S.Jeyaraman v. The Superintending Engineer

ORDER The petitioner has approached this Court seeking a direction to the respondent authorities to restore electricity supply to the petitioner's agricultural service connection pertaining to the lands comprised in Survey Nos.16/4A-2 and 16/4B-2 situated at Muthammalpuram Village, V.K. Pudur Taluk, Tenkasi District.

¶2The petitioner was originally sanctioned an electricity service connection under the agricultural tariff category. According to the respondents, the petitioner had erected an electric fence around the agricultural land and had unlawfully tapped electricity from the main supply line, thereby misusing the service connection. On the basis of the said allegation, the respondents disconnected the electricity supply to the petitioner's service connection. However, it is not in dispute that no prior notice was issued to the petitioner before effecting the disconnection.

¶3Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, and particularly the absence of any prior notice before disconnection of the service connection, this Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to restore electricity supply to the petitioner's agricultural service connection within a period of one week from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

¶4The petitioner shall file an undertaking before the competent authority stating that he shall not, in future, misuse electricity or draw power illegally from the main supply line and that he shall strictly adhere to the provisions governing the use of the service connection.

¶5With the above direction, the Writ Petition stands disposed of.

¶6There shall be no order as to costs. 03-06-2026 Index :Yes / No NCC :Yes / No PJL To

¶1The Superintending Engineer, Electricity Distribution Circle, Maharaja Nagar, Thenkasi District.

¶2The Assistant Engineer, TNEB Office of the Tamilnadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Ltd., Veerakeralampudur(V.K.Pudur), Thenkasi District.

HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR, J.

PJL

03.06.2026

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 03-06-2026 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR W.P(MD) No. 14221 of 2026 S.Jeyaraman .. Petitioner - Vs. - 1. The Superintending Engineer, Electricity Distribution Circle, Maharaja Nagar, Thenkasi District. 2. The Assistant Engineer, TNEB Office of the Tamilnadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Ltd., Veerakeralampudur(V.K.Pudur), Thenkasi District. .. Respondents Prayer: Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this court to issue a Writ of MANDAMUS directing the 2nd respondent to consider the petitioner's representation dated 18.03.2026 to restore the electricity service connection bearing service No.SC/1244 to the petitioner's agricultural lands situated in S.Nos. 16/4A-2 and 16/4B-2 in Muthammalpuram Village, V.K.Pudur Taluk, Tenkasi District, within a time frame that may be fixed and consequently permit the petitioner to use the immediate electricity supply strictly for agricultural purposes, subject to such conditions as this Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. For Petitioner(s) : Mr.T.Manikandan For Respondent(s) : Mr.M. Viji, for Mr.S.Deenadhayalan Standing Counsel