The petitioner filed a writ petition under Article 226 seeking a mandate for the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board to assign adequate staff to attend electrical faults following a power cut. The bench observed the essential nature of power but dismissed the matter without granting relief.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 22.06.2016
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N.KIRUBAKARAN
W.P. No. 20799 of 2016
R.Abdul Latheef ...Petitioner
Vs.
1. The Chairman,
Tamil Nadu Electricity Board,
Mount Road, Chennai.
2. The Divisional Engineer,
Tamil Nadu Electricity Board,
Valluvarkottam,
Chennai.
3. The Superintendent,
Tamil Nadu Electricity Board,
Valluvarkottam,
Chennai. ...Respondents
Prayer: Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India
praying for issue of a Writ of Mandamus directing the
respondents herein to consider the representation dated
24.05.2016 and to take immediate action by providing adequate
staffs to attend the electrical faults.
For Petitioner : Mr.C.Lingam For Respondents : Mr.P.R.Dhilip Kumar
ORDER
The petitioner has approached this Court stating that there was no power supply due to some technical problem on 21.05.2016 and inspite of many efforts made by the petitioner, the respondents have not taken care to segregate things and restore
the electricity. On 25.05.2016, the power was restored. According to him, there was no proper answer and no effective steps taken immediately to segregate the fault by the Electricity Board authorities resulting in harassment to the petitioner and other public. Therefore, the petitioner has given a representation dated 24.05.2016 to the respondents to take immediate action by providing adequate staffs to attend the electrical faults. Since the said representation has not been disposed of, the petitioner has come forward with the present writ petition.
Sd/-
Assistant Registrar(CS IV)
//True Copy//
Sub Assistant Registrar
rk
To
1. The Chairman,
Tamil Nadu Electricity Board,
Mount Road, Chennai.
2. The Divisional Engineer,
Tamil Nadu Electricity Board,
Valluvarkottam,
Chennai.
3. The Superintendent,
Tamil Nadu Electricity Board,
Valluvarkottam,
Chennai.
W.P. No. 20799 of 2016
CTK (CO)
PSI (23/07/2016)
2 issues framed by the court
Whether the respondents are obligated to take immediate action to segregate electrical faults and restore power supply upon a representation by the petitioner.
Whether the petitioner's writ petition challenging the failure of the Electricity Board to address a power failure intervenes under Article 226 of the Constitution of India.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
R. Abdul Latheef
The Chairman, Tamil Nadu Electricity Board
The Divisional Engineer, Tamil Nadu Electricity Board
The Superintendent, Tamil Nadu Electricity Board
N. KIRUBAKARAN
As recorded by the court registry
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