IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS Dated : 06.02.2026 CORAM THE HONOURABLE Ms. JUSTICE P.T. ASHA W.P.No. 16499 of 2025 B.Duraisamy ...Petitioner Vs.

1.The State of Tamil Nadu Rep by the Secretary to the Government Energy Department Secretariat, Chennai-600 009

2.The Superintendent Engineer (TNPDCL) Previously Known as TANGEDCO Vellore Electricity Distribution Circle Vellore

3.The Executive Engineer (TNPDCL) Previously Known as TANGEDCO Operation and Maintenance, Sholinghur, Ranipet District

4.The Assistant Executive Engineer (TNPDCL) Previously Known as TANGEDCO Enforcement, Vellore

5.The Assistant Executive Engineer Operation and Maintenance, (TNPDCL) Previously Known as TANGEDCO Kaveripakkam, Ranipet District-632 508

6.The Junior Engineer Operation and Maintenance, (TNPDCL) Previously Known as TANGEDCO Town Panapakkam, Ranipet District ...Respondents Prayer: Writ Petition is filed under Section 226 of the Constitution of India for issue of Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for records in impugned letter No.l98/JE/O&M/Panapakkam/F.Petition/2024-2025 dated 28.01.2025 on the file of 6^th respondent and to quash the same and direct the respondents to restore Electricity connection S.C.No.279- 008-454 to agriculture land in Survey No.296/1 situated at Nangamangalam Village, Nemili Taluk, Ranipet District.

For petitioner : Mr. L.Ramkumar For Respondent 1: Mr. V.Jeevagiridharan Additional Government Pleader For Respondents : Mr. S.Madhusudanan

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This writ petition is filed for the following relief:

“To call for records in impugned letter No.l98/JE/O&M/Panapakkam/F.Petition/2024-2025 dated 28.01.2025 on the file of 6^th respondent and to quash the same and direct the respondents to restore Electricity connection S.C.No.279-008-454 to agriculture land in Survey No.296/1 situated at Nangamangalam Village, Nemili Taluk, Ranipet District”

2. Challenging the show cause notice issued by the 6^th respondent, the petitioner is before this Court seeking to quash the same and directing the respondents to restore electricity service connection in S.C.No.279-008-454 given to the agricultural land in S.No.296/1, Nangamangalam Village, Nemili Taluk, Ranipet.

3. The petitioner would submit that the land in question which totally measures 1.01 acres belonged to his father late Balaram Pillai, who had purchased it under a registered sale deed dated 30.01.1990. The petitioner’s father applied for electricity connection for a well situate in the said land in the year 1990 and the same was approved in the year 2006, after the death of his father in the year 1998. His legal heirs have decided to obtain connection in the name of the petitioner and in furtherance of this they had issued No Objection Certificate in favour of the petitioner. Based on the said No Objection, electricity service connection was also transferred to the petitioner in the same number allotted to his father.

4. The petitioner would submit that under a partition deed dated

24.06.2024, the lands in question were partitioned and an extent of 0.16 cents was allotted to the petitioner and the petitioner continued to use service connection granted to him for drawing water to irrigate the agricultural land.

5. On 27.12.2024, respondents 4 to 7 inspected the land in question and directed the petitioner to submit revenue records which records were also produced by the petitioner to show that the electricity connection was utilised for the well situate in S.No.296/1 and the connection was being utilised only for agricultural purpose. Once again, on 27.01.2025, respondents 4 to 6 inspected the lands and electricity connection and informed that the petitioner was utilising the electricity connection for drawing water from bore well instead of open well and directed the petitioner to pay a sum of Rs.32,227/-. This demand was totally illegal and contrary according to the petitioner since the connection was utilised only for agricultural purpose.

6. The petitioner would submit that bor