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Ranganathan v. The Assistant Engineer

2020-12-08Honourable Mr Justice M.Duraiswamy2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 08.12.2020 CORAM :

The HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE M.DURAISWAMY W.P.No.19788 of 2017 and W.M.P.No.21369 of 2017 Ranganathan ... Petitioner Vs.

1.The Assistant Engineer, O & M kaniyambadi, Tamil Nadu Electricity Board, Kaniyambadi, Vellore District.

2.The Tahsildar, Vellore, Vellore District.

... Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuing a writ of mandamus forbearing the respondents from taking further action not to disconnect the Electricity Connection No.230-010-300 of Rice Mill and Flour Mill erected in S.No.33/7 pursuant to notice dated 25.01.2017 f/vz; //cbg//,/g/fdp/nfh/g[fhu/vz; /1506/16-17 ehs; 25.01.2017 issued by the 1st respondent and to regularize the EB service. For Petitioner : Ms.R.T.Sundari For Respondents: Mr.M.Varun Kumar, Standing Counsel (R1) Ms.A.Madhumathi, Special Government Pleader (R2)

O R D E R

The petitioner has filed the above Writ Petition to issue a Writ of Mandamus forbearing the respondents from taking further action not to disconnect the Electricity Connection provided to the Rice Mill and Flour Mill pursuant to notice dated 25.01.2017 issued by the 1st respondent and to regularize the EB service connection.

2.The 1st respondent, by notice dated 25.01.2017, called upon the petitioner to give his reply along with all the necessary documents to establish that he is in lawful possession of the property in dispute.

3.Mr.M.Varun Kumar, learned standing counsel for the 1st respondent submitted that inspite of the notice dated 25.01.2017, the petitioner has neither given any reply nor produced the documents before the 1st respondent. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

4.Ms.R.T.Sundari, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is prepared to produce all the documents before the 1st respondent within a period of two weeks.

5.Having regard to the submissions made by the learned counsel on either side, I give liberty to the petitioner to give reply along with all relevant documents before the 1st respondent within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and on receipt of the same, the 1st respondent is directed to pass orders, on merits and in accordance with law, as expeditiously as possible. 6.With these observations, the Writ Petition is disposed of. No costs. Consequently, the connected miscellaneous petition is closed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar va To 1.The Assistant Engineer, O & M kaniyambadi, Tamil Nadu Electricity Board, Kaniyambadi, Vellore District.

2.The Tahsildar, Vellore, Vellore District.

+1cc to M.Varunkumar Advocate SR.NO.40060 +1cc to the Government Pleader SR.NO.39802 W.P.No.19788 of 2017 and W.M.P.No.21369 of 2017 RSV CO SDR 19/12/2020 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/