A.Anjalai, v. The District Collector,

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 07.02.2024

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE B.PUGALENDHI A.Anjalai ... Petitioner versus

1. The District Collector, Collectorate Campus, Pudukkottai District.

2. The Superintendent Engineer, TANGEDCO, TANGEDCO Office, Near Old Bus Stand, Pudukkottai, Pudukkottai District.

3. The Assistant Executive Engineer, TANGEDCO, Thiruvapoor, Pudukkottai, Pudukkottai District.

... Respondents Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, 1/5

seeking for the issuance of Writ of Mandamus, to direct the respondents 1 to 3 herein to give electricity connection to the petitioner's house situated at Perunchunai Village, Illupur Taluk, Pudukkottai District duly considering the petitioner's application dated 14.07.2017 submitted to the 3rd respondent and the petitioner's representation dated 07.08.2017 to the 1st respondent and further representation dated 28.08.2017.

For Petitioner : No appearance For R1 : M/s.D.Farjana Ghoushia, Special Government Pleader For R2 and R3 : Mr.S.Deenadhayalan Standing Counsel

ORDER

The petitioner has submitted an application dated 14.07.2017 to the 3rd respondent, seeking to give electricity service connection to her house situated at Perunchunai Village, Illupur Taluk, Pudukkottai District. She has also submitted a representation dated 07.08.2017 to 2/5

the first respondent. Since there was no action on the said application, she has filed this writ petition for a Mandamus directing the respondent Board to effect electricity service connection.

2. When the writ petition was taken up for hearing on 01.02.2024, there was no representation for the petitioner and therefore, the writ petition was directed to be listed today under the caption "For Dismissal". Even today, there is no representation for the petitioner.

3. The learned Standing Counsel appearing for the respondents 2 and 3 submits that the petitioner seeks electricity service connection for a Government land. Therefore, the petitioner was directed to produce the relevant records. Since the petitioner has failed to produce the relevant records, her application for electricity service connection was rejected.

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4. The learned Special Government Pleader appearing for the first respondent also submits that the subject land is a Government poramboke land.

5. In view of the said submissions, this writ petition is dismissed. No costs.

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To

1. The District Collector, Collectorate Campus, Pudukkottai District.

2. The Superintendent Engineer, TANGEDCO, TANGEDCO Office, Near Old Bus Stand, Pudukkottai

3. The Assistant Executive Engineer, TANGEDCO, Thiruvapoor, Pudukkottai.

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B.PUGALENDHI, J.

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