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Narayana Krishnan vs The Tamil Nadu Electricity Board ...
2021 Latest Caselaw 2427 Mad

Citation : 2021 Latest Caselaw 2427 Mad
Judgement Date : 3 February, 2021

Madras High Court
Narayana Krishnan vs The Tamil Nadu Electricity Board ... on 3 February, 2021
                                                                         C.R.P.(PD)No.3567 of 2016

                                   IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

                                                DATED : 03.02.2021

                                                      CORAM

                                   THE HON'BLE Mr. JUSTICE G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN

                                              C.R.P.(PD)No.3567 of 2016
                                             and C.M.P.No.18206 of 2016

                     1. Narayana Krishnan
                     2. Sujatha Krishnan                                      ... Petitioners

                                                         Vs.
                     1. The Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB)
                     2. The Tamil Nadu Transmission Corporation
                        (TANTRANSCO),
                        Both being independently constituted Boards-
                           Corporations and both represented by the
                           Said Corporations with their offices
                           at Anna Salai, Chennai.

                     3. The Executive Engineer,
                        Tower Line Constructions,
                        TNEB Power House,
                        Mettupalayam Post,
                        Coimbatore District.                                  ... Respondents

                     Prayer:- Civil Revision Petition is filed under Section 115 of C.P.C., to set
                     aside judgment and decree dated 17.06.2016 made in C.M.A.No.63 of 2011
                     on the file of the learned District Judge of the Nilgiris, Udhagamandalam,
                     confirming the judgment and decree dated 27.07.2011 and made in


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https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis/
                                                                                C.R.P.(PD)No.3567 of 2016

                     I.A.No.879 of 2010 in O.S.No.114 of 2009 on the file of the learned
                     Subordinate Judge, Udhagamandalam.
                                              For Petitioners    : Mr.B.Ramamoorthy

                                              For Respondents : Mr.V.Viswanathan

                                                            ORDER

The Civil Revision Petition is directed as against the judgment

and decree dated 17.06.2016 passed by the learned District Judge, Nilgiris,

Udhagamandalam in C.M.A.No.63 of 2011, confirming the judgment and

decree dated 27.07.2011 passed by the learned Subordinate Judge,

Udhagamandalam, in I.A.No.879 of 2010 in O.S.No.114 of 2009, thereby

dismissing the petition filed by the petitioners for injunction.

2. The petitioners are the plaintiffs. They filed suit in O.S.No.114

of 2009, as against the respondents for permanent injunction restraining the

respondents herein from interfering with the petitioner's possession and

enjoyment of the property either by way of construction of pylons for power

lines or high tension lines or towers, taking high tension electric power lines

or in any other manner whatsoever in over or upon the suit schedule

property. Along with the suit, the petitioners filed an application for interim

https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis/ C.R.P.(PD)No.3567 of 2016

injunction in I.A.No.879 of 2009. Though initially exparte injunction was

granted in favour of the petitioners herein, by an order dated 27.07.2011,

the petition for interim injunction was dismissed. Aggrieved by the same the

petitioners filed an appeal in C.M.A.No.63 of 2011 and the same was also

dismissed by confirming the order passed by the trial Court. As against

which, the present Civil Revision Petition.

3. The petitioners had already filed Civil Revision Petition before

this Court in C.R.P.3731 of 2010 as against the order of not extending the

interim injunction in I.A.No.879 of 2009. This Court by an order dated

07.03.2011, set aside the said order and also directed the trial Court to

dispose the application in I.A.No.879 of 2009 within a period of one month.

4. It is also seen that the main suit itself for permanent injunction

and it is pending from the year 2009. While ordering notice in the present

Civil Revision Petition, this Court ordered both the parties to maintain

status quo. Considering the above facts, the parties are directed to maintain

status quo of the suit property as on date and the trial Court viz., the learned

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Subordinate Judge, Udhagamandalam is directed to dispose the main suit in

O.S.No.114 of 2009 within a period of three months from the date of receipt

of a copy of this Order.

6. With the above directions, the Civil Revision Petition stands

disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. Consequently, connected

miscellaneous petition is closed.

03.02.2021

Internet : Yes Index : Yes/No Speaking order/Non-speaking order

rts

https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis/ C.R.P.(PD)No.3567 of 2016

To

1. The District Judge, Nilgiris, Udhagamandalam.

2. The Subordinate Judge, Udhagamandalam

3. The Section Officer, V.R. Section, Madras High Court, Chennai.

https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis/ C.R.P.(PD)No.3567 of 2016

G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN, J.

rts

C.R.P.(PD)No.3567 of 2016 and C.M.P.No.18206 of 2016

03.02.2021

https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis/

 
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