In a writ petition seeking mandamus for electricity supply without a completion certificate, the respondent counsel submitted that the grievance was already redressed. The court noted that nothing remained for adjudication and dismissed the petition.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 15.05.2017
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.M.SUBRAMANIAM
W.P.No.16047 of 2004
C.R.Srinivasan ...Petitioner
-Vs-
The Superintending Engineer (Central), Tamil Nadu Electricity Board, Valluvarkottam Circle,
Chennai - 34. ...Respondent
Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of Writ of Mandamus directing the respondent and authorities functioning under him to receive the application of the petitioner for supply of Electricity, consider the same and direct effecting regular supply of Electricity on residential tariff basis to the various units of the petitioner building at Old Nos.16 and 17, New Nos.28 and 29, Ramanujam Chetty Street, Nungambakkam, Chennai 600 034 without insisting upon the production of the completion certificate from the Corporation of Chennai in the light of the provisions of the Electricity Act, 2003.
Mr.P.R.Dhilip Kumar, learned standing counsel for the respondent represented that the electrical service connections were already granted to the petitioner's premises and the grievance of the petitioner is redressed. Hence, nothing survives for further adjudication in this writ petition. Therefore, the writ petition stands dismissed. No costs.
/true copy/
Sub Asst. Registrar
cla
To
The Superintending Engineer (Central), Tamil Nadu Electricity Board, Valluvarkottam Circle, Chennai - 34.
W.P.No.16047 of 2004
MG(CO)
VR(26/5/2017)
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the electricity connection application of the petitioner is still pending and requires adjudication despite the claim of resolution by the respondent.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
C.R. Srinivasan
The Superintending Engineer (Central), Tamil Nadu Electricity Board
S.M. Subramaniam
As recorded by the court registry
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