IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED :24.01.2019

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE S.M.SUBRAMANIAM

W.P.No.31778 of 2018

and

W.M.P.No.37016 of 2018

Mr.P.Sundaravaradhan

..Petitioner

vs

1. The Assistant Executive Engineer

O & M, West Mambalam

C.E.D.C.Central Chennai,

No.14, K.R.Koil Street, West Mambalam

Chennai – 600 033

2. Mr.A.Rajagopalan

..Respondents

Prayer:

Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of

India praying to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus,

calling for the records of the 1^st respondent pertaining to

j/vz;/ c/br/bgh-nkh/kh? I-nfh-m/vz; :327/2018 dated 11.10.2018 and quash

the same and consequently direct the 1^st respondent to provide

electricity service connection to the petitioner tenanted

premises at First floor, Old No.15, New No.43, Arya Gowda Road,

West Mambalam, Chennai – 600 033.

For Petitioner : Mr.G.Vijayakumar

For Respondents

: Mr.P.R.Dhilipkumar,

Standing counsel for TNEB

No appearance for R2

O R D E R

The order of rejection dated 11.10.2018, rejecting the claim

of the writ petitioner for providing a separate Electricity

Service Connection, wherein the writ petitioner is continuing as

a tenant is under challenge in the present writ petition.

2.The writ petitioner states that he is a tenant as First

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Floor, Old No.15, New No.43, Arya Gowda Road, West Mambalam,

Chennai – 600 033 under one Mrs.Kamala.

3.The grievances of the writ petitioner is that the arrears

of Electricity Consumption Charges had not been cleared by the

landlord despite the fact that the petitioner is paying the rent

promptly to the landlord. In other words, the landlord had

failed to pay the arrears of Electricity Consumption Charges and

on account of the lapses on the part of the landlord, the

Electricity Service Connection provided to the writ petitioner

was disconnected. Thus, the petitioner is constrained to move

the present writ petition.

4.The learned counsel appearing on behalf of the writ

petitioner now made a submission that the writ petitioner is

ready and willing to clear the entire arrears of Current

Consumption Charges without prejudice his rights to claim the

same from the landlord in accordance with law and in the event

of clearing the arrears of Consumption Charges, the case of the

writ petitioner shall be considered for providing a separate

Electricity Service Connection in respect of the premises

occupied by the writ petitioner as a tenant.

5.In view of the undertaking given by the learned counsel

for the writ petitioner, this Court is inclined to pass an

order, permitting the writ petitioner to deposit the entire

arrears of Current Consumption Charges to the Respondent Board

and on payment of the arrears of Current Consumption Charges by

the writ petitioner, the 1^st respondent is directed to consider

the case of the writ petitioner for providing a electricity

service connection, if the writ petitioner is otherwise eligible

and by following the procedures as contemplated under the Tamil

Nadu Electricity Supply Code and the Tamil Nadu Electricity

Distribution Code.

6.With these directions, the writ petition stands disposed

of. However, there shall be no order as to costs. Consequently,

connected miscellaneous petition is closed.

Sd/-

Assistant Registrar(CCC)

//True Copy//

Sub Assistant Registrar

kak

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To

1. The Assistant Executive Engineer

O & M, West Mambalam

C.E.D.C.Central Chennai,

No.14, K.R.Koil Street, West Mambalam

Chennai – 600 033

+1cc to Mr.G.Vijayakumar, Advocate, S.R.No.5426

+1cc to Mr.P.R.Dhilipkumar, Advocate, S.R.No.6134

W.P.No.31778 of 2018

NRL(CO)

CS/11/02/2019

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