2024:MHC:1962 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED : 12.04.2024 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE S.M.SUBRAMANIAM W.P.No.32151 of 2023 and W.M.P.No.31740 of 2023

1.Mr.C.Paripooraman

2.Mr.Mahendran

3.Mr.Easwaran

4.Mrs.Venkatalakshmi

5.Mr.Ramasamy

6.Mr.Deivasigamani

7.Mr.K.Subramani

8.Mrs.Dhanabaguam

9.Mrs.Susilammal

10.Mr.Madanraj

11.Mr.Muruganantham

12.Mr.Lokesh 13.Mrs.Rekha 14.Mr.Murali

15.Mrs.Swarna

16.Mr.Rajesh ... Petitioners Vs.

1.Government of Tamil Nadu, Rep. by its Secretary (Land Acquisition), Fort St. George, Chennai – 600 001.

2.The District Collector, Tiruvallur District, Collectorate Complex, Tiruvallur – 602 001.

3.The Chairman, Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TANGEDCO), Anna Salai, Chennai.

4.The Executive Engineer, Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TANGEDCO), A-10, Thiru-Vi-Ka Industrial Estate, Guindy, Chennai – 600 032.

5.The President, Village Panchayath, No.43, Panapakkam Village, Uthukottai Taluk, Tiruvallur District. ... Respondents Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a Writ of Mandamus, abstaining the respondents there and four from enter upon the petitioners lands and drawing the stringing corridor lines (Row) (Wire above the Lands) across the land belonging to the petitioners situated in S.Nos.118/7B and 118/8 of the 1^st petitioner S.Nos. 17/2 and 17/3 of the 2^nd petitioner, S.No.18/1 of the 3^rd petitioner, S.No.22/7 of the 4^th petitioner, S.Nos.18/2A and 2B of the 5^th petitioner, S.No.17/1 of the 6^th petitioner, S.Nos.83/1, 83/2 and 83/3 of the 7^th petitioner, S.No.83/4 of the 8^th petitioner, S.No.83 of the 9^th petitioner, S.No.76/1, 5 and 6B of the 10^th petitioner, S.No.76/6A, 8, 9, 10 and 12A of the 11^th petitioner S.Nos.114/3, 4 and 5 of the 12^th petitioner, S.No.119/1 of the 13^th petitioner, S.No.124/2A of the 14^th petitioner, S.No.124/1 of the 15^th petitioner and the S.No.123/8 of the

16^th petitioner.

For Petitioners : Mr.M.L.Ramesh For R1 & R2 : Mr.N.Naveen Kumar Government Advocate For R3 & R4 : Mr.P.Wilson, Senior Counsel For Mr.D.R.Arunkumar For R5 : No Appearance

O R D E R

The relief sought for is to abstain the respondents three and four from enter upon the petitioners lands and drawing the stringing corridor lines (Row) (Wire above the Lands) across the land belonging to the petitioners situated in S.Nos.118/7B and 118/8 of the 1^st petitioner S.Nos. 17/2 and 17/3 of the 2^nd petitioner, S.No.18/1 of the 3^rd petitioner, S.No.22/7 of the 4^th petitioner, S.Nos.18/2A and 2B of the 5^th petitioner, S.No.17/1 of the 6^th petitioner, S.Nos.83/1, 83/2 and 83/3 of the 7^th petitioner, S.No.83/4 of the 8^th petitioner, S.No.83 of the 9^th petitioner, S.No.76/1, 5 and 6B of the 10^th petitioner, S.No.76/6A, 8, 9, 10 and 12A of the 11^th petitioner S.Nos.114/3, 4 and 5 of the 12^th petitioner, S.No.119/1 of the 13^th petitioner, S.No.124/2A of the 14^th petitioner, S.No.124/1 of the 15^th petitioner and the S.No.123/8 of the

16^th petitioner.

2. Mr.P.Wilson, learned Senior Counsel appearing on behalf of the respondents 3 and 4 would contend that the high tension tower has already been erected and lines are also in operation. Strings are already fixed and some of the land owners have already received compensation as fixed by the competent authorities. Few land owners are yet to receive the compensation. But those land owners also have given letters for receiving the compensation as determined by the authorities under the Indian Telegraphic Act, 1885. 3. Therefore, the relief sought for in the present writ petition to abstain the respondents are not surviving and the petitioners are at liberty to approach the authorities to receive the compensation or seeking enhancement of compensation by approaching the District Collector under the Indian Telegraphic Act, 1885 as the case may be.

4. With these liberty, this Writ Petition stands disposed of. No costs.

Consequently, connected Miscellaneous Petition is closed.

12.04.2024 (1/2) Jeni Index : Yes Speaking order Neutral Citation : Yes To

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