Aggrieved by the Order of the fourth respondent-Assistant Engineer (O and M), Tamil Nadu Electricity Board, Jedarpalayam, imposing certain conditions for grant of power connection for his agricultural pump-set, the petitioner has filed the above writ petition to quash the same and for direction to the respondents to give Service Connection to the petitioner's pump-set in his well in Survey No. 287/6B, in E, Nalla Goundanpalayam village, Paramathi Velur Taluk.

2. According to the petitioner, the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board, under Revised Self Financing Scheme, promised and assured to give special priority to the agricultural applicants, for energisation of pump-sets, who come forward to pay Rs. 10,000/- service connection and also Rs. 250/- per H.P. per annum, towards electricity consumption charges. As per the said scheme, he had paid a sum of Rs. 500/- on 17-4-1995 and expressed his willingness to avail service connection through the Revised Self Financing Scheme. Further, as directed by the Executive Engineer, Paramathi-Velur, he had also paid another sum of Rs. 9,500/- by cash on 30-8-1996. According to him, he had also purchased 7.5 H.P. mono-block pump-set and othe