Petitioner sought writ of mandamus to prevent respondents from erecting overhead lines on his land without following Electricity Act procedures. Respondents admitted no such proposal existed.
Writ petition closed; no further adjudication required; no order as to costs.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 30.10.2018
CORAM:
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.KALYANASUNDARAM
W.P. No.13852 of 2012 & M.P.No.1 of 2012
A.K.Krishnamurthy
.. Petitioner
Vs. 1.The Superintending Engineer, General Construction Circle, Guindy, Chennai - 600 032. 2.The Assistant Engineer, General Construction Circle, Guindy, Chennai - 600 032. 3.The District Collector, Kancheepuram District, Kancheepuram. .. Respondents PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a Writ of Mandamus, to forbear the respondents 1 and 2 herein, their subordinates or anybody acting through them from in any manner digging or fixing any support of overhead line or any stay or strut required for the purpose of securing in position any support of an overhead transmission line in any portion of the land of the petitioner situated in S.No.57, No.15, Kannivakkam Village, Chengalput Taluk, Kancheepuram District in an extent of 1.44 acres without following the mandatory procedure as contemplated under sub-section (2) of Section 67 of the Electricity Act, 2003 and the Works of licensees Rules, 2006 and without getting permission in writing from the third respondent for carrying out the works in the petitioner's land.
For Petitioner : Mr.N.Damodaran
For Respondents : Mr.P.R.Dhilip Kumar Standing Counsel for R1 & R2
Mr.B.Anand Government Advocate for R3
O R D E R
Heard Mr.N.Damodaran, learned counsel for the petitioner; Mr.P.R.Dhilip Kumar, learned Standing Counsel for the respondents 1 and 2; Mr.B.Anand, learned Government Advocate for the third respondent and perused the materials available on record.
Sd/-
Assistant Registrar(CS VI)
//True Copy//
Sub Assistant Registrar
r n s
To
1.The Superintending Engineer, General Construction Circle, Guindy, Chennai - 600 032.
+1cc to Mr.N.Damodharan, Advocate SR.NO.74479
W.P. No.13852 of 2012 &
M.P.No.1 of 2012
SV(CO)
GN(26/11/2018)
A.K.Krishnamurthy
The Superintending Engineer, General Construction Circle, Guindy, Chennai
The Assistant Engineer, General Construction Circle, Guindy, Chennai
The District Collector, Kancheepuram District, Kancheepuram
K.Kalyanasundaram
As recorded by the court registry
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