1. This appeal is directed against the judgment and decree passed by the first appellate court in A.S.No.11 of 2000 dated 30.03.2001 in confirming the judgment and decree passed by the trial court in O.S.No.47 of 1998 dated 28.04.1999 in decreeing the suit.

2. The appellants herein were the defendants and the respondent herein was the plaintiff before the trial court.

3. The case of the plaintiff as stated in the plaint would be as follows:-

On 15.03.1982, the plaintiff applied to the defendants/ Electricity Department for agricultural electric service connection to his land in S.No.208/2A in Mangavaram Village, Gummidipoondi Taluk. Acknowledging the same, the defendants department sent a communication dated 16.03.1982 to the plaintiff calling him to furnish details regarding the ownership of the land of the plaintiff. The defendants did not effect any agricultural electric service connection despite the plaintiff produced all the relevant records i.e., ownership certificate from the Tahsildar and Chitta Adangal extract in relation to the land belonging to him and fulfilled all the formalities required by the defendants for the purpose of effecting agricultural service c