IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 16-03-2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.DHANDAPANI and WMP.No.11331 of 2026 R.Srinivas s/o.S/o.late.R.Ratnasami, residing at New No.2 Old No.10, Narayanan Street, Mahaalingapuram, Nungambakkam, Chennai-600 034 ..Petitioner(s)

Vs

1. The Tamilnadu Electricity Board Rep. by its Chairman, Puraswalkam, Chennai-600 084

2. The Superintendent Engineer MGr Salai, 110/33/11 KV Valluvar Kottam, SS complex, Nungambakkam, Chennai-600 034

3. The Executive Engineer O and / TANGEDCO/ ANNA NAGAR, D.No.1100-A, H-Block 5th Street, 11th Main Road, Ranganathan Garden, Anna Nagar, Chennai-600 040

4. The Additional Divisional Engineer Tamil Nadu Electricity Board, Mahalingapuram No.26, Tank Bund Parallel road, Pushpa Nagar, Nungabakkam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu-600 034.

5. The Assistant Engineer Tamil nadu Electricity Board, Mahalingapuram, No.26, Tank Bund Parallel Road, Nungambakkam Chennai, Pushpa Nagar, Nungambakkam, Chennai, Tamil nadu 600 034.

6. M.Narendran S/o.late.A.Manoharan, residing at No.50, VGP layour, 3rd main road, Palavakkam, Chennai-600 041

7. M.Kanchana D/o.late.A.Manoharan, residing at B-50, Hillview Apartments vasant vihar, New Delhi-110057 ..Respondent(s)

Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for issuance of a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents 1 to 5 to cancel the name transfer effected in the name of the 7th respondent for service connection number 09-171-029-43 for Flat No.B (2nd Floor) and in the name of the 6th respondent for service connection number 09-171-029-44 for Flat No.C (3rd Floor) at No.9/4 Narayanan Street, Mahalingapuram, Chennai-600 034 and to transfer the said Electricity service connections to the name of the petitioner For Petitioner(s): Mr.T.Mohan, Sr. Counsel for Mr.J.Chandran Sundar Sashikumar For Respondent(s): Mr.V.Vijay Narayanan, Sr. Counel for M/s.B.Arvind Srevatsa for R6 & R7 Mr.L.Jai Venkatesh for R1 to R5

ORDER

This Writ Petition has been filed seeking a direction to the respondents 1 to 5 to cancel the name transfer effected in the name of the seventh respondent for service connection number 09-171-029-43 for Flat No.B (2nd Floor) and in the name of the sixth respondent for service connection number 09-171-029-44 for Flat No.C (3rd Floor) at No.9/4 Narayanan Street, Mahalingapuram, Chennai-600 034 and to transfer the said Electricity service connections to the name of the petitioner.

2. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the parties. With the consent of both sides, the present Writ Petition is taken up for hearing at the admission stage itself.

3. The learned Senior counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner’s elder brother Mr.R.Ramachandran died on 12.11.2025 due to illness and alcohol abuse disorder and the petitioner being the only Class II legal heir performed the last rites of his brother and also took possession of his brother’s estate, namely, Flat No.B [II Floor] and Flat No.C [III Floor] situated at Tulips Sree Chakra building located at Mahalingapuram, Chennai and received rents from the tenants of the said property. He submitted that the property and water tax assessments were also in the name of the petitioner. He argued that while so, the sixth respondent issued a legal notice dated 08.01.2026 claiming right over the subject property which is in possession of the petitioner based on a Will dated 29.09.2025 alleged to have been left by the petitioner’s elder brother. He also contended that while applying for transfer of electricity service connection by the petitioner to his name for the subject properties, he came to know that the same were transferred in the name of the respondents 6 & 7 respectively without providing any opportunity of hearing to the petitioner or conducting any enquiry and aggrieved by the same, the petitioner sent his objection dated 31.01.2026 to the fifth respondent and further, sent a legal representation dated 07.02.2026 to the respondents 3 & 4, which was also fo