IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED:8.2.2010 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE M.JAICHANDREN Writ Petition No.2252 of 2010 R. SEKAR ... Petitioner Vs 1 TAMILNADU ELECTRICITY BOARD REP.BY ITS CHAIRMAN NO.800 ANNA SALAI CHENNAI-2 2 THE CHIEF ENGINEERING / COMMERCIAL TAMILNADU ELECTRICITY BOAD NO.800 ANNA SALAI CHENNAI-2 3 THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER TAMILNADU ELECTRICITY BOARD ANNASALAI SOUTH CIRCLE, TEYNAMPET CHENNAI-18 4 THE ASSISTANT ENGINEER TAMILNADU ELECTRICITY BOARD IIT CAMPUS THARAMANI CHENNAI-113 5 CHENNAI METROPOLITAN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY REP.BY MEMBER SECRETARY NO.1 GANDHI IRWYN ROAD EGMORE, CHENNAI-8 .. Respondents Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for a writ of Mandamus directing the 1st to 4th respondents to receive, process, consider and accord Electricity Connection to the premises at 73(25), Velachery Main Road, Venkatapuram, Saidapet, Chennai-15, without insisting of production of Completion Certificate/ No Objection Certificate from the 5th respondent or any other authorities consent, expediously in accordance with law. For petitioner : Mr.E.Martin Jeyakumar For respondents : Mr.A.Selvendran for R1 to R4 Mr.I.Paranthaman for R5 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ O R D E R At this stage of the hearing of the writ petition, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner had submitted that he had constructed a building at 73(25), Velachery Main Road, Venkatapuram, Saidapet, Chennai, consisting of * stilt plus 3 floors. According to G.O.(Ms) No.139, Municipal Administration and Water Supply (Metro Water) Department, dated 15.10.2007, the completion certificate would have to be obtained from the competent authority only for multi storeyed buildings and special buildings. Special Buildings have been defined, as buildings with ground +3 floors and Multi storeyed buildings are defined, as buildings with more than four floors. Since, the petitioner has obtained the approval of the revised plan for the construction of * stilt plus 3 floors, from the Corporation of Chennai, the said government order, dated 15.10.2007, would not apply to the petitioner's building. 2. The learned counsel had also relied on certain earlier orders of this Court, wherein, a direction had been issued to the respondents therein to provide drainage and water connections/Electricity service connection to the premises of the concerned petitioners, without insisting on the completion certificate from the concerned authorities. Therefore, it has been prayed that the respondents may be directed to effect electricity connection to the petitioner's premises, without insisting on the No Objection Certificate from the fifth respondent authority. 3. The learned counsels appearing on behalf of the respondents have no objection for this Court passing such an order. 4. In view of the submissions made by the learned counsels appearing for the parties concerned, the petitioner is permitted make an application to the respondents 1 to 4 seeking for electricity connection to the premises of the petitioner, within a period of two weeks from today. On receipt of such application, the respondents 1 to 4 are directed to consider the same and effect electricity connection to the petitioner's premises, as prayed for by him, within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of the said application, without insisting that the petitioner should produce a completion certificate/No Objection Certificate from the fifth respondent or from any other authority concerned. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ The writ petition is disposed of with the above directions. No costs. Sd/- Asst.Registrar 11.2.10 * Corrected as per order dt.26.2.10 in MP.1 of 2010 in WP.2252/2010 Sd/- Asst.Registrar 09.3.2010 /True Copy/ Sub.Asst.Registrar lan To 1 THE CHAIRMAN TAMILNADU ELECTRICITY BOARD Corrected order to be NO.800 ANNA SALAI,CHENNAI-2 substituted for the order already despatched on 2 THE CHIEF ENGINEERING / 11.2.10 COMMERCIAL TAMILNADU ELECTRICITY BOAD NO.800 ANNA SALAI CHENNAI-2 3 THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER TAMILNADU ELECTRICITY BOARD ANNASALAI SOUTH CIRCLE TEYNAMPET CHENNAI-18 4 THE ASSISTANT ENGINEER TAMILNADU ELECTRICITY BOARD IIT CAMPUS THARAMANI, CHENNAI-113 5 THE MEMBER SECRETARY CHENNAI METROPOLITAN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY NO.1 GANDHI IRWYN ROAD EGMORE CHENNAI-8 + 1 cc to Mr.A.Selvendran,Advocate,SR.8715 + 1 cc to Mr.I.Paranthaman,Advocate,SR.7721 + 1 cc to Mr.E.Martin Jeyakumar, Advocate,SR.13610 Writ Petition No.2252 of 2010 GS(CO) EM/11.2.10 KA(CO) EM/9.3.10 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/