Madras High CourtCRL OP/2091/2019disposed of

E.Goundappan v. The Director General Of Police

2019-01-28Honourable Mr Justice N. Anand Venkatesh7 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED:28.01.2019

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH Crl.O.P.No.2091 of 2019 1.E.Goundappan 2.A.Rajeswari 3.G.Eswari 4.P.Madhu 5.P.Natesan 6.N.Arumugam 7.N.Muthusamy 8.Chinnathangam 9.P.Arangan 10.K.Gunasekaran 11.K.Govindan 12.S.Alavi 13.R.Ramannan 14.P.Prapath 15.V.Parvathi 16.V.Balamurugan 17.P.Lakshmanan 18.E.Pachiappan 19.E.Govindan 20.A.Manickam 21.E.Kasi 22.K.Balachandar 23.K.Prakasam 24.E.Pachiappan 25.R.Eswari 26.G.Thaiyammal 27.A.Sundaram 28.A.Duraisamy 29.N.Arthanari 30.P.Kathannan 31.P.Ammaiyappan 32.P.Sithayee 33.M.Chinnasamy 34.C.Murugesan 35.K.Thailammal 36.K.Arumugam 37.K.Venkatachalam 38.P.Shanmugam 39.P.Subramani

40.P.Madhaiyan 41.P.Chidambaram 42.M.Madhambu 43.C.Kunji Pillai 44.C.Manickam 45.K.Paramasivam 46.P.Kunji 47.Kumari 48.M.Arasakkal 49.K.Revathi 50.K.Kamalesan 51.K.Sathish Kumar 52.P.Rajaram 53.K.Kandasamy 54.K.Paramasivam 55.M.Periyasamy 56.K.Angamuthu 57.M.Palaniyammal 58.Venkatachalam 59.A.Periyasamy 60.T.Lakshmi 61.Thangavelu 62.A.Shanmugam 63.P.Perumal 64.P.Andiyappan 65.C.Sathiya Priya 66.R.Munusamy 67.R.Mari 68.R.Ranganathan 69.R.Natarajan 70.R.Govindan 71.R.Sivasamy 72.R.Ammani 73.K.Murugan 74.K.Kannan 75.A.Ayyannan 76.N.Karuppusamy 77.R.Madhuraj 78.M.Viswanathan 79.M.Ramamurthy 80.Raji 81.M.Dhanalakshmi 82.K.Thennarasu 83.K.Asokan 84.P.Chinnaraj 85.K.Shanmugam 86.N.Selvakumar 87.S.Anandhi 88.V.Parvathy 89.K.Thangamani

90.C.Ammasi 91.K.Nagarajan 92.T.Jeeva 93.P.Venkatachalam 94.Pachiyammal 95.S.Sarguna 96.G.Annadurai 97.K.Chinraj 98.R.Radhakrishnan 99.P.Venkatachalam 100.M.Mariyammal 101.M.Venkitu 102.M.Chinraj 103.M.Chinna 104.C.Palaniyammal 105.A.Paramasivam 106.A.Lingasamy 107.A.Gurusamy 108.A.Somasundaram 109.A.Mayilsamy 110.K.Kamaraj 111.M.Sivasamy 112.K.Sadhasivam 113.K.Sambasivam 114.K.Arumugam 115.K.Sekar 116.A.Maadhu 117.K.Kunjipaiyan 118.C.Manickam 119.A.Paramsivam 120.A.Rajamanickam 121.A.Jayavel 122.K.Rajammal 123.C.Ponnusamy 124.D.Mahalingam 125.S.Ammasi 126.S.Thangavelu 127.S.Arumugam 128.Thambi 129.P.Pappa 130.S.Pachiyappan 131.M.Jayammal 132.M.Sivasamy 133.A.Mayilsamy 134.S.Aasaithambi 135.P.Shankar 136.M.Muniyan 137.M.Arunachalam 138.M.Naina Gounder 139.M.Rathinam

140.V.Ramar 141.K.Kandasamy 142.M.Ayyamperumal 143.M.Arthanari Eswaran 144.M.Jayajothi 145.K.Mayilsamy 146.M.Suguna 147.V.Ravi 148.P.Kandasamy 149.Lakshmi 150.G.Subramaniyam@Subramani 151.Dhasapoyan 152.K.Rajendran 153.Chinnapaiya Gounder 154.G.Ganesan 155.K.Rajamanickam 156.K.Ponnusamy 157.G.Nagalingam 158.T.Usharani 159.P.Ramasamy 160.K.N.Saraswathy 161.N.Palanivel 162.E.Devaraj 163.K.Senthil Kumar 164.A.Manivel 165.A.Rathinam 166.C.Ramkumar

...Petitioners

-Vs1.The Director General of Police, Tamil State Police Head Quarters, No.1, Radhakrishnan Road, Mylapore, Chennai - 600 001.

2.The Superintendent of Police, Salem District Police, Salem.

3.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Mettur Police Range, 4.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Omalur Police Range, 5.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Edappadi Police Range,

6.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Athur Police Range, 7.The Deputy General Manager, Power Grid Corporation of India, Sankagiri TLC Office, No.3/3/27-B, Bharathy Nagar, Salem Main Road, Sankagiri, Salem District - 637 301.

...Respondents

Prayer: Criminal Original petition is filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C, to direct the respondents herein, to forbear them from giving police protection in any manner aiding the officials of the Power Grid Corporation Limited & the Revenue Officials in implementing the "800 kV Raigarh (HVDC Stn) - Pugalur (HVDC Stn) HVDC Bipole link with MW capacity", unless those Officials obtain Enter-upon Permission under the Provisions of the "Indian Telegraph Act, 1885" or "Works of Licensees Rules, 2006" as the case may be, from the District Magistrate, Salem, permitting Entry in to the Lands of the Petitioners.

For Petitioner : Mr.K.Myilsamy For R1 to R6 : Mr.M.Mohamed Riyaz Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

This petition has been filed questioning the action taken by the Power Grid Corporation Limited, seeking to take over the lands belonging to the petitioners for the purpose of putting up a power grid with the help of police.

2. In a case of similar nature, this Court has already passed an order in Crl.O.P.No.28520 of 2018, dated 06.12.2018. The relevant portion of the order is extracted hereunder: "10.This Court has carefully considered the submission made on either side. The learned Senior counsel appearing for the seventh respondent has made a categorical statement before this Court that the seventh respondent will not proceed further, where there is resistance from the land owners/occupiers, without following the procedure under Section 16(1) of the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885. In view of the specific stand taken by the

learned Senior counsel, the apprehension that has been raised by the petitioners has been answered. 11.It is made clear that the police shall not interfere in this issue unless the seventh respondent has followed the procedure in accordance with law in order to proceed further with the project. This Court also records the submission made by the learned Senior counsel appearing for the seventh respondent in this regard."

3. The above order will also apply to the facts of the present case. The 7th respondent is directed to follow the procedure under Section 16(1) of the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885 and workout his remedy in accordance with law. It is made clear that the police will not interfere with this issue, unless the 7th respondent has followed the procedure in accordance with law in order to proceed further with the project.

4. With the above observation, the Criminal Original Petition is disposed of.

ub/ggi Sd/- Assistant Registrar //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar To 1.The Director General of Police, Tamil State Police Head Quarters, No.1, Radhakrishnan Road, Mylapore, Chennai - 600 001.

2.The Superintendent of Police, Salem District Police, Salem.

3.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Mettur Police Range, 4.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Omalur Police Range,

5.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Edappadi Police Range, 6.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Athur Police Range, 7.The Deputy General Manager, Power Grid Corporation of India, Sankagiri TLC Office, No.3/3/27-B, Bharathy Nagar, Salem Main Road, Sankagiri, Salem District - 637 301.

8. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

9. The District Magistrate, Salem.

+1cc M/s.Va.Vu Si.Vazhakagam, Advocate,SR.No.6695 Crl.O.P.No.2091 of 2019 VBA(CO) KAK(25/02/2019)