IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATE: 04.02.2010 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.JAICHANDREN Writ Petition No.1486 of 2010 & M.P.No.1 of 2010 M/s.Aircell Limited Represented by Mr.P.Muthukumar, No.769, Spencer Plasa, Mount Road, Chennai. ... Petitioner Versus The Assistant Engineer, Tamil Nadu Electricity Board, Kalivelampatti, Palladam Taluk, Tiruppur District-641 664 .. Respondent Prayer: This petition has been filed seeking for a writ of certiorarified Mandamus, to call for the records from the file of the Respondent made in reference Ltr.No.U.Mi.Pa./E.Pe/Ka.Ve.Patti /Co.Kattu/V.No./2010 dated 06.01.2010 and quash the same and consequently directing the Respondent to give service connection of the Petitioner's Cellur Mobile Transmitting Equipment situated in S.F.Nos.351/1 and 351/7 of Poomallur Village, Naduvelampalayam Oorkattu West, Tirukumaran Nagar, Palladam Taluk. For Petitioner : Mr.K.Kalyanasundaram For Respondent : Mr.J.Ravindran O R D E R Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and the learned counsel appearing for the respondents. 2. The main contention of the learned counsel for the petitioner is that, inspite of a reply, dated 04.01.2010,having been submitted to the respondent, by the owner of the property, in which the petitioner has erected the transmission tower, in response to the notice, dated 18.12.2009, the respondent had not considered the same before passing the impugned proceedings, on 06.01.2010, rejecting the request of the petitioner, for the grant of electricity service connection. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 3. The learned counsel appearing on behalf of the respondents had submitted that the notice, dated 18.12.2009, had been issued to the petitioner, asking him to produce certain documents, in support of his request, for the grant of electricity service connection. However, there was no response, either from the petitioner or from the owner of the property in question, within a period of fifteen days specified in the said notice. Therefore, the respondent had passed the impugned proceedings, dated 06.01.2010, rejecting the request of the petitioner. 4. At this stage of the hearing of the Writ Petition, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner had submitted that it would suffice, if the petitioner is permitted to make a representation to the respondent, along with the required documents, as a response to the notice dated 18.12.2009, and if the respondent is directed to consider the request of the petitioner, for the grant of electricity service connection, based on the reply submitted by the petitioner and to dispose of the same, on merits, within a specified time, as fixed by this Court. 5. The learned counsel appearing for the respondent has no objection for this Court, passing such an order. 6. In view of the submissions made by the learned counsels appearing for the parties concerned, the petitioner is permitted to make a representation to the respondent, as prayed for by him, along with the required documents, within a period of one week from today, and on such representation being submitted, the respondent is directed to pass appropriate orders thereon, on merits and in accordance with law,after giving an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner, the owner of the property concerned and to Ms.Deivaithal, who has raised an objection, initially, for the grant of electricity service connection to the petitioner, within a period of fifteen days thereafter. However, it is made clear that this Court, by this order, has not expressed any opinion on the merits of the matter. 5. With the above directions, the writ petition stands disposed of. No costs. Sd/- Asst.Registrar /True Copy/ Sub.Asst.Registrar arr https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ To The Assistant Engineer, Tamil Nadu Electricity Board, Kalivelampatti, Palladam Taluk, Tiruppur District-641 664 + 1 cc to Mr.J.Ravindran,Advocate,SR.7001 + 1 cc to Mr.K.Kalyanasundaram,Advocate,SR.6997 W.P.No.1486 of 2010 PUR(CO) EM/5.2.10 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/