1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 14.12.2011 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE V.RAMASUBRAMANIAN W.P.(MD)No.14218 of 2011 and MP(MD)No.1 of 2011 N.Saravanan ... Petitioner Versus 1.The Superintending Engineer Tamil Nadu Electricity Board, Office of the Superintending Engineer Near Manimandapam, Thanjavur. 2.The Executive Engineer, Tamil Nadu Electricity Board, Office of the Superintending Engineer, Near Manimandapam, Thanjavur. 3.The Junior Engineer, Tamil Nadu electricity Board, Karanthai, Thanjavur. ... Respondents PRAYER : Writ petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus, to direct the respondents not to provide Electricity connection to the persons, who are in unlawful possession of the property comprised in T.S.No.19/1 A.Ya.A.Nadar Road, Thanjavur. For Petitioner : Mr.P.Sesubalan Raja For Respondents : Mr.SMS.Johnny Basha O R D E R The petitioner has come up with the above writ petition seeking a mandamus to direct the respondents not to provide electricity connection to persons, who are allegedly in unlawful possession of a property belonging to him. 2. Heard Mr.P.Sesubalan Raja, learned counsel for the petitioner. Mr.SMS.Johnny Basha, standing counsel, takes notice for the respondents. 3. It is the case of the petitioner that he had let out the property to a few tenants. In order to thwart the attempts to evict them, those tenants have allegedly planted some encroachers and land grabbers. They have applied for electricity service connection to the respondents. Therefore, the petitioner has come up with the above prayer. 4. Obviously for recovering possession of the property from those encroachers, the petitioner has to go only to the civil Court. Before the same Court, it is always open to the petitioner to seek the prayer made in the present writ petition, by way of Interlocutory application. The Courts https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 should always endeavour to avoid multiplicity of proceedings. What a petitioner can get by way of interim relief in a suit filed for a larger relief, cannot be asked for separately in a writ petition. 5. Therefore, leaving it open to the petitioner to seek the very same relief before the civil Court by way of Interlocutory Application, this writ petition is dismissed. No costs. Consequently connected miscellaneous petition is closed. Sd/- Assistant Registrar (AS) /True copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar(C.S) To 1.The Superintending Engineer Tamil Nadu Electricity Board, Office of the Superintending Engineer Near Manimandapam, Thanjavur. 2.The Executive Engineer, Tamil Nadu Electricity Board, Office of the Superintending Engineer, Near Manimandapam, Thanjavur. 3.The Junior Engineer, Tamil Nadu electricity Board, Karanthai, Thanjavur. +1. CC to Mr.P.Sesubalan Raja, Advocate, SR.No. 43787 RR W.P.(MD)NO.14218 of 2011 and MP(MD)No.1 of 2011 14.12.2011 TR : 23.12.2011: 2p/5c https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/