BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT

DATED: 20.11.2025

CORAM:

THE HON'BLE MS.JUSTICE P.T.ASHA

and

W.M.P(MD)No.26262 of 2025

K.Rajendran ... Petitioner

Vs.

1. The District Collector,

Sivagangai District,

Sivagangai.

2. The Superintending Engineer,

TANGEDCO,

Sivagangai,

Sivagangai Dsitrict.

3. The Tahsildar,

Singampunari Taluk,

Sivagangai Dsitrict.

4. The Assistant Electrical Engineer,

TANGEDCO,

S.Puthur,

Singampunari Taluk,

Sivagangai Dsitrict. ... Respondents

Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of MANDAMUS directing the Respondents to remove and relocate the high-voltage electric pole and high-tension power line which have been installed adjacent to the petitioners Patta land bearing UDR Survey No.118/14C1 situated at Kizhavayal Village, Singampunari Taluk, Sivagangai District and to shift the same to a safe distance of about 20 feet towards the north (on Punja land) and 13 feet towards the east (on Government Poramboke land), by considering the petitioners representation dated 03.11.2025 and pass such other or further orders as this Honble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of this case and thus render justice.

For Petitioner : Mr.A.Arputharaj For R1 : Mr.A.Kannan Additional Government Pleader For R2 to R4 : Mr.S.Deenadhayalan Standing Counsel

ORDER

The above writ petition has been filed for the following relief:-

“Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of MANDAMUS directing the Respondents to remove and relocate the high-voltage electric pole and high-tension power line which have been installed adjacent to the petitioners Patta land bearing UDR Survey No.118/14C1 situated at Kizhavayal Village, Singampunari Taluk, Sivagangai District and to shift the same to a safe distance of about 20 feet towards the north (on Punja land) and 13 feet towards the east (on Government Poramboke land), by considering the petitioners representation dated 03.11.2025 and pass such other or further orders as this Honble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of this case and thus render justice”

2. Mr.A.Kannan, learned Additional Government Pleader takes notice on behalf of the 1^st respondent and Mr.S.Deenadhayalan, learned Standing Counsel takes notice on behalf of the respondents 2 to 4.

3. By consent of both the parties, the writ petition is taken up for final disposal at the admission stage itself.

4. The contention in the writ petition is that the respondent Electricity Board had installed an electric pole at a distance of about 15 feet. Recently, the officials of the respondent Electricity Board without prior notice or consent to the petitioner installed new high-voltage poles and power lines very close to the northern and eastern boundaries of the land.

5. It is the case of the petitioner that already an electric line for domestic purpose is running through his house and therefore, the petitioner and his sisters had submitted a representation to the authorities concern on 27.11.2024, 02.12.2024, 05.12.2024 and 03.07.2025 requesting them not to install the high-voltage line close to our property. However, the 4^th respondent ignored the petitions and proceeded with the installations.

6. On 09.07.2025, he had received a notice from the 4^th respondent directing him to submit land documents in order to verify his ownership and informing the petitioner that the pole will be shifted if the land in question was his patta land. Despite the complaints and the above notice no action has been taken. The petitioner has also sent a representation on 03.11.2025 which has not been considered and therefore, the petitioner is before this Court.

7. Heard the learned counsel on either side.

8. The documents show that the electric line had been shifted at the request of the petitioner by a distance of 47 meters. The sketch showing the realignment has been produced. That apart, a letter dated 08.10.2024 from the petitio