Y. Shanmugadurai vs The Chairman And Managing Director
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Madras High Court

Y. Shanmugadurai vs The Chairman And Managing Director on 25 October, 2025

Author: S.M.Subramaniam

Bench: S. M. Subramaniam, Mohammed Shaffiq

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                                  IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

                                                DATED: 25-10-2025

                                                         CORAM

                          THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE S. M. SUBRAMANIAM
                                             AND
                         THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE MOHAMMED SHAFFIQ

                                                 WA No. 519 of 2023
                Y. Shanmugadurai
                HTSC No. 2489, S/o. Yogarathinam,
                M/s. Saravana Stores Furnitures & Home Appliances,
                Old No.17/3 & 18, New Nos.43 & 45/1,
                Ranganathan Street , T.Nagar, Chennai-600017.

                                                                                         Appellant(s)
                                                      Vs
                1. The Chairman and Managing Director,
                Tamil Nadu Electricity Generation and
                Distribution Corporation,
                No.144 , Anna Salai, Chennai 600 002.

                2.The Superintending Engineer,
                (Appellate Authority)
                Operation Circle/ North/ Chennai,
                Tamil Nadu Transmission Corporation Ltd.,
                230 KV Korattur SS Campus,
                Chennai-600080.

                3.The Assistant Executive Engineer
                Operation and Maintenance/Usman Road/
                CEDC/ Central, TANGEDCO, No.57,
                Bazullah Road, T.Nagar, Chennai-600017.                                Respondent(s)



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                PRAYER: Writ Appeal filed under Clause 15 of Letters Patent to allow the Writ
                Appeal and quash the order passed by this Court in WP.No.26142 of 2017,
                dated 25.11.2022.
                            For Appellant(s): Mr.C.S.Kiran

                                  For Respondent(s):   Ms.Sindhuza M.S.
                                                       For Mr.L. Jaivenkatesh
                                                      JUDGMENT

(Delivered by S.M.Subramaniam J.)

The writ order dated 25.11.2022, in W.P.No.26142 of 2017 is under

challenge in the present writ appeal.

2.The only issue to be considered is whether the appellant has obtained

necessary permission for extension of electricity service connection for first and

second floor construction made subsequently after completing the ground floor

construction.

3.It is not in dispute that the appellant has obtained permission for

electricity service connection for basement, ground floor and terrace. However,

the learned counsel for the appellant would submit that subsequently an

application was submitted seeking permission, but the respondents established

that permission was not granted to extend the electricity service connection to

the first and second floor. The provisions of the Act and Rules regarding

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unauthorised usage of electricity connection was considered by the writ Court

with reference to Section 126 of the Electricity Act. This Court do not find any

infirmity in respect of the findings.

4.Thus, the writ appeal stands dismissed. No costs. Consequently,

connected miscellaneous petitions, if any, are also closed.

                                                                         (S.M.S., J.)                (M.S.Q., J.)
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                Neutral Citation:Yes/No
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                To

1. The Chairman and Managing Director, Tamil Nadu Electricity Generation and Distribution Corporation, No.144 , Anna Salai, Chennai 600 002.

2.The Superintending Engineer, (Appellate Authority) Operation Circle/ North/ Chennai, Tamil Nadu Transmission Corporation Ltd., 230 KV Korattur SS Campus, Chennai-600080.

3.The Assistant Executive Engineer Operation and Maintenance/Usman Road/ CEDC/ Central, TANGEDCO, No.57, Bazullah Road, T.Nagar, Chennai-600017.

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S.M.SUBRAMANIAM J.

AND MOHAMMED SHAFFIQ J.

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25-10-2025

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