India Heritage Foundation, Rep v. The Assistant Manager,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 21.05.2015

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE Mr.JUSTICE M.DURAISWAMY W.P.No.14994 of 2015 and M.P.No.1 of 2015 India Heritage Foundation rep.by its Authorised Signatory Shri.Kodandaram Dasa S/o.Mariappan Gokulam Complex Doddakallasandra, 8th Mile, Kanakapura Road, Bangalore 560 062.

Branch office at:

No.63, 1st Seaward Road Thiruvanmiyur, Chennai 600 041.

.. Petitioner vs.

1.

The Assistant Engineer Shasthri Nagar TNEB, Chennai.

2.

Sarath Kakmanu .. Respondents Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issuance of a Writ of mandamus directing the first respondent to consider the petitioner's representation dated 12.03.2015 and to direct the first respondent to remove the electricity connection vide meter box bearing No.22566205 illegally fixed in petitioner's property situated in Devendra Nagar, Thiruvanmiyur Village, Saidapet Taluk, Chingleput District comprised in S.No.211/8(part), 211/9(part) within the time stipulated by this Court. For Petitioner : Mr.S.Veeraraghavan For Respondents : Mr.L.Santhosh Kumar Standing Counsel for R1

ORDER

The limited prayer sought for by the petitioner in the present writ petition is to direct the first respondent to consider the petitioner's representation dated 12.03.2015 and to further direct the first respondent to remove the electricity connection vide meter box bearing No.22566205 illegally fixed in petitioner's property situated in Devendra Nagar, Thiruvanmiyur Village, Saidapet Taluk, Chingleput District comprised in S.No.211/8(part), 211/9(part) within a stipulated time.

2. Mr.L.Santhosh Kumar, learned Standing Counsel appearing for the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board, who took notice for the first respondent, submitted that the first respondent may be directed to dispose of the representation submitted by the petitioner dated 12.03.2015, within a stipulated time.

3. Since the writ petition has been filed by the petitioner seeking direction only against the first respondent, notice is not ordered to the second respondent, who is a private party.

4. Having regard to the submissions made by the learned counsel on either side, the first respondent is directed to consider the petitioner's representation dated 12.03.2015 and pass appropriate

orders on merits and in accordance with law, within a period of three weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

5. With the above observation, this writ petition is disposed of. No costs. Consequently, the connected miscellaneous petition is closed.

21.05.2015 vj2 Index: No Internet: Yes Note: Issue order copy on 22.05.2015 To The Assistant Engineer Shasthri Nagar TNEB, Chennai.

M.DURAISWAMY,J., vj2 W.P.No.14994 of 2015 21.05.2015