S. Sakthivel v. The Superintending Engineer
Case brief
What is this about?
Domestic electricity connection without Tahsildar NOC; TANGEDCO indemnity bond practice; encroacher/possession-based connection; Article 226 certiorarified mandamus; W.P.No.20527 of 2026; S.Sakthivel v. TANGEDCO & Tahsildar Ambattur; Mohammed Shaffiq J.; 21.07.2026; followed W.P.No.28435 of 2025 (01.08.2025); refs (2013) 6 CTC 849, (2014) 3 MLJ 851; no conferral of title over property; disposed, no costs.
What did the court decide?
Writ Petition disposed of with directions: petitioner to file a fresh on-line application with necessary particulars; respondents 1 to 3 to obtain an indemnity bond with required fees and thereafter grant the domestic electricity connection, after optionally verifying the petitioner's possession through valid documents; connection confers no right over the property. No costs. Impugned proceedings not expressly quashed.