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Muniyan, v. Mr. Karthikeyan and another

Madras HC1 Sept 2025CONT P/2447/2025

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What is this about?

Cont.P.No.2447 of 2025; Madras High Court; contempt petition; Section 11 Contempt of Courts Act 1971; wilful disobedience; Muniyan; TANGEDCO Assistant Engineer Kaveripattinam; Inspector of Police Kaveripattinam; Krishnagiri; free electricity connection; application of 2006; third party objection; target exhausted; W.P.No.10441 of 2025 dated 21.03.2025; W.P.No.5767 of 2025 dated 19.02.2025; connection within four weeks; compliance reporting 06.10.2025; D. Bharatha Chakravarthy J.; decided 01.09.2025.

What did the court decide?

Authorities (TANGEDCO) directed to effect the petitioner's electricity connection within four weeks from upload of the web copy of the order, without waiting for certified copy; matter posted for reporting compliance on 06.10.2025. ¶22

Muniyan, Vs Mr. Karthikeyan and another — Contempt of Court | Madras HC (2025)

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Cont.P.No.2447 of 2025

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

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DATED: 01.09.2025

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CORAM:

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THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY

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Cont.P.No.2447 of 2025

Muniyan

... Petitioner

Mr.Karthikeyan, Assistant Engineer (O & M), TANGEDCO, Kaveripattinam, Krishnagiri District.

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Mr.Saravanan, Inspector of Police, Kaveripattinam Police Station, Krishnagiri District. ... Respondents

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Prayer: Contempt Petition filed under Section 11 of Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, to punish the respondents herein for non compliance and wilful disobedience of the order of this Court made in W.P.No.5767 of 2025 dated 19.02.2025.

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For Petitioner : M/s.C.Prabakaran For Respondents : Mr.R.Madhusudhanan for R1 : Mr.S.Subbiah Government Advocate (Crl Side) for R2

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https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis

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Cont.P.No.2447 of 2025

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ORDER

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The contempt petition has been filed complaining willful disobedience of the Order passed by this Court in W.P.No.10441 of 2025 dated 21.03.2025.

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When the matter came up for hearing, learned Government Advocate (Crl.side) as well as the learned Counsel for the TANGEDCO would submit that the line has since been drawn with due protection of the police. It is now come to light that the traget that is fixed for effecting free connection stands now exhausted and if only further connections are ordered to be released, then one of the connections can be given to the petitioner.

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That may be so, the application was made in the year 2006 and

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the writ petition itself was filed only because there was third party objection. But for the objection, the connection would have been effected at the relevant point of time.

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In that view of the matter, even though target would have been fixed, considering the fact that such a defense was not taken in the main writ petition, the Authorities are directed to effect the connection within a period of four (4) weeks from the date of uploading of web copy of this order without waiting for the certified copy.

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