Sakthiyammal v. The Commissioner

ORDER This Writ Petition has been filed seeking issuance of a Writ of Mandamus directing the first respondent to provide an electricity service connection through the second respondent to Shop No.50, Multiple Car Parking Market, situated at Central Market, Madurai Corporation, Zone-III, Madurai District, on the basis of the petitioner's representation dated

04.02.2026, and consequently direct the respondents to consider and dispose of the said representation within a time frame to be fixed by this Court.

2.By consent of the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and the learned standing counsel appearing for the respondents 1 and 2, the Writ Petition is taken up for final disposal at the stage of admission itself.

¶3The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is in occupation of Shop No.50, Multiple Car Parking Market, situated at Central Market, Madurai Corporation, Zone-III, Madurai District, and requires an independent electricity service connection for carrying on the business in the said premises. It is submitted that, despite submitting a representation dated 04.02.2026 to the competent authorities seeking electricity service connection, no orders have been passed thereon so far. Aggrieved by the inaction on the part of the respondents, the petitioner has approached this Court by filing the present Writ Petition.

4.The learned counsel further submitted that the petitioner would be satisfied if this Court issues a direction to the competent authority to consider the petitioner's representation dated 04.02.2026 and pass appropriate orders thereon within a time frame to be fixed by this Court.

5.Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the petitioner's claim, this Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction to the competent authority to consider the petitioner's representation dated 04.02.2026, after affording an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner as well as to any other interested or affected parties, if any, and thereafter pass appropriate orders on merits and in accordance with law. Such exercise shall be completed as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of six (6) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs.

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1.The Commissioner, Office of the Madurai Corporation, Madurai District.

2.The Assistant Engineer, TANGEDCO (TNEB), Thottiyan Kinatru Street, Valaiyal Kadai, Madurai - 625 001.

M.DHANDAPANI, J. ps

20.07.2026

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 20.07.2026 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.DHANDAPANI Sakthiyammal ... Petitioner Vs 1.The Commissioner, Office of the Madurai Corporation, Madurai District. 2.The Assistant Engineer, TANGEDCO (TNEB), Thottiyan Kinatru Street, Valaiyal Kadai, Madurai - 625 001. ... Respondents PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the first respondent to provide electricity connection from the second respondent in Shop No. 50, Multiple Car Parking Market situated at Central Market, Madurai Corporation, Zonal- III, Madurai District on the basis of petitioner's representation dated 04.02.2026 and consider the same and also within time frame as fixed by this Court. For Petitioner : Mr.G.V.Vairam Santhosh For Respondents : Mr.F.Deepak (R1) Standing Counsel : Mr.S.Ramanathan (R2) Standing Counsel