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Jaya Bharat Energy Pvt.Ltd v. The State of Telanagana

Court: High Court for State of Telangana

Bench: NAGESH BHEEMAPAKA

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High Court for State of Telangana judgment dated 2026-01-23. Jaya Bharat Energy Pvt.Ltd v. The State of Telanagana. Read the judgment and case details on...

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[ 33001 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NAGESH BHEEMAPAKA WRIT PETIT]ON NO: 2190 OF 2026 Between: Jaya Bharat Energy Pvt. Ltd, Rep by its authorized Signatory Having its relistered office at Plot No. 157/8, TGIIC lndustrial Park, Charlapally Phase. lll, Charlapally Hyderabad and its Plant at Vattipally (V), Marriguda (M)' Nalgonda Dist' ... pETiTroNER AND 1. The State of Telanagana, Rep by its Principal Secretary, Energy Department Secretariat Hyderabad. 2. The Southem Power Distribution Company Telangana Ltd. (TGSPDCL), Rep by its Chief Engineer (RAC), TGSPDCL, Corporate Office, Mint Compound, Hyderabad. 3. The Superintending Engineer, Operation Circle TGSPDCL Nalgonda 4. Divisional Engineei Elecy, Operation Division Deverakonda, Nalgonda ...

RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of lndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue an Order or Direction the more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the Disconnection lntimation Notice bearing Lr. No. DEE/OP/DVKJF. No. Tech. /D. No. 3360125 daled 22. 1. 2026 issued by the Respondent No. 4 without considering the request of the Petitioner dated 24. 11. 2025 for exemption of Solar Power Plants from KVARh lead unblock as illegal, arbitrary, contrary to the Scheme of the Electricity Act and the Regulations and violative of Articles 14, 1 9 and 21 of the Constitution of lndia and consequently setaside Disconnection lntimation notice dated 22-01-2026.

lA NO: 1 OF 2026 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to grant stay of the Disconnection lntimation notice bearing Lr. No. DEElOPIDVrJF. No. Tech. /D. No. 3360/25, Date. 22-01-2O2G,'issued by the Respondent No. 4. Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI G. MADHUSUDHAN REDDY Counsel forthe Respondent No. 1: Gp FOR ENERGY counsel for the Respondent Nos. 2 To 4: sRl N. SREEDHAR REDDY, sc FoR TGSPDCL The Court made the following: ORDER a wp 2190_2026 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELAI\IGANA AT HYDERABAI) THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE NAGESH BHEEMAPAKA WRIT PETITION No. 2190 of 2026 23'd Januarv. 2026 Between: Jaya Bharat Energy Pvt Ltd. , Nalgonda Petitioner AND I The State of Telangana, rep. by its Principal Secretary, Energy Department, Secretariat, and others.

Respondents ORDER The petitioner is a Solar Power generating company, and it had installed "Elyster" make/model electricity meters at33 KV Marriguda Sub- Station. It is its case that respondent No. 4-Divisional Engineer, Operations Division, has issued letter dated l9. l I . 2025 stating that the Department is undertaking the exercise of Unblocking of Lead KVARH parameters in the electricity Meters in addition to the Software Upgradation of the Meters, as part of the power supply system improvement process; and that the "Elyster" make meters installed by the petitioner do not support the unblocking of KVARH & Software Upgradation; and therefore directed the petitioner to replace the existing "Elyster" model meters with the Department approved meters. wp_2190_2026 l. l It is the fuither case of the petitioner that in response letter dated 19. 11 . 2025, the petitioner addressed a letter dated 24.

11-2025 stating that the criteria of "unblocking lead KVARH" to overcompensation issues (a situation where the electrical power system too hard to correct voltage problems, and in such process, the power creates new problems), is not applicable to the petitioner. 1. 2 While the decision on the letter dated 24. 11. 2025 is the petitioner addressed another representation dated 16. 01 . 2026 respondent No. 4 stating that the electricity meters installed by the petitioner at the Sub-Station are designed to record KWh/KVAh and KVARh readings, and that KVARh can be unblocked any time, and therefore there necessity of replacing the existing "Elyster" make electricity installed by the petitioner, and therefore the petitioner may be exempted from such electricity meter replacement exercise. 1. 3 That being so, it is the grievance of the petitioner petitioner's letter dated 24. 11.

2025 has not been considered until now, the respondent authorities have arbitrarily issued the disconnection dated 22. Ol. 2026. directing that if the replacement of electricity meters done by tomorrow, the service shall be disconnected immediately any further notice. It is also the grievance of the petitioner disconnection is done, it would disrupt the power generation activity petitioner. 2. Heard Mr. G. Madhusudhan Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner; and Mr. N. Sreedhar Reddy, learned Standing Counsel for respondent- TGSPDCL. Perused the record. ) J wp_2190_2026 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the letter/representation dated 24. 11. 2025 submitted by the petitioner to the respondent No. 4 is not yet considered, and therefore the respondent No. 4 may be directed to consider the same and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law. 4. Learned Standing Counsel does not dispute the submission made by the petitioner's counsel. 5.

Considering the submissions made, and in view of the pendency of representation / letter dated24. ll. 2025 with the respondent No. 4, this Court is not inclined to express any opinion with regard to the merits of the matter at this stage, and accordingly deems it appropriate to dispose the writ petition with appropriate directions. 6. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent No. 4 to consider and pass appropriate orders on the representation/letter dated 24. 11. 2025 submitted by the petitioner, within a period of three weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, and until then there shall not be any disconnection of service or coercive steps against the petitioner. No costs. Miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. . . PONNA KRTSHNA STANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To State of 1. The Principal Secretary, Energy Department Ltd. 2 \ 3. \ 4. 5. 6. Hyderabad. IOUTI sC FoR TGSPDCL [6PUC] t.

oirl-cf to shli. snEEDHAR REDDY, 8. Two CD CoPies PSK. GJP , CC TODAY HIGH COURT DATED i2310112026 STATE NS IuN ORDER \ () t WP. No. 2190 of 2026 * DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION a WITHOUT COSTS \

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