WP No. 26769 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 22-07-2025 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE N. ANAND VENKATESH WP No. 26769 of 2025 V.Palanisamy, S/o. Varathappa Gounder, No.22/45, Paparapatti Village, Uthangarai Taluk, Krishnagiri District-635304. Petitioner(s) Vs 1. The Chairman, Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Ltd, No.144, Anna Salai, Chennai-600 002. 2.The Superintending Engineer, Operation and Maintenance, Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Ltd, Krishnagiri Electricity Distribution Circle, Krishnagiri -635001. 3.The Executive Engineer, Operation and Maintenance, Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Ltd, Pochampalli, Division, Krishnagiri District -635206. 4.The Assistant Engineer , Operation and Maintenance, https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 26769 of 2025 Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Ltd, Kallavi Section, Pochampalli, Krishnagiri District -635206. Respondent(s) PRAYER:Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents to grant agricultural electricity connection to the well situated in Survey No.131/2B of Onnagarai Village, Uthangarai Taluk, Krishnagiri District, by giving effect to the proceedings of the 3 rd respondent, letter No./E.E./O.M./Pochampalli/Rediness Notice3/Aa/No.378/21, dated 22.10.2021. For Petitioner: Mr.J.Pradeep For Respondents: Mr.S.Madhusuthanan, Standing Counsel ORDER This writ petition has been fled for the issue of writ of Mandamus directing the respondents to grant agricultural service connection to the well situated at Survey No.131/2B of Onnagarai Village, Uthangarai Taluk, Krishnagiri District, by giving effect to the proceedings of the 3 rd respondent dated 22.10.2021. 2. The learned Standing counsel appearing on behalf of the respondents based on instructions submitted that the petitioner was insisting for laying a transformer, which was objected by the rival party and therefore, the respondents were not able to proceed further to give electricity service https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 26769 of 2025 connection to the well. 3. In the considered view of this Court, the petitioner has not approached this Court for erecting any transformer. The petitioner has only sought for the grant of agricultural electricity service connection to the well situated in 131/2B. Therefore, this writ petition will confine itself only to that service connection and taking note of the proceedings of the 3 rd respondent dated 22.10.2021, there shall be a direction to the 4 th respondent to act upon the same and grant agricultural electricity connection to the well, within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 4. This writ petition is disposed of with the above directions. No costs. 22-07-2025 rka Index:Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Internet:Yes Neutral Citation:Yes/No https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 26769 of 2025 To 1. The Chairman, Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Ltd, No.144, Anna Salai, Chennai-600 002. 2.The Superintending Engineer, Operation and Maintenance, Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Ltd, Krishnagiri Electricity Distribution Circle, Krishnagiri -635001. 3.The Executive Engineer, Operation and Maintenance, Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Ltd, Pochampalli, Division, Krishnagiri District -635206. 4.The Assistant Engineer , Operation and Maintenance, Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Ltd, Kallavi Section, Pochampalli, Krishnagiri District -635206. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 26769 of 2025 N.ANAND VENKATESH J. rka WP No. 26769 of 2025 22-07-2025 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis