecircumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be [pleased]to issue a Writ of mandamus or any other appropriate Writ, Order or directionparticularly one rn the nature of Writ of mandamus, declaring the action of theRespondents No.3 and 4 in not considering my representation dtd.19/10/2020 and1111112020 to restore the Electricity supply, as illegal arbitrary and in violation ofPrinciples of Natural Justice and consequently direct the Respondent No.3 and 4 torestore Electricity Supply vide Service No.USC.No.29774186 to the Petitioner shedsituated at H.No.8-14- 12t4,1A, admeasuring 1OO-sq.yards situated Shastripuram,Mailardevpally Village, Rajendra Nagar, R.R. District.lA NO: 1 OF 2020
Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated inthe affidavit filed in support of the [petition, ]the High Court may be [pleased ]to directthe Respondent No.3 and 4 to restore Electricity Supply connection vide ServiceNo.USC.No:29774186 of Petitioner unit i.e. premises of shed with boundary bearing No8-14-l2l4lA,admeasuringapproxl00-sqyards'situatedatShastripuram'tVlailardcvpally [Village, Rajendra Nagar' ][R R ][District' ][pending ][disposal ][of the ][main]Writ Petition.
Counsel [for the Petitioner: ][SRI' ][MOHD' SHANOOR]
Counsel forthe [Respondent ][Nos'1 ][to 4: ][SRI ][R' ][VINOD REDDY' SC ][FOR ][TSSPDCL]
Counsel [forthe ][Respondent No'5: ][SRI ][P' ][SHIV ][KUMAR' ][SC ][FOR ][TSPCB]
counsel [for the Respondent ][Nos'6 ][& ][7: ][SRI ][tttJi$J[,ltfrtJ'A ][REDDY']
The Court [at ][the ][stage ][of admission ][made ][the ][following: ][ORDER]
THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE A.ABHISHEK REDDY
WRIT PETITION No.22154 of 2O2O
ORDER:
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Heard the learned counsel for [petitioner, ]Sri [R. ][Vinod ][Reddy,]the learned Standing Counsel for the [Telangana ][State ][Southern]Power Distribution Company Limited [for ][respondent ][Nos.l ][to ][4,]Sri P. Shiv Kumar, the learned Standing [Counsel ][for ][respondent]No.5, and Sri Pasham Krishna Reddy, the [learned ][Standing]Counsel for GHMC for respondent [Nos.6 ][and ][7. ][With ][their]consent, the Writ Petition is [disposed ][ol ][at ][the ][stage ][of admission.]
The main grievance of the [petitioner ]in [this ][writ ][petition ][is]that respondent Nos.3 and 4 are not [considering ][his]representations dated [1,9 ].1O.2020 and [1 ][1 ][. ][1 ][I ][.2O2O ][for ][restoration]of electricity supply to the Service [Connection ][uide ][USC]No.29774186 in respect of the Shed situated [at ][H.No.8-14-12l4lA']Shastripuram, Mailardevpally Village, [Rajendra ][Nagar, ][Ranga]Reddy District.
Conclusion
The learned counsel for the [petitioner ][has ][stated ][that ][the]petitioner is the owner of the subject [premises ][and ][he has ][given]the same on rent for [the ][purpose ][of ][godown ][for ][storing ][weiding]iron rods and that due to [the ][present pandemic ][situation and ][the]subsequent lockdown, the [tenant ][has ][closed ][the ][godorvn ][l'earned]counsel further states that on [07.O9.2020' ][the ][respondent]authorities have disconnected [the ][power ][supply ][to ][the ][subject]premises without issuing any notice [The learned counsel ][furthcr]states that the petitioner [has ][made ][representations ][to ][the]respondents on [19 ].LO.2O2O and [1 ][l.ll ][.2O2O ][for ][restoration ][of]power supply. But, the respondents [have ][not ][taken ][any action ][so]far.
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Having regard to [the ][facts ][and ][circumstances ][of ][the ][case,]without going into the [merits ][or ][demerits ][of ][the ][case, ][the ][writ]petition is disposed of directing [the official ][respondents ][to ][restore]the power supply to [the premises ][in ][question ][within ][a ][period ][of one]week from the date of receipt of [a copy ][of ][this ][order. ][It ][is ][needless]to mention that the [petitioner shall ][not ][carry ][out ][any ][commercial]activity in the subject [premises. ][In ][case ][the respondents ][find ][that]the petitioner has violated [any of the ][terms ][and conditions of ][the]service connection, they are entitled [to ][take ][necessary ][action]against him strictly in accordance [with ][lau'.]
Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed [of.]The miscellaneous [petitions ][pending, ]if [any, shall ][stand]
closed. There shall be no order as to [costs.]
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HIGH COURT
DATED:31 11212020
ORDERW.P.No.22154 o12020
DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITIONAT THE STAGE OF ADMISSIONWITHOUT COSTS
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