JUDGMENT

(Prayer: Writ petition filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India, seeking a writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, calling for the records relating to the impugned notice issued by the first respondent in directing the first respondent to drop the proceedings as against this petitioner.)

1. This Writ Petition has been filed by the petitioner, challenging the impugned notice  Executive Engineer, Operation and Maintenance, Tamil Nadu Electricity Board, the first respondent herein, demanding him to pay a sum of Rs.54,79,471/- (Rupees Fifty Four thousand, seventy nine thousand, four hundred and seventy one only) and seeking a direction to the first respondent to drop the said proceedings.

2. It is the case of the petitioner that he had obtained electricity service connection to his factory, situated at No.3/108, Palladam Road, Kallapalayam, Palladam Taluk on 27.05.2004 vide connection number LT CT No.402. After deciding to lease out the said premises, he had entered into a rental agreement with the second respondent herein for a period of three years on 29.03.2004. While the second respondent running a factory in the name and style of 'Sri Adhavan Textile', the petitioner has r