B.Mahendira Kalathi v. the Chairman, Tangedco
Electricity supply – TANGEDCO, Orikkai, Kancheepuram
Case brief
What is this about?
Madras High Court, 20.02.2025, W.P.No.5997 of 2025, Justice D. Bharatha Chakravarthy (single judge). Keywords: TANGEDCO electricity disconnection; Orikkai, Kancheepuram; Service Connection No. 605-018-1278; show cause notice dated 30.01.2025; restoration of power supply; Article 226 certiorarified mandamus; civil suit over consumer's title with no interim order; petitioner B. Mahendira Kalathi v. Chairman TANGEDCO, Assistant Engineer and Junior Engineer TANGEDCO Orikkai, V. Santhanam; advocates S.B. Madhura (petitioner) and L. Jaivenkatesh (respondents 1-3); disposed with directions, no costs; no precedents cited.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of with directions: (i) respondents to immediately restore power supply to Service Connection No. 605-018-1278 if, consistent with their stand of no disconnection, there is no supply at the petitioner's premises (even if due to another fault); (ii) petitioner to submit his explanation with all supporting documents within one week of receipt of the web copy of the order, to be considered by the respondents in accordance with the Terms of Power Supply and their Rules, with further orders to follow; no order as to costs.