W.P.No.10569 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED : 26.03.2025 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY W.P.No.10569 of 2025 R.Inbakumar ... Petitioner Vs. 1.The Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation Limited Rep.by its Chairman 10th Floor, NPKKR Maaligai 144, Anna Salai, Chennai 600 002. 2.The Assistant Engineer Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation Limited 33/11KVSS, Tolgate SS Chennai 600 021. ....Respondents Prayer : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the second respondent to consider the petitioner's fresh service connection application dated 08.02.2025 bearing Ref.No.20001108022584 and the petitioner's representations dated 07.032025 and to give fresh electricity service connection to the petitioner's property 1/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.10569 of 2025 situated in Old Survey No.1809/5, as per the Patta Survey No.1809/9, Tondiarpet (Part 2) Village and having municipal address of No.16, Stanley Nagar, 5th Street, Washermenpet, Chennai 600 021, within a stipulated time as prescribed by this Court and pass such other or further order as this Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. For Petitioner : Mr.S.R.Sankareshwaran For Respondents : Mr.L.Jai Venkatesh for R1 & R2 (TANGEDCO) ORDER This Writ Petition is filed directing the second respondent to consider the fresh service connection application made on 08.02.2025. 2. When the matter came up for admission, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the respondent Authorities would submit that there is a dispute with reference to the said property and one Vimala had filed a Civil Suit in O.S.No.8697 of 2019 on the file of the XXIV Assistant City Civil Court, Chennai. As a matter of fact, there is an order of status-quo and when 2/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.10569 of 2025 there is an interim order of the Civil Court connection could not be effected. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the order of the status-quo is only for the construction and cannot be extended to grant of electricity connection. When the petitioner is making a construction in the disputed site and when the Civil Court has stopped even the construction by granting an order of status-quo, the petitioner cannot plead that the said order of the status-quo will not further affect the grant of electricity connection. Therefore, except to request the learned XXVI Assistant City Civil Court, Chennai, to dispose of the OS.No.8697 of 2019 as expeditiously as possible, in any event, not later than four months from the date of receipt of the copy of this order, no further relief can be granted the present Writ Petition. 4. With the above direction, this Writ Petition is disposed of. No costs. 26.03.2025 Neutral Citation : No dna 3/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.10569 of 2025 To 1.The XXVI Assistant City Civil Court, Chennai. 2.The Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation Limited Rep.by its Chairman 10th Floor, NPKKR Maaligai 144, Anna Salai, Chennai 600 002. 3.The Assistant Engineer Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation Limited 33/11KVSS, Tolgate SS Chennai 600 021. 4/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.10569 of 2025 D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY , J. dna W.P.No.10569 of 2025 26.03.2025 5/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis