Madras High Court
WP/27789/2025 of R.PAPU Vs THE ASSISTANT ENGINEER on 6 October 2026
WP No. 27789 of 2025
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 06-10-2026
CORAM
THE HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE P.T. ASHA
WP No. 27789 of 2025
CNR:{HCMA011559442025}
AND
WMP Nos. 31128, 31129 &. 31130 of 2025
R.Papu
W/o. Rengaraj
No.2/22, Kuyavar Street,
Annamangalam, Veppanthattai Taluk,
Perambalur District.
..Petitioner
Vs
1. The Assistant Engineer
Operation and Maintenance (TANGEDCO),
Veppanthattai
Perambalur District.
2. The Superintending Engineer
TANGEDCO, Perambalur Circle,
Perambalur.
3. The Chairman and Managing Director
TANGEDCO
NPKRR Maaligai,
No.144, Anna Salai, Chennai-600 002.
..Respondents
PRAYER : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus to call for the records relating to the impugned order of the 1st Respondent in letter No.U.
Mi.Pe/E.Ka./Ve.Thattai/Ko.Thani/Thu.No.322/2025 dated 05.03.2025 and to quash the same, and consequently direct the 1st Respondent to restore the electricity service connection bearing Consumer No.06-348-008-589 forthwith.
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For Petitioner:
Mr.J. Shakul Hameed
For Respondents:
Mr.D.Suresh Kumar
Standing Counsel for R1 to R3
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ORDER
The writ petition has been filed seeking to quash the impugned letter of the first respondent dated 06.03.2026 in Ref.No.Mi.Pe/E.Ka/Ve.Thatta/ Ko.Thani/Thu.No.322/2025, and consequently to direct the first respondent to restore the service connection of the petitioner.
2. The case of the petitioner is that she possessed certain agricultural lands in Annamangalam, Veppanthattai Taluk, Perambalur District. She was provided with electricity service connection bearing Consumer No.06-348-008- 589 and was sanctioned with 5 HP electric load by TANGEDCO for irrigating the said lands. While so, the 1st respondent, vide impuged letter dated 06.03.2026,, had disconnected the electricity service connection, citing that on 05.03.2025, one Manimegalai, daughter of Paramasivam, had died due to electrocution on account of unauthorised electric fence put up by drawing electricity from the petitioner's service connection, and as a result, an FIR came to be registered accusing the petitioner's husband. The grievance of the petitioner is that the first respondent had disconnected the service connection without issuing any notice or providing an opportunity of hearing to her. Hence, the petitioner is before this Court seeking to quash the impugned order.
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3. When the matter came up for hearing on 21.01.2026, this Court had passed the following order : "The learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that he is ready to dismantle the electric fence put up around the property in question.
2. On the petitioner dismantling the same, the electric service connection shall be restored without prejudice to the respondents' right to proceed further against the petitioner. An affidavit to this effect shall be filed on 27.02.2026."
4. Pursuant to the order of this Court, the petitioner has filed an affidavit dated 23.01.2026, wherein in paragraph No.3, he has undertaken as below : " 3. I submit that, the subject matter of the Writ Petition arose due to laying of electrical fencing for protecting the crops from the damage of the rats and cattle inadvertently and in consequence of which, electrocution death was occurred unfortunately. I hereby assure and undertake that I will not lay electrical fencing around my land under any circumstances and as of now, there is no fencing existing around my land. Apart from that, due to the temporary disconnection, my agricultural crops are drained and the land itself become unfit for cultivation. I hereby reiterate that no electrical fencing will be laid in future over my land and I will carry on the agricultural operations only with the existing motor pump set and electricity will not be used for any other purposes."
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The said undertaking is recorded.
5. The first respondent is directed to inspect the lands in question and to verify as to whether the electric fence put up by the petitioner has been removed, and if there is no such fencing in the said property, the first respondent shall restore the electricity service connection, forthwith.
6. With the above observation and directions, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed.
06-10-2026 Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Neutral Citation: Yes/No DS
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To:
1. The Assistant Engineer Operation and Maintenance (TANGEDCO) Veppanthattai Perambalur District.
2. The Superintending Engineer TANGEDCO Perambalur Circle, Perambalur.
3. The Chairman and Managing Director TANGEDCO NPKRR Maaligai, No.144, Anna Salai Chennai-600 002.
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P.T.ASHA J. DS WP No. 27789 of 2025 and WMP Nos. 31128, 31129 &. 31130 of 2025 06-10-2026
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