P. Thivya v. The Superintendent of Engineer
Case brief
What is this about?
Electricity pole erected without the landowner's knowledge on private land (Survey Nos. 208/5B, 208/8, 203/1A1A, 185/3B1; 1.06.50 hectare; Neduvasal East Village, Alangudi Taluk, Pudukkottai District); TNEB distribution officials as respondents 1-4 and Vairavan as private respondent 5; writ of mandamus under Article 226; duty of statutory authority to consider a representation on merits; non-consideration equated with dereliction of duty; direction to fourth respondent to consider representation dated 02.12.2024 within two months with due opportunity to all interested persons; merits expressly reserved; disposed of without costs; connected miscellaneous petition closed. Judge: Vivek Kumar Singh J. Keywords: mandamus, representation, statutory authority, dereliction of duty, electricity pole, TNEB, Article 226.
What did the court decide?
Direction to the fourth respondent to consider the petitioner's representation dated 02.12.2024 on its own merits and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law, after giving due opportunity to the petitioner, the private respondent and other interested persons, within two months from receipt of a copy of the order; writ petition disposed of with no order as to costs and the connected miscellaneous petition closed.