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R.Gnanasekaran v. The Assistant Executive Engineer

Madras HC24 Mar 2026WP(MD)/7767/2026

Case brief

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What is this about?

Madrasi High Court Madurai Bench writ petition Article 226 Certiorarified Mandamus TANGEDCO electricity service connection shifting transfer Survey No. 642/4 Survey No. 584/2 Semmadaipatti-Palakanoothu Dindigul agricultural service connection rejection set aside reconsideration No Objection Certificate purchaser indemnity bond four weeks petitioner bears expenses Hemant Chandangoudar 2026.

What did the court decide?

Impugned proceedings dated 09.03.2026 set aside; respondent directed to reconsider the petitioner's application and shift the electricity service connection to Survey No. 584/2, subject to the petitioner furnishing a No Objection Certificate from the purchaser, executing an indemnity bond and satisfying all other requirements; completion directed within four weeks; petitioner to bear shifting expenses; no order as to costs.

R.Gnanasekaran Vs The Assistant Executive Engineer — Writ and Judicial Review | Madras HC (2026)

What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether the impugned proceedings dated 09.03.2026 rejecting the petitioner's application for shifting the agricultural electricity service connection from Survey No. 642/4 to Survey No. 584/2 should be quashed and the respondent directed to accept and effect the change of location of the service connection.

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Court's answer

The impugned proceedings dated 09.03.2026 are set aside and the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent to reconsider the petitioner's application for shifting the service connection to Survey No. 584/2.

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Ratio / Principle

Reconsideration and shifting of the service connection to Survey No. 584/2 is made subject to the petitioner furnishing a No Objection Certificate from the purchaser, executing an indemnity bond, and satisfying all other requirements.

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Key takeaways

The exercise of reconsideration and shifting shall be completed within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of the order.ratio¶35
The petitioner shall bear the expenses required for shifting the service connection.ratio¶35

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Writ Petition (WP(MD). No.7767 of 2026) before the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, challenging TANGEDCO proceedings in Ka.No.U.Se.Po/E and P/K.Vadi/V.AA/Ko.Vi/AA.No. 150/26 dated 09.03.2026 rejecting the petitioner's application to shift agricultural electricity Service Connection No. 05-272-004-183 from Survey No. 642/4 to Survey No. 584/2 in Semmadaipatti-Palakanoothu Village, Dindigul District. The land bearing the connection had been partly sold to the petitioner's paternal aunt, leaving the connection in the conveyed portion. The Court set aside the rejection and disposed of the petition, directing the respondent to reconsider the application and effect the shifting subject to a No Objection Certificate from the purchaser, execution of an indemnity bond and satisfaction of all other requirements, within four weeks, at the petitioner's expense; no order as to costs. Bench: Hemant Chandangoudar, J.

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BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT

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Dated : 24/03/2026

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CORAM

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THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR

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R.Gnanasekaran ... Petitioner

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The Assistant Executive Engineer, Operation and Maintenance, TANGEDCO, Kannivadi, Dindigul District. ... Respondent

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PRAYER :-

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Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus calling for the records relating to the impugned proceedings in Ka.No.U.Se.Po/E and P/K.Vadi/V.AA/Ko.Vi/AA.No. 150/26 dated 09.03.2026 passed by the respondent and quash the same and consequently direct the respondent herein to accept the application of the petitioner for changing the location of Electricity Service Connection standing in the name of the Petitioner vide Service Connection No. 05-272-004-183 from the lands

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in Survey No. 642/4 to the lands in Survey No. 584/2 both lands in Semmadaipatti-Palakanoothu Village, Dindigul District and effect the change, within the time frame fixed by this Court.

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For Petitioner : Mr.V.R.Shanmuganathan Advocate. For Respondent : Mr.S.Deenadhayalan Standing Counsel

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ORDER

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The petitioner assails the proceedings dated 09.03.2026 issued by the respondent, whereby the petitioner’s application for shifting the agricultural electricity service connection from Survey No. 642/4 to Survey No. 584/2, situated in Semmadaipatti–Palakanoothu Village, Dindigul District, came to be rejected.

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The petitioner had originally availed an agricultural electricity

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service connection in Survey No. 642/4. Subsequently, a portion of the said land was sold to the petitioner’s paternal aunt, and the service connection happens to be located in the portion so conveyed. In view of the same, the petitioner submitted an application seeking transfer of the

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service connection to Survey No. 584/2. However, by the impugned proceedings, the said application was rejected.

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Heard the learned counsel appearing on either side.

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The petitioner has produced a No Objection Certificate issued

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by the purchaser, wherein consent has been given for shifting the service connection to Survey No. 584/2.

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The learned counsel for the respondent submitted that the petitioner’s application would be reconsidered, subject to the petitioner furnishing a No Objection Certificate from the purchaser.

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In light of the above, the impugned proceedings dated

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09.03.2026 are set aside, and this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent to reconsider the petitioner’s application and effect shifting of the service connection to Survey No. 584/2, subject to the petitioner furnishing a No Objection Certificate from the purchaser, executing an indemnity bond, and satisfying all other requirements.

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The above exercise shall be completed within a period of four

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(4) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. It is made clear that the petitioner shall bear the expenses required for shifting the service connection.

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